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		aksss on Feb 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Chrome's fear of Microsoft Edge is revealin... I think question was about ie6 era, which is like 2001.

dblohm7 on Feb 26, 2020 | [–]

In 2001 US v Microsoft was still ongoing and Microsoft was just about to sign their consent decree with the USDOJ[1]. Those kinds of shenanigans weren't really possible for them until the consent decrees expired.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Cor....

cmendel on Feb 26, 2020 | [–]

1999 and 2001 are only 2 years apart though...

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