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[2OEH8eoCRo0]

You shouldn't be using Internet Explorer at this point but Microsoft shouldn't be breaking your workflow either.

[techwiz137 → 2OEH8eoCRo0]

The problem is, that certain old software like Volvo's VIDA needs IE. And while Edge's IE Tab works it's much much slower in loading.

[quickthrowman → techwiz137]

That sounds like a problem for Geely, not Microsoft.

[WWLink → quickthrowman]

It sounds like a Microsoft problem for me. A "it's my computer, don't fuck around with the stuff on it" kinda problem.

Damn software makers getting uppity about ownership after they've distributed their shit.

[2OEH8eoCRo0 → quickthrowman]

Microsoft makes it their problem by rug pulling IE

[Gigachad → 2OEH8eoCRo0]

A 10 year rug pull. It wasn’t exactly shocking news.

[judge2020 → 2OEH8eoCRo0]

No, they made it their problem by promising both users and vendors they'd do the dirty work of keeping it compatible. As shown here[0], removing the OS "bloat" that keeps old apps compatible on newer Windows 11 versions vastly decreases resource usage and improves software responsiveness.

0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34654649