Well, that's not really a loss for the Mac community. It may have been ahead of the Windows counterpart initially, but they didn't do anything with it after that. And honestly: Safari, Chimera and Omniweb are all three far better. I only use IE anymore where some weird web idiots have cobbled together sites that have problems with non-IE browsers. And even for that it's not really suitable anymore, since IE 6 has new idiotic properties that dummy designers can eagerly abuse ... Alternatively, you can indulge in similar MS megalomania fantasies like Dave Winer. But honestly - does anyone still believe in his future predictions and market assessments? I personally think his claim that the Web now belongs to Microsoft and they're driving it over a cliff into the abyss to secure their old position as a software monopolist is just a teensy bit absurd ...
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