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Microsoft Busting Its Own Browser+OS Myth
An anonymous reader writes "Longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley used her Redmond magazine column this month to point out that after years of arguing that the browser is 'inextricably linked' to the operating system, the company's current push to get users to drop IE 6 for newer versions, plus IE's separate release schedule, are disproving its own argument. From the article: 'Microsoft has insisted that its browser is part of Windows, and, ironically, that's coming back to haunt the company. Customers can mix and match different versions of IE with different versions of Windows. ... But Microsoft has done very little to get this message out there. I'd argue this is because it makes plain the absurdity of the company's claims that IE is part of Windows.'"
Why does anyone give a crap? Windows contains a browser -- big freakin' deal. Every OS that anyone uses contains a browser.
Only F/OSS weenies really give a shit about any of this. Ordinary people want computers to work for them, and these days, "doesn't have a browser" means "doesn't work."
You can install ANYTHING you want on Windows -- including your favorite browser. Quit whining and dribbling over trivia.
That's not a troll you fucktard mod. THIS is a troll. Jackass.
I and my parents hereby tell you to go fuck yourself.