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Re: Microsoft considered renaming Internet Explorer to escape its checkered past

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On 2014-08-16, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:

>    Renaming the browser could be seen as a way of breaking from the
>    past and distancing the new, actively maintained, standards-driven
>    browser from this legacy. The team was asked if it had considered
>    such a renaming, and the answer was yes. The browser developers
>    didn't completely rule out the possibility for the future, either,
>    noting that the discussion was "very recent" and asking
>    rhetorically "Who knows what the future holds :)"
>

Interesting article.  It would otherwise have some merit, but when you
simply rename a turd, it's still a turd.  I strongly believe, however,
that the IE brand name is irreparably tarnished, and frankly Windows is
kind of tarnished too.  Too many security issues lead people to worry
that with Windows they're vulnerable in ways they don't understand.
Chrome was appealing in the early days for this reason, at least.

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Microsoft considered renaming Internet Explorer to escape its checkered past Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 06:35 +0000
  Re: Microsoft considered renaming Internet Explorer to escape its checkered past RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-08-16 19:28 +0000
    Re: Microsoft considered renaming Internet Explorer to escape its checkered past Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 19:42 +0000

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