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Give Mac Explorer to the People?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the zen-and-the-art-of-public-image dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In an article on the BBC News site, Bill Thompson suggests that Microsoft release the source for IE:Mac to the world so that others can continue to develop the product. While this may be a pleasant fiction, Microsoft does seem to be making an effort to change their image. Could we see more OSS interaction from the software giant in the near future?"

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  1. Please don't by Kunt · · Score: 0, Troll

    I certainly hope Microsoft will never release that smelly old pile of crock as open source. isn't it bad enough that they insist on installing it on Windows machines? Internet Explorer was a lousy, pitiful web browser, and now, at long last, it has died. Please don't raise the dead.

  2. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN OR FUNNY by BushCheney08 · · Score: 0, Troll

    WTF are you talking about? What is wrong with pointing out the the GP post has a majorly incorrect "fact" in it (MS buying Opera)? Or are you one of those dipshits that still hasn't figured out how nested comments work?

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  3. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN by BushCheney08 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Grandparent: MS has acquired Opera so that is the reference platform for the (MS) future
    Parent: MS has NOT acquired Opera, as the parent states.

    Ahhh, yes, now I understand why I was modded troll. Hey clueless mods, learn to either nest your comments or click the [Parent] button. Threaded comments do not necessarily display in order. You'd think that these morons would've figured that out by now...

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