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		lwhi 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We should have the ability to run any code we want... It was a literal hellscape before open standards. I imagine there's most likely a subset of the population who believe that open standards are aligned conceptually to regulation, and that any form of regulation in a free market is wrong. This subset of the population is misguided at best, and delusional at worst. Open standards are essential.

_heimdall 4 months ago [–]

Did that hellacape include more competition between companies building web browsers?

fsflover 4 months ago | [–]

With Microsoft bundling IE with the OS, no.

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