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Did you like IE?

No 217 78.34%
 
Yes 60 21.66%
 
Total:277

I'll believe it when I see that it's not just another attempt at rebranding. Even if it is a new browser built ground up to compete with Chrome, I'll still use Chrome or Firefox. I tend to accumulate tabs, often over 50, so I tend to lean towards Firefox except when I need Chrome's Incognito mode. As for those people saying certain programs use it, I'm pretty sure there's certain settings of default programs you can change in properties to make it use a different browser. Even if not it could be easily patched to use Spartan, especially if it's just a rebranding.



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RIP



wont this just be an internet explorer with a different name.



I'm pretty sure nobody will miss it. Buuuuuuut they can make new browsers all the way they want. No way I'm ever trusting Microsoft again in that regard, they fucked up too many times in the last 20 years. That would be like trusting Michael Pachter, just because he makes a new prediction.



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Kerotan said:
Ljink96 said:

Too funny:D

IE sucks ballz. Firefox is the way. Ant Video extention, adblock=perfect internet.

Adblock equals millions of people not making a living. Thank god most don't use it

Only because they don't know about it.



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Literally, the only people I know who use IE are my eldery family members and my aunts. My uncle uses Apple so he uses Safari. No young person in my family use IE, just Google Chrome and Firefox. Hotmail is also the worst email on planet earth.



Okay, MS obsession with Halo is wearing a little thin now. I thought the Cortana thing was funny, but 'Spartan'?

... wait *checks date* not April 1st....



Hmm, pie.

The Fury said:
Okay, MS obsession with Halo is wearing a little thin now. I thought the Cortana thing was funny, but 'Spartan'?

... wait *checks date* not April 1st....

Without the purchase of Halo Microsoft would never been welcomed into the gaming industry and they know it. As far as they are concerned they owe everything to Halo and saturation of the product based on its pass successes is what they consider the key to survival. The whole product revolves around Halo in some fashion. The second game in command is Forza since they recently made a hub for it.

Unless they can create new things themselves don't expect much from them unless its purchased. The only IP's MS has proven they can create themselves are simulators.



bananaking21 said:
wont this just be an internet explorer with a different name.


This was my initial thought is there any evidence that this is more than just a rebranding exercise for IE 12 ?



Truth be told, if this Cortana integration isn't a bumbling mess, I for one welcome Spartan over IE.