The infestation of add-ons reveals the browser suffering from a great deal of ineptitude. The situation is kind of like a car with no stereo; why not just include the stereo in the car? Silverlight (flash, etc.) will be even less relevant as more capabilities return to the browser. On a side note, why do you think there is no SVG support in IE8?
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The infestation of add-ons reveals the browser suffering from a great deal of ineptitude. The situation is kind of like a car with no stereo; why not just include the stereo in the car? Silverlight (flash, etc.) will be even less relevant as more capabilities return to the browser. On a side note, why do you think there is no SVG support in IE8?