[pjmlp]

Just like you would test IE on Linux or OS X.

[demetris]

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Come on! The year is not 2001.

[pjmlp]

I said IE, not Edge.

[frb]

But why would you still test for IE in 2026?

Honest question. I’s < .5% market share and retired since 2023.

[demetris]

I think pjmlp is just being contrarian.

First, the Microsoft browser these days is Edge, not IE. IE is dead.

Second, if you want, or wanted in the past, to test on Internet Explorer without a Windows computer, you could just virtualize Windows. Windows can be legally virtualized on any hardware and on any host operating system.

Starting from 2013, you didn’t even need to pay for a Windows license to do that:

https://archive.org/details/modern.ie-vm

[pjmlp]

Nope, making a point.

You would still need a VM for that.

Just like you can get a macOS VM, plenty of ways to get them.

[demetris]

What plenty of ways?

How can I run a macOS virtual machine LEGALLY on my Linux or Windows machine?

[pjmlp]

Making a point that Microsoft just like Apple, didn't necessarily made it easier.

Naturally Chrome forks work everywhere, given that so many devs have sponsored Google's takeover the Web.

[TheAceOfHearts]

Microsoft actually offered free VMs with different OS and IE versions to make testing easier.