The world doesn't need Trident. The case for IE being mandatory in the OS died years ago, and the new direction Microsoft talks about taking embraces open source.
A Microsoft backed browser that ran WebKit (or even Gecko) would give their team a much stronger platform to stand on when discussing standards. It would also close the door on one of Microsoft's biggest black eyes; the stagnation of the web in the early 2000's because of IE.
The world doesn't need Trident. The case for IE being mandatory in the OS died years ago, and the new direction Microsoft talks about taking embraces open source.
A Microsoft backed browser that ran WebKit (or even Gecko) would give their team a much stronger platform to stand on when discussing standards. It would also close the door on one of Microsoft's biggest black eyes; the stagnation of the web in the early 2000's because of IE.