New IE Disables Netscape-style Plug-ins

Snibor Eoj writes: "In his latest column, Robert Cringely takes a look at Microsoft's motivation for disabling Netscape API plug-ins in IE. As always with Cringely, it's an interesting take on things. We'll see how this one turns out..." Among other things, this will disable Quicktime plugins.

I have the perfect solution!

[Jucius Maximus]

All Netscape/AOL has to do to get back in the game is develop a 'Web Page Loader' plugin for their browser. Then they can claim to ignorant Joe Sixpack that MS's new architecture refuses to support their plugin and therefore cannot load web pages!

It's perfect! MS will be slapped down by their ignorance, and the mass of netizens will flock back to Netscape because they can't be without the ability to load web pages!

I won't miss <EMBED>

[vaxer]

RXC says:

"Goodbye EMBED."

Goodbye indeed. See ya. Don't let the door hit you in the marketing department on the way out.

I, for one, won't miss the EMBED tag. I'd also be willing to go without IFRAME, MARQUEE, and BLINK.

Microsoft's getting rid of EMBED? Bully for them. It's about time.

Please everyone

[vectus]

Quit bashing microsoft.

They only took out the Quicktime plugin because it is a stable feature, and thus isn't compatible with any Microsoft products.

If Apple were willing to add some buggy code, I'm sure the Microsoft would be more than happy to allow the feature in Internet Explorer

Wow.

[Chris Johnson]

This is like a James Bond movie, except for it's in real life. Makes me glad I don't really depend on having the ability to use the internet and computers for everything I do...

What I'd really like to know is, while thinking this shit up, is Bill Gates petting a white cat in his lap?

Come on, be realistic here...

[Jayde Stargunner]

Monopolies never give away something for free, unless it is to maintain market share. There is always one thing reflected in the actions of any monopoly: they will do anything legal, or illegal, even at a loss, to maintain that all important market share. Nothing is more important than market share. Even if you loose your shirt in the short term. Even if you are found guilty and have to pay fines. Once you have everyone bent over a barrel, you can make it up to them.

I doubt Microsoft really gives Solitare and Hearts away to further their monopolistic evil plot to conquer the universe.

Geeze... I really hope they don't start putting a Solitare icon on the desktop!

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Re:Come on, be realistic here...

[Chundra]

I doubt Microsoft really gives Solitare and Hearts away to further their monopolistic evil plot to conquer the universe.

I wouldn't be surprised if they ware. Have you ever seen that hollow stare that all those secretaries that play MS solitaire all the time have? They look like pod people.

Hrm...

[Hacker Cracker]

I wonder if this means that the BackOrifice(tm) plugin won't work anymore?

-- Shamus

Bleah!

The quote is..

[PaxTech]

Face it - Bill Gates is a white Persian cat and a monocle away from being a Bond villain. -- Dennis Miller

Re:Cringely got one thing backwards.

[Salamander]

EVERYTHING that is happening in software engineering, everything new and bold and adventurous, is happening in Java...
...It's one of the classic blunders. Like trying to win a land war in Asia. ;)

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

Re:let me see if I've got this ...

[alfredo]

I hope they don't soon. I am debugging my sircamelissacodered/trojan/worm/virus totebag and DVD player.

Quicktime... to MediaPlayer

[spaanoft]

So instead of opening my media in quicktime, which sucks horribly, it'll now open it in MediaPlayer, which sucks just as bad? There's no way to win! Couldn't it just put up a picture saying 'imagine movie here'? Or maybe just poke my eyes out while they're at it. Better than having to deal with either of them.