Ding-Dong the Witch is dead!! IE no more!

[uoba]

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?domain=macus...p%3Fid%3D43191

For real... Internet Explorer will no longer be developed for the Mac.

[dlloyd]

Ah well, who cares? I haven't used it for months, and that will be one less version I have to check my web designs on!

[uoba]

Yep, same here... haven't used it since Camino/Chimera started really coming on strong (until Safari came of course )

So, what next for Microsoft to cross off it's Mac list of products!?

[serpicolugnut]

Hey, I use Safari 95% of the time. The other 5% is split up between Camino and Firebird, as Safari doesn't work completely with my online banking site.

That said, I do hope that MS doesn't stop development of IE for the Mac. I don't use it, but having options are good. Especially when there are so many moronic web developers who code sites to work on nothing but IE (they should all be shot IMO).

Competition is good. The more competition, the better. If MS doesn't intend for IE to compete in the Mac browser field, then good riddends. But I do hope MS sees an opportunity and not and out, and decides to actually (gasp!) - innovate with the Mac browser, like they did back in 1999, when IE 5 for the Mac was way ahead of the PC version.

[monktus]

What interested me was the statement that MS will no longer build 'standalone' versions of IE. For those who don't agree with integrating a web browser into their OS, that's not good. If MS continue with their current attitudes, will you even be able to install Opera in Longhorn?

[MikeXpop]

Originally posted by monktus
What interested me was the statement that MS will no longer build 'standalone' versions of IE. For those who don't agree with integrating a web browser into their OS, that's not good. If MS continue with their current attitudes, will you even be able to install Opera in Longhorn?

Install it? Of course! Why not? Now having it work, that's another thing entirely. "DOS ain't done 'til Lotus won't run". Or in this case, "IE ain't done 'til Opera won't run".

This is interesting though. Apple may try and make huge strides and finish Safari in time for Panther, so that the new 970/Panther machines won't be stuck with an old browser.

[senne]

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ohwell... doesn't bother me

[RacerX]

Originally posted by serpicolugnut
That said, I do hope that MS doesn't stop development of IE for the Mac. I don't use it, but having options are good. Especially when there are so many moronic web developers who code sites to work on nothing but IE (they should all be shot IMO).

Competition is good. The more competition, the better...

I'll second that! I have no love for Microsoft, but any company stopping production of a product for our platform can only be thought of as a bad thing.