Raleigh News & Observer: More Crushing of Rivals

“The Opera controversy has simmered down recently, but the
standards issue is more visible than ever. Microsoft is apparently
planning to phase out the standalone Internet Explorer in favor of
a browser that is an integral part of the operating system. If this
sounds familiar, it’s because a court ruling in the anti-trust case
against Microsoft was what forced the company to separate browser
from operating system in the first place.

“Now ponder the implications for the next version of Windows,
code-named Longhorn, and expected to include new security features
to thwart hacker attacks. Do you want to stick with an unsupported
and increasingly out-of-date Internet Explorer? If not, your only
option may be to upgrade to Longhorn, and that’s an expensive
choice…”

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