appleinsider.com — Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit as the rendering engine within its web browser was "interesting" and added "we may look at that."
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martalliNov 7, 2008
I almost wonder if the next article will be "Balmer considering BSD as base for Windows 8"
pixelguruNov 7, 2008
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darkhackerNov 8, 2008
"@Darkhacker But did you really honestly think that they would ever do it?? ; )"I've been following browser development for a really long time and although I wouldn't use the word "expert", I do have sufficient knowledge on the subject. It wasn't like I was talking out of my ass when I made that prediction or had psychic powers. Also, Microsoft isn't actually doing it (yet). WebKit is just something that's on the table. Ballmer didn't actually say MS was going through with it.It's not like the IE team is locked in a basement, chained to their computers with their mouths wired shut. They talk about possible ideas all the time. This is just the first time that someone in the higher ups has spoken of it. There are several reasons why they can't go with Gecko or Presto, and that just leaves WebKit.
gemloggerNov 8, 2008
from tfa:"Embracing WebKit as the basis for new generations of IE would enable Microsoft to benefit from its standards compliance and raw speed, while still enabling the software giant to extend its features with proprietary extensions"Odd thing to say as KHTML is GPL'd. They could extend its features and add bug fixes, but they'd have to give them right back to us as code just like Apple has to with their use of it in Safari. Or am I missing something?
xcessionNov 8, 2008
Interesting idea GO FOR IT M$... !
martalliNov 9, 2008
I honestly think it would reshape Windows reputation, security, and modernity.
antshortNov 11, 2008
Then I think you're doing it around the wrong way. Design for FF first... ;)
antshortNov 11, 2008
Quality > Quantity...By far...If it gets reduced down to only webkit and gecko, the process would be much, much faster.
telepheedianNov 11, 2008
Then again, so is Safari...
Closed AccountNov 12, 2008
... touch?.
berfarahNov 15, 2008
I design for Google Chrome, Opera and IEAnd validate my code.