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Microsoft to abandon standalone IE | |
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| Time: 11:45 EST/16:45 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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Microsoft is phasing out standalone versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser, according to statements attributed to IE program manager Brian Countryman in an interview posted on the software giant's Web site. "As part of the OS (operating system), IE will continue to evolve, but there will be no future standalone installations. IE6 SP1 is the final standalone installation," Countryman said in the the May 7 interview. Microsoft issued a standalone browser with IE 6, following a court ruling that found the company had violated antitrust laws by bundling IE with its Windows operating system. The company has since settled the case with the Justice Department and most of the other parties to the suit, although a handful of holdouts continue to press for additional remedies. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (208.50.204.91) at 6/1/2003 12:09:14 PM |
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Interesting. I find this kind of stupid.
Why are the ABMers complaining about this? Since they claim Mozilla is better, why don't they just use Mozilla? |
| #2 By 16451 (65.19.16.27) at 6/1/2003 12:23:21 PM |
| For the same reason that you complain about Linux? |
| #3 By 2062 (131.107.3.93) at 6/1/2003 1:24:58 PM |
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I think the point the ms guy was making, is that it doesnt make much sense to make a new version of IE. Right now, microsoft has more important things to do - such as the security push, XML, server2003. The last thing on microsoft's "to do" list is a new version of ie. After all, what does microsoft gain from a new version of IE? Nothing. Theyve won the browser wars. It would be more benefictial to put money into things such as the security effort, than a new version of IE that wont have many benefits.
-gosh |
| #4 By 1642 (172.130.125.186) at 6/1/2003 2:18:48 PM |
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gosh
I think I have to disagree with you for the very same reasons you think MS has little to gain from a new version of IE. I think that there are probably ways to make IE more secure (and maybe even giving people more control over pop-up ads will make them feel more secure?). XML is still growning and developing, and I imagine that IE will need to grow and devlop in some ways to aaccomodate for this. IIS 6 probably serves up pages best to IE6 SP1, but could probably do even better to a revised version of IE? Wouldn't it be in their best interest in promoting server2003 to say that it can serve best to the next version of IE,a nd that that verion of IE was availble for all to use? I could be wrong, but it just seems to me that there are potential benefits. |
| #5 By 233 (193.252.186.231) at 6/1/2003 4:38:13 PM |
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#10 : LOL
This announcement may also means that MS is recentring its efforts on MSN Explorer as a standalone browser (that isn't free anymore)... Personally I see a lot of things that can be improved with IE 6 : tab navigation, spell checker inside forms, support for JPEG 2000, better integration with MSN Messenger, etc. |
| #6 By 9549 (68.44.196.159) at 6/1/2003 6:13:41 PM |
| "Microsoft issued a standalone browser with IE 6," IE6 was the only version of IE that was standalone, ripped out of the OS, IE will continue to evolve just as it did within the OS w/v.2,3,4,5. MSN explorer will be the standalone that any and all OS will be able to install. If you want the newst browser for win 95, the only way to get it will be with MSN explorer. I would imagine IE7 will be with longhorn but probably with new technology and code from longhorn and called IE.net |
| #7 By 9549 (68.44.196.159) at 6/1/2003 6:14:46 PM |
| "Microsoft issued a standalone browser with IE 6," IE6 was the only version of IE that was standalone, ripped out of the OS, IE will continue to evolve just as it did within the OS w/v.2,3,4,5. MSN explorer will be the standalone that any and all OS will be able to install. If you want the newst browser for win 95, the only way to get it will be with MSN explorer. I would imagine IE7 will be with longhorn but probably with new technology and code from longhorn and called IE.net |
| #8 By 61 (24.92.223.112) at 6/2/2003 12:55:18 AM |
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cto: Where did you pull that out of? IE6 was certainly not the only standalone version of IE. Are you high?
I think what Microsoft is trying to say here is they will no longer make IE available to people on older OSes, but will continue to update it for people on the more modern versions of Windows (perhaps in IE service packs, or a feature pack/update). |
| #9 By 13998 (212.153.190.3) at 6/2/2003 3:37:29 AM |
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I think he put an extra coma by mistake. It should read:
IE6 was the only version of IE that was standalone ripped out of the OS, IE will continue to evolve just as it [/] |
| #10 By 16451 (65.19.17.208) at 6/2/2003 8:32:43 AM |
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>>> I think what Microsoft is trying to say here
So why with all their resources can't Microsoft say these things clearly for themselves? |
| #11 By 16302 (64.201.211.161) at 6/2/2003 11:09:57 AM |
| As a web developer, I have to say that this is TERRIBLE news. A web developer cannot control which operating system a client uses, but at least in the past, we could rely on them upgrading to a new browser. With that option going away, this will no longer be possible. |
| #12 By 2459 (69.22.78.22) at 6/2/2003 12:42:46 PM |
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So why with all their resources can't Microsoft say these things clearly for themselves?
From what I can tell, no one bothered to ask them. There were no interviews with MS officials or anything in Paul or CNET's articles. They just speculated based upon an answer to a chat question. Why not go to the source and ask MS to clarify? Personally, I think that MS means that future updates will come with service packs or through Windows Update for all OSes they currently support. It won't mean that IE doesn't get updated until Longhorn, though LH is likely to include the next major release/UI changes. I could be wrong, but again, this needs more clarification and less speculation. |
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