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Nobody will get the new functions
After 3 years only 2/3 of the windows users have upgraded to win XP. That leaves us with 1/3 of the windows users still using old browsers. Add to that Linux and MacOS users who will not have access to whatever new and fantastic functions Microsoft will add to their new browser version.

This is a far to large part of the population to neglect by web developers, so we can expect that the new functions will not be used for a long time.


I also suspect that it will take even longer time for Longhorn to spread in the population than XP had. The return of investment on upgrading to XP is probably very low in most companies. Not because XP is bad, or even expensive but because XP doesn't do anything new that is of any use in a business situation.

At the same time we can expect free browsers like mozilla to evolve even further using open standards. If everything in the current w3c recomendations was put in a browser, it would blow everything in the browser market away, including the current mozilla, so Microsoft have very little to gain by develop something Microsoft specific.
It would just aleniate users.
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Then it's NOT a Browser, it's an OS upgrade  BitTwiddler | 09/30/04
It's not an OS, it's Microsoft Bob all over again  KSchaefer | 09/30/04
lol - you ever notice  V Sanders | 09/30/04
In other words..  d_jedi | 09/30/04
Always been a free Operating System Component  GregSalts | 09/30/04
If you believe that, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/03/04
Nobody will get the new functions  uno@... | 09/30/04
Sounds to me  alterego_z | 09/30/04
if had forgot about IE, until mozilla made it wake up  V Sanders | 09/30/04
Small Pleasures  ParadigmOdyssey | 09/30/04
Nobody knows what will happen  Michael Kelly | 09/30/04
Mostly OFF topic here....  Laff | 09/30/04
what's most sad is..  Jeff Spicoli | 09/30/04
If it makes you feel better...  Michael Kelly | 09/30/04
Actually I don't think it was a request to stop...  Laff | 09/30/04
OK then ZDNet is forgiven  Michael Kelly | 09/30/04
Re: "If it makes you feel better..."  internot | 09/30/04
try this  Hanover Phist | 09/30/04
It is rather obvious Microsoft does not wnat the browser to grow.  DonnieBoy | 09/30/04
Superiority of browser=internet-centric computing=end of Windows dominance  Jeff Spicoli | 09/30/04
Yes, Longhorn will be 5% of the market at that point.  DonnieBoy | 09/30/04
Competition is ALWAYS exciting!  Laff | 09/30/04
DUDE! Your signature...  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/04
wasn't Loki...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/30/04
You will have to upgrade  DarthRidiculous | 09/30/04
re:You will have to upgrade  richdave | 10/12/04
Heck for that I'd buy a windows PC....wouldn't use it but  Laff | 09/30/04
End-of-Windows Dominance  CodeBubba | 09/30/04
Only with MS Servers  David Hamilton | 10/01/04
Thank God Someone Finally Woke Up  itanalyst | 09/30/04
You are welcome....:)  Laff | 09/30/04
Thank God Someone Finally Woke Up  CodeBubba | 09/30/04
Missing the point?  htotten | 09/30/04
It is best to run apps IN the browser.  DonnieBoy | 09/30/04
Longhorn is just a particular sort of bull...  Tim Carpenter | 09/30/04
Not bull if it works  htotten | 09/30/04
if being the operative. It does not work now, so now it is bull.  Tim Carpenter | 10/01/04
Longhorn is just a particular sort of bull...  CodeBubba | 09/30/04
Re:Missing the point  richdave | 10/12/04
Hmm, ActiveX for ALL apps!  Roger Ramjet | 09/30/04
My concern too  htotten | 09/30/04
More Shorthorn Vaporware  Chad_z | 09/30/04
.NET  htotten | 09/30/04
.net revolution  oo7curtis | 10/01/04
XP *WAS* a breakthrough...  php_developer | 09/30/04
MS Must Come To Understand How Critical IE Is To Their Future  escoles@... | 09/30/04
Another Alarmist article  Saxonborg | 09/30/04
Another Alarmist article  CodeBubba | 09/30/04
A browser should just browse  igohigh@... | 09/30/04
What happened to Any Browser?  grayland | 09/30/04
Google's own?  trm1945 | 09/30/04
Don't count on Foghorn  DarthRidiculous | 09/30/04
You mean Longhorn is Linux?!!!  RexBallard | 09/30/04
IE is a leaking engine that you need to replace with FireFox  eagle6666@... | 09/30/04
IE's middle tier functions are embedded into windows. It ain't going away.  GreatInca | 09/30/04
If IE is part of the OS then we should all buy MAC's  anthonycea | 09/30/04
What's a Mac?  Crash2100 | 10/01/04
OR...  raymanjr | 10/06/04
re:If IE is part of the OS then we should all buy MAC's  richdave | 10/12/04
What was - was  Dusty_z | 09/30/04
Dump/Delete it and move on to a Better Browser - FireFox.  wgcarew@... | 10/01/04
Cracker heaven  keveri | 10/01/04
Good news  PhilippeV | 10/02/04
View from a Mac  frabjous | 10/02/04
Microsoft reminds me  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/03/04
Guess Who all moved to Google?  anthonycea | 12/26/05
Another Big fish swallowing the little fish...  magusat999@... | 10/08/04
re:Another Big fish swallowing the little fish...  richdave | 10/12/04

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