[JonnieCache]

The difference that Michael Muchmore and PCMag are (deliberately) failing to understand is that while these new features are currently only implemented by chrome, this is only because other vendors have not yet implemented them, whereas with IE6 MS prevented other people from implementing them. This is what "lock-in" means.

There is absolutely nothing stopping MS from copy and pasting huge chunks of chromium into IE tomorrow. That was not the case with activex.

Like others have said, this article is trolling us.

[16BitTons]

Yes, it is kind of amazing. I almost submitted it with the title "Does PCMag Know What Open Means?" but I decided that there was enough linkbait/troll in the material already. If nothing else, it does highlight that the concept of "open" is still poorly grasped even within technical circles.