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Microsoft Ends IE for Mac

Posted by Zonk on from the who-needs-ie-anyway dept.

RandomMacUser writes "A while ago, Microsoft stopped updating IE for Mac, freezing it at version 5. But according to this Microsoft webpage, all support will cease December 31, 2005, and any official distribution with cease January 31, 2006. Also, the webpage suggests 'that Macintosh users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple's Safari.'"

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  1. I'm bummed. by yroJJory · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah right.

    Long live Safari and Firefox!

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    1. Re:I'm bummed. by sgant · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now if only they would end IE for Windows.

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    2. Re:I'm bummed. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's kind of like looking at a supermodel and going, "Yeah, but remember the monkeys."

      If you want to be proud of Safari's ancestry, good for you. Just don't make the mistake of thinking that it means anything.

    3. Re:I'm bummed. by Toonbobo · · Score: 2, Funny

      At my school, everyone that uses a Mac with OSX is forced into using IE, because Safari and all programs are locked. It really makes me up-set. I wish the schools IT person wasn't so dumb.

    4. Re:I'm bummed. by pluggo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe they disabled everything except IE for security reasons...

      *ducks*

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  2. Hmmm. by Caspian · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...the webpage suggests 'that Macintosh users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple's Safari.'

    In other news, the RNC chairperson suggested 'that Republicans migrate to other parties such as the Democratic party', and North Korean leader Kim Jung-Il suggest that 'North Koreans embrace alternative political systems, such as capitalism'...
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  3. What the? by omeomi · · Score: 5, Funny

    The next article down the page says: "Find out how Internet Explorer 5 for Mac can show you the Internet in new, exciting ways." ???

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  4. What? by trepidation_i_am · · Score: 5, Funny

    They dont recomend Firefox? Well I never..

  5. Re:Confused by m50d · · Score: 2, Funny

    They don't. They just click the blue e for internet icon.

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  6. Chalk one up for truth in advertising. by JonTurner · · Score: 4, Funny

    >>Internet Explorer 5 for Mac can show you the Internet in new, exciting ways.

    Well, getting hacked *IS* exciting. Downloading antispyware updates would be a new experience for most Mac users.

    At least they're honest.

  7. Re:Microsoft admit defeat? by sseymour1978 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Umm.. only world domination technique here..

    1) Bad browser for mac takes it to the knees.
    2) While windows version is good and shiny...

    Too hard to implement. cancelled.

  8. Seems like a wast of time to me by stunt_penguin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Couldn't they have just emailed both people still using IE on the Mac and saved themselves the trouble of a whole press release.

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  9. Re:Interesteing Problems by damsa · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you were a small bank and you lost Steve Jobs, it would make quite a difference financially.

  10. Re:Interesteing Problems by dynamo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Except when you consider that mac users are going to have disproportionately larger bank accounts.

  11. Re:Interesteing Problems by tftp · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's true only before they buy their Macs.

  12. Re:Speaking of Safari (Gap.com) by lancejjj · · Score: 5, Funny

    The GAP sez:
        We're working on supporting Safari. Please check back soon.

    Well, that's understandable. It can be a chore for retailers to support the web.

    Maybe I'll wager $12 that GAP spent more money talking about and implementing the "we don't support Safari" message than it would take to get their site to support Safari. Who wants to take me up on that one?

    Go ahead, let me know. Someone analyze their site and let me know what it'd take for Safari support.

  13. That's a good start! by rkaa · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now if they would only end IE on PCs as well..

  14. Re:MS gets wise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, right. They do have access to the source code of WebKit, but what they need is access to the whole OS,
    because, as everyone knows, a browser has to be integrated tightly into the whole OS..
    You know, for all those features like ActiveDesktop, remotely invoked installation of dancing monkeys and weather widgets and so on.
    I mean, how could anybody use a browser without these?

  15. Re:Interesteing Problems by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Funny

    I buy mine from a guy called Bob who hangs near the subway exit, why ?

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