[pchelpers] Re: Firefox tabs, IE impersonation, IEview plugin

Hi Ekhart,

Saturday, October 30, 2004, 3:14:32 AM, you wrote:

>> Supposedly, they recently reassembled the IE development team.

EGlnl> Do you mean that it had been disbanded? Was there actually nobody left
EGlnl> at Microsoft working on IE even though IE is used by more than 90% of
EGlnl> all computer users?!

"Microsoft Reforms IE Team, Plans Future Releases"
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/43141/43141.html

"Heads up, Mozilla Foundation: IE Team No Threat ... Yet"
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/43250/43250.html


>> been used with that file type.  With FF, you have to search for the
>> specific program, which is often not known.  This code appears to work

And is a PITA, too.  :)


EGlnl> That is the basic prudent development approach at Mozilla, i.e. to not
EGlnl> include *any* features before they've been tried and tested separately.
EGlnl> The main problem with IE is not the bugs and security holes as such but
EGlnl> the fact that they can't be easily fixed without causing other problems
EGlnl> elsewhere because (even more than usual for all MS programs) many IE
EGlnl> features were added in a wild way before they were thoroughly tested.
EGlnl> (see Consequences at:
EGlnl> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_wars )

The ease with which add-ons can be created for Mozilla/Firefox means
stiff competition for IE -- if MS continues to pursue it.

--Scott.


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