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The Man At Microsoft Charged With Destroying IE6
Barence writes "The man in charge of Internet Explorer has told PC Pro that he's been tasked with destroying IE6. Internet Explorer 6 continues to be the most used browser version in the world at the ripe old age of nine. IE6's position as the default browser in Windows XP means many companies still cling to the browser. 'Part of my job is to get IE6 share down to zero as soon as possible,' said Ryan Gavin, head of the Internet Explorer business group. Microsoft has also been giving further previews of Internet Explorer 9, with demonstrations showing two 720p HD videos running simultaneously on a netbook, thanks to IE9's GPU-accelerated graphics."
Well, at least it runs all the non-software I need and supports all the useless hardware I have, unlike REAL operating systems which refuse to run nonsense such as games, some business apps and supports only useful hardware, unlike WiFi, specific laptop hardware and other nonsense like that.
At least if he were using Linux he could maintain the source himself (if he were really that motivated).
I really wanted to change my sig to something witty, but all I could come up with is this.
"What version of Firefox will installs on Debian Potato/Woody?"
I seem to be missing your point. If the latest version of Firefox can install on Windows XP (a 10 year old OS as you point out), and is written well enough to adjust its API calls to whats available, why can't MS do the same with IE?
At a guess its because someone said "We are going to make our next version of IE only work on our latest OS, but put no effort into supporting our customers who can't/won't upgrade their OS even though we could." Since its obviously not an issue of whether or not it is possible to write a modern browser that works on a 10 year old OS, its a mater of them choosing not to.