But I really cannot say I “hate” Microsoft, primarily because of Bill Gates’ philanthropic efforts. He has done a great deal of good in the Third World with the billions he has made, and he has done it largely quietly. I know of no comparable efforts from the Apple or IBM b/millionaires.

Anyway, here’s an excellent weblog entry from someone who used to work for Microsoft’s Mac IE team — I loved Mac IE when it first came out, remember? it was head and shoulders above all browsers at the time… including Win IE — about Mac IE’s formal ‘closure’:

End of an era: Mac Internet Explorer

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