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Is Microsoft too slow to make a decent browser?-> 0

Submitted by cremou-brulee on Wednesday March 24 2010, @02:01PM

cremou-brulee writes "Ars Technica discusses whether Microsoft's platform-oriented corporate culture is appropriate in the rapid-paced world of browser development. It wasn't this way during the browser wars, but now the company is resting on its monopolistic laurels. From the story: "Internet Explorer 9 is looking promising. But it's up against stiff competition, and that competition isn't standing still. Can Microsoft actually move fast enough to keep its browser relevant, or does its corporate culture of stable, solid, immutable platforms stand in the way of regaining the success the company once had?""
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Windows 7 Taskbar not so similar to Dock after all-> 0

Submitted by cremou brulee on Thursday January 22 2009, @04:48PM

cremou brulee writes "Redmond's photocopiers have been unusually busy for the last couple of years, with the result that Windows 7 copies a lots of Mac OS X features. First and foremost among these is the Dock, which has been unceremoniously ripped off in Windows 7's new Taskbar. Or has it? Ars Technica has taken an in-depth look at the history and evolution of the Taskbar, and shows just how MS arrived at the Windows 7 "Superbar". The differences between the Superbar and the Dock are analyzed in detail. The surprising conclusion? "Ultimately, the new Taskbar is not Mac-like in any important way, and only the most facile of analyses would claim that it is.""
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