Ars Technica: Microsoft Employees Ponder the Fate of Internet Explorer | Linux Today

Ars Technica: Microsoft Employees Ponder the Fate of Internet Explorer

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 3, 2006

“The saga of Internet Explorer, the piece of software that once
brought the Department of Justice to the brink of breaking up
Microsoft, continues to eat away at the company. Several Microsoft
employees have been reporting on their blogs that they feel the
browser is not receiving adequate attention from upper management,
and that it reflects badly on Microsoft as a result.

“Rory Blythe, after posting a rant complaining about how many
people seem excited about switching Firefox simply to ‘beat the
man,’ admitted in a comment that the lack of new features in
Internet Explorer was embarrassing…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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