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MS disabled Netscape plugins in IE5.5 SP2 w/o warning

They claimed after the fact it was for security reasons.
ActiveX is FAR more of a problem since it was designed to
do any and everything the operating system could do. IE
is it's self an ActiveX control. MS could not survive without
ActiveX, even their support for Netscapes Plugin API was
an ActiveX control. (plugin.ocx) The file still exists on all
machines today, even though it was disabled over 5 years
ago.

Problem is too many web sites now rely on ActiveX and
thus require IE for a browser. MS by dropping support for
Netscape plugins created this monopolistic situation where
people are dependent on insecure solutions. We can not
turn if off because nothing would work, not our bank
software, not our media players, not sites built on Flash,
not your stock trading software or medical billing software.

Just don't user IE, EVER. Force venders to re-code their
crap based on ActiveX, and make it cross browser cross
platform based on accepted web standards.

Just another fine mess MS has gotten us into!

Posted by: LittleGuy   Posted on: 03/11/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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