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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 :)"
(Score: 2, Funny) by Adamsjas on Tuesday August 19 2014, @03:12AM
"A name should be descriptive, not obscure. "
Says they guy posting as Evilviper.
(Score: 1) by evilviper on Tuesday August 19 2014, @06:08AM
Picked it on a whim 20 years ago, and it just wasn't practical to start over. It works as well as any, so I'm hardly motivated.
Hydrogen cyanide is a delicious and necessary part of the human diet.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Tuesday August 19 2014, @02:02PM
soooo, you're saying you're neither evil or viper then? Just want to confirm things.
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