Re: Haloween I and IE 5

[Sujal Shah <sujal@worldnet.att.net>]

IE 5 is in beta (as case pointed out).  Microsoft would (and does) argue
that internal components can have independent version numbers.  For
example, DriveSpace, WordPad, Imaging, etc. all have their own version
numbers, as do system DLL's, etc.  It is, honestly, the same on other
platforms, as well (for example, libc (well, not really part of the
"OS", I guess), kernel drivers, etc.)

What makes it disingenuous here is that they're selling it as an
independent component, which is quite silly.

Sujal

Sujal

Case Roole wrote:
> 
> >
> > The halloween (I) memo (www.opensource.com/haloween1.html) seems to
> > indicate that M$ is developing IE5 (search for "IE5+").  I thought there
> > was no more IE, it was integrated into the OS.
> >
> > Or is the author just not high enough of an engineer to know that...
> 
> See the DOJ's exhibit 1109 (http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f2000/1109.pdf)
> on a Microsoft memo regarding the positioning of IE5. The thingy just
> into beta2.
> 
> Just a phrase: although Windows can't work without an integrated IE, IE can
> work without the rest of Windows.
> 
> -cjr

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