"...they've disbanded the IE development team..." I hadn't heard that. It would sound bizarre but it might explain why they say they don't plan adding the XP-SP2 enhancements to a standalone version of IE. I suppose they may be planning to buy someone else's browser. I think I read something about Google working on a browser. I can't see them abandoning the space, especially when they own it. Is there a version of IE for the Mac? I could certainly see them ditching that product since I imagine most Mac users would prefer Safari, at least on OS X.

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