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Microsoft to Quit Web Browsers for Mac | |
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| Time: 12:36 EST/17:36 GMT | News Source: Associated Press | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will no longer develop versions of its popular Web-browsing software for Apple Computer's Macintosh system, saying Apple's own browsing software is a logical choice for Mac users. Except for two minor upgrades, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5 is the last version it will develop for the Mac, said Jessica Sommers, product manager for the software company's Macintosh Business Unit. It makes more sense for Mac users to use Apple's Safari Web-browser, she said. Although still in beta testing, the browser has already gained attention for its speed and some of its features. | ||
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| #1 By 3465 (68.50.165.22) at 6/14/2003 10:25:11 PM |
| IE for Mac is very slow compared to the other browsers available for OS X. I think IE version for OS 9 is faster than the other OS 9 browsers. |
| #2 By 20 (67.9.179.51) at 6/15/2003 1:21:36 AM |
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From what I understand, IE7 has been ready to go for awhile now, but late-breaking things keep coming out, so they delay for this, or delay for that. Now it looks like they're just changing the whole way IE works and acts.
They're going to completely integrate it into the OS so there's no grey area for debate anymore. It sounds almost like MS doesn't really want it to be a browser browser anymore, just a utility for rendering HTML (which was used throughout the OS and in many applications like Quicken and Quickbooks Pro). Perhaps MS doesn't want to get embroiled in any more battles, so they're letting Mozilla and maybe even Opera take the limelight a little. |
| #3 By 442 (65.33.163.218) at 6/15/2003 1:35:15 AM |
| I loved IE 5 in Mac OS 9. It was probably the best browser for any platform ever released. It was fast, totally standards compliant, had great features still not in IE for Windows or even Safari, and had a great UI. It's a shame they did a poor Carbon port to OS X and let it die. They could have done some really great things with it. Granted I used Safari for everything now, but it would have been nice to see where IE for the Mac could have gone. |
| #4 By 12071 (203.217.77.101) at 6/15/2003 1:53:41 AM |
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Sommers said Apple is in a better position to create a browser with more features and that offers a smoother experience because "Apple has access to functionality in the (operating system) that Microsoft doesn't."
"They can do things because they're developing on their own (operating system) that we as a third party programmer can't do," she said. It's a complaint that has been leveled at Microsoft in the past by outside software vendors, who said Microsoft's access to its underlying code gave it an inside track on making its own add-on products run more smoothly than others. -- Two things here, a) must be a bitch for Microsoft to be on the other side of the fence, I guess everyone that has been saying that 3rd parties are disadvantaged when it comes to writing applications for Windows was correct - Microsoft seems to agree with them here! b) Why do they need access to the underlying OS functions to write a browser? All the other browsers seem to be just fine without this access. Remember that IE for Mac and IE for Windows couldn't be more different if you tried - just because IE in Windows is tied to the OS doesn't make it so for the Mac! I've used IE on a Mac and whilst I must admit that it didn't "feel" as responsive or fast as IE on Windows it was definetely more standards compliant. It'd be interesting to know how Mac users feel about this? or whether they even care? |
| #5 By 3653 (209.149.57.116) at 6/15/2003 2:50:16 AM |
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Fellas, this is a nice way of Microsoft saying... we aren't wasting any more R&D on this failed Mac platform. And Microsoft's exit from the Mac market continues... enjoy the next copy of Mac Office. Its the last you're gonna get.
Its pretty obvious that Microsoft and Apple both knew this was coming. Thats why Safari was built in the first place. What? Did you think this is just dumb luck that apple has built their new browser? Nope. This was all put into place long ago.... |
| #6 By 3 (62.253.128.4) at 6/15/2003 9:12:07 AM |
| I'm sad they aren't as it would keep the momentum on Apple to keep Safari far better than IE is. IE for the mac was a pretty dire product no matter what anyone says, I'm really pleased Apple saw the light and went on to make something far better. |
| #7 By 135 (208.50.204.91) at 6/15/2003 5:00:58 PM |
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ssfreitas - "Actually, Apple's open-source tendencies have completely turned them around in that regard. Completely. "
Halted them from plunging into the abyss would be a more suitable analogy. This post was edited by sodablue on Sunday, June 15, 2003 at 17:01. |
| #8 By 11888 (216.254.192.50) at 6/15/2003 6:25:14 PM |
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#13,
I think Woz said it best recently in an interview, I paraphrase, "almost every computer out there now is a Mac." Thankfully the Mac won, as now everybody is emulating it. |
| #9 By 3465 (68.50.165.22) at 6/15/2003 8:07:29 PM |
| #13-It's a better version of a PC. |
| #10 By 3465 (68.50.165.22) at 6/16/2003 6:45:42 AM |
| Yes, #17, and Windows XP is a OS X wannabe. |
| #11 By 2201 (194.205.219.2) at 6/16/2003 8:50:55 AM |
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#16... yes a better version of a PC... 15 years ago.
#18 and OS X is a "Longhorn" wannabe I mean, who cares which is better, Mac or Windows? It's amazing that a few people here are still very childish about the so-called "OS wars" and are STILL going on about it. There are Macs and there are PCs. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. That's it. Anyone with a bit of a brain would use both. And stop trying to make one look worse than the other to make them look good because they may have been a twat and bought the wrong one for what they need, doh! |
| #12 By 3465 (68.50.165.22) at 6/16/2003 7:51:39 PM |
| LOL, that's fine. I have my OS X iBook and Windows XP laptop here on my desktop. I love both. |
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