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Date:      Thu, 12 Jun 1997 15:52:31 +0100
From:      Joshua Fielden <shag@concentric.net>
To:        Feebrijee <feebrijee@logrus.mv.com>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Microsoft Sillyness
Message-ID:  <33A00D2F.BC85BD32@concentric.net>
References:  <1.5.4.32.19970612142300.00706fe4@bort.mv.com>

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Feebrijee wrote:
> 
> While cruising through Microsoft's recently published FAQ on IE for UNIX, I
> read this question and the afforementioned monopoly's increadibly outspoken
> answer:
> 
> Q: How can Microsoft be confident it can release a 4.0 browser for UNIX
> given the difficulties releasing a 3.0 product?
> 
> A: Glad you asked. We invite anyone with questions about our ability to make
> up for lost time to consider our track record in delivering a superior Mac
> version of Internet Explorer. It has come from behind and now offers a much
> better browser than Netscape Navigator or any other Mac browser. Internet
> Explorer for Macintosh is not only superior in feature set, but offers
> better performance while requiring significantly less memory compared to
> Navigator. On the Windows 3.1 platform, we deliver the only browser that
> supports a final production version of the Java Virtual Machine. The reason
> for our delay on UNIX is so that we can deliver a similarly great 4.0
> product for our UNIX customers.
> 
> The question now seems to be:  Which political office is Microsoft's
> publicist going for in the 2000 election?
> 
> Cheers!

	Well, IE for the MAc is WAY more stable than Netscrape, and WAY smaller
of a footprint, so it's almost true. :/

JF



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