03-09-2009, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by JKingGrim
Also, Im curios. If microsoft's purpose in bundling IE was to eliminate competition what would they gain from it? Sure, your browser now has a vast majority of market share, but if it is free now its not making you any more money is it? What did they gain from it?
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Control. By making IE the standard for Web browsing, they were able to control the way the Web looked to some degree - ActiveX control licensing, development, etc. were how they made some money (though I doubt much). The Microsoft of the '90s was all about control though, and that's why they did so many things wrong... |
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