Did Microsoft do anything right in 2025?
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We continue our annual tradition of looking back at Microsoft's wins, fails, and WTF moments: its victories, failures, and things that left you shaking your head. There's no other way to say it: Microsoft had a bad 2025.
  • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    323·
    2 months ago

    I disagree. Doing so reduced the amount of diversity in rendering engines and reinforced the idea that lazy site owners don’t have to test against more than one browser. That’s a loss for the Web as a whole.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      312·
      2 months ago

      Microsoft: Kills crappy, insecure browser no one used and everyone hated.

      Lemmy: BAD!

      • Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        72·
        2 months ago

        And now they moved to another crappy engine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ what changed? Nothing much, except that they are locked in with Google’s bs.

        • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
          16·
          2 months ago

          Nothing changed going from IE Edge to Chromium Edge. Say that with a straight face next time.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      211·
      2 months ago

      Doing so reduced the amount of diversity in rendering engines

      It killed the last proprietary engine. It made the web more free.

      That’s a loss for the Web as a whole.

      You’re wrong.

      • Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        131·
        2 months ago

        I mean the choice between only two browser engines isn’t what I would call “free” though, especially since Firefox is also pulling more and more bullshit.

        He made a good overall point. Just saying he is wrong doesn’t actually make him wrong.

        • Link@rentadrunk.orgEnglish
          31·
          2 months ago

          What about WebKit? That makes 3 browser engines although it’s primarily used on Apple devices.

          • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
            12·
            2 months ago

            What about WebKit? That makes 3 browser engines although it’s primarily used on Apple devices.

            WebKit-GTK is fine, Ladybird and Servo also exist.

            The vehement defense of a shitty, proprietary Microsoft browser here is astonishing.

        • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
          18·
          2 months ago

          I mean the choice between only two browser engines isn’t what I would call “free” though, especially since Firefox is also pulling more and more bullshit.

          Gecko and Chromium are both fully free software. Old Edge isn’t.

          He made a good overall point.

          No. It was a very weak defense of proprietary software.

          Just saying he is wrong doesn’t actually make him wrong.

          Just saying that doesn’t make it wrong but the “argument” is wrong.