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Microsoft Dev Team Debates Renaming Internet Explorer

posted by LaminatorX on Monday August 18 2014, @09:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the not-your-father's-Oldsmobile dept.

Hugh Pickens writes:

For the last few years, Microsoft has tried to separate the modern version of Internet Explorer from its legacy: a relatively slow, insecure browser saddled with proprietary features. Now Mark Hachman reports at PC World that as recently as a few weeks ago, members of the Internet Explorer development team debated renaming the browser, presumably in an effort to eliminate any distaste from the software's earliest days. According to one member of the Explorer Develop Group during an AMA on Reddit: "It's been suggested internally; I remember a particularly long email thread where numerous people were passionately debating it. Plenty of ideas get kicked around about how we can separate ourselves from negative perceptions that no longer reflect our product today," wrote Jonathon Sampson. "The discussion I recall seeing was a very recent one (just a few weeks ago). Who knows what the future holds :)"

 
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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Pseudonymous Coward on Monday August 18 2014, @10:57PM

    by Pseudonymous Coward (4624) on Monday August 18 2014, @10:57PM (#82811)

    Why don't you just call it "Cholera" while you're at it?

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  • (Score: 2) by bugamn on Monday August 18 2014, @11:56PM

    by bugamn (1017) on Monday August 18 2014, @11:56PM (#82831)

    Let's go with the more recent trends. Call it Ebola!

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by kaszz on Tuesday August 19 2014, @01:13AM

      by kaszz (4211) on Tuesday August 19 2014, @01:13AM (#82856) Journal

      Trendy and fashion sensitive browser.. :P

      Infectious Ebola also called IE ..!!

    • (Score: 2) by Kromagv0 on Tuesday August 19 2014, @08:27PM

      by Kromagv0 (1825) on Tuesday August 19 2014, @08:27PM (#83236) Homepage

      At least they could continue using the stylized E logo then.

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