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It is out of choice or... lack of one.
Leaving aside which engine is better... blah blah blah... Here are some other reasons.

One engine (Gecko), on multiple OSes. That is a lot easier to maintain, work with, and keep track of than multiple native OS engines (Explorer for Windows, khtml for KDE/Mac, and Gecko for Gtk), on multiple OSes. Muliple native GUIs aren't a big deal. Remember, Firefox runs on multiple OSes so it is best to leave it as separate from the base OS as possible. Especially since you have no control over the OS specific engine and how it will evolve.

There is also the idea of keeping it as far from the core of the OS as possible. Few programmers are comfortable with how entrenched Explorer is with the Windows kernel. From a security point, welding an app into the OS is rarely a good idea.
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What ever it takes...  Anti_Zealot | 01/31/05
totally agree  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
as OSS matures....  JoeMama_z | 01/31/05
Yes, but a key difference..  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
yea but this is still the infancy of OSS....  JoeMama_z | 01/31/05
yes  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
Wait a minute...  doe_z | 01/31/05
you misunderstand me....  JoeMama_z | 01/31/05
So you are saying...  The King's Servant | 02/01/05
How do you know squat?  Delmont | 01/31/05
I've known Aquat for quite some time now..  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
A Step in the right direction....  JoeMama_z | 01/31/05
Isn't this the version...  PA-ITGuy | 01/31/05
They can still release patches  CobraA1 | 01/31/05
RE: Phising Fix  Gungnir | 01/31/05
Thanks for the update  PA-ITGuy | 01/31/05
whooppeee!!  Tommy Gun | 01/31/05
Out of curiosity...  PA-ITGuy | 01/31/05
Yeah..sure pattycake!  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
A better test.  Letophoro | 01/31/05
Gotta admit...  PA-ITGuy | 01/31/05
true  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
I don't see these performance issues on Linux...  Hugh Jass | 01/31/05
Not surprising...  AmusedAtItAll | 01/31/05
But what you leave out is  sokushi jonez | 02/03/05
I agree  kdaulton | 01/31/05
Because  Mack DaNife | 01/31/05
I wonder why that is  kohuratahi | 01/31/05
Precisely so that..  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
It is out of choice or... lack of one.  doe_z | 01/31/05
welcome to leverageland  kohuratahi | 01/31/05
so, their basicly holding up the release....  TechType | 01/31/05
Well, once the Mac Mini grabs 45% desktop marketshare..  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
If you are in such a hurry...  doe_z | 01/31/05
RE: so, their basicly holding up the release....  richdave | 01/31/05
Not to nit pick...  Mack DaNife | 02/01/05
No thanks.  Grayson Peddie | 01/31/05
Well good for you son  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
What He's REALLY Saying  itanalyst | 01/31/05
Hey..  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
He's A Member Of The No_Ax Brotherhood  itanalyst | 01/31/05
Ya Ya Bittyhood  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
Totally out of line!  The King's Servant | 02/01/05
Too late!  Spoon Jabber | 02/01/05
Way, WAY Outtaline Jeff  tbbrickster_z | 02/02/05
And that is your freedom of choice  FilledOut | 01/31/05
Just tell him to switch dude  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
Just vote for Bush dude  FilledOut | 01/31/05
I AM OFFENDED!!!!  The King's Servant | 02/01/05
Great...I'm getting really mad...  Grayson Peddie | 01/31/05
Definitely bitty  AmusedAtItAll | 01/31/05
ROTFLMAO!  Patrick Jones | 02/01/05
Not necessarily.  Linux_Developer | 02/01/05
Rational rationale.  SC-man | 02/01/05
Hopefully. V1.1 fixes stability issues  Prognosticator | 01/31/05
Yep  Anti_Zealot | 02/01/05
Is that you, bitty?  AmusedAtItAll | 01/31/05
I'm not "bitty."  Grayson Peddie | 02/01/05
Consider the source Grayson  Spoon Jabber | 02/01/05
Grayson Peddiephile  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/05
Good  sokushi jonez | 02/03/05
Why does it seem...  Omch'Ar | 01/31/05
Simple Answer To That...  itanalyst | 01/31/05
Too true  Jeff Spicoli | 01/31/05
It is sad..  Patrick Jones | 02/01/05
NAFTA?  Spoon Jabber | 02/01/05
My Goodness, REAL Internal Testing Before Release!!!  tbbrickster_z | 02/02/05

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