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Just a Coincidence (2/9/98)
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In a move that we're sure is totally unrelated to the ongoing drama of "Redmond Justice," Microsoft is sticking its Internet Explorer business unit into its Windows operating system business unit. Details are available in a Reuters story.

Of course, it's just a coincidence that this move comes now, while Microsoft is embroiled in a bitter struggle to prove that Internet Explorer is an integrated portion of the Windows 95 OS, and not a separate application, despite the fact that it's always been developed separately and is available for other operating systems. It's clear that development, marketing, and management of just the Internet Explorer portion of Windows being handled in a completely separate group was a simple oversight, and certainly doesn't imply that IE could be a standalone application, or anything like that.

Ow... I think we just sprained our sarcasm unit... Somebody get us an ice pack.

 
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The above scene was taken from the 2/9/98 episode:

February 9, 1998: Rhapsody emerges alive and kicking, and only afflicted with a case of "positioning amnesia." Meanwhile, now it's Newton who's dropped out of sight, prompting fears for the worst, and Microsoft shows that it sure ain't subtlety that makes you rich...

Other scenes from that episode:

  • 435: Greatly Exaggerated (2/9/98)   The rumor that Rhapsody is being "Steved" has permeated all ranks of the Mac faithful, even to the point of Don Crabb musing about such a move in an article on MacNN. Don summarizes the points that have all of us a little on edge: Apple is "pulling back" on Rhapsody, saying that it's not just continuing the Mac OS for backwards support-- the Mac OS is really our future; Rhapsody is instead being hyped as a server OS that may also be suitable for some high-end users who need its heavy-duty features...

  • 436: They Just Fade Away (2/9/98)   But while Rhapsody is reported to be alive and well, its OS cousin Newton is constantly reported to be on its last legs. Those reports are increasing in strength and frequency in these dark days, when Apple is shedding "unprofitable" projects like a balloonist dropping ballast...

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