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by nothrabannosir 392 days ago
Funny you linked that page because that’s where I got activex from :D

> Examples by Microsoft

> Browser incompatibilities

> The plaintiffs in an antitrust case claimed Microsoft had added support for ActiveX controls in the Internet Explorer Web browser to break compatibility with Netscape Navigator, which used components based on Java and Netscape's own plugin system.

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ah ok, sorry. I thought you were saying that they tried an EEE play on ActiveX.

You meant they used ActiveX in an EEE play in the browser wars.

Honestly I kept it vague because I didn't actually know so your call-out was totally valid. I know it better now than without your clarification so thanks :+1: