[/.] Ballmer "Interested" In Open Source Browser Engine

Ballmer “Interested” In Open Source Browser Engine

Da Massive writes "‘Why is IE still relevant and why is it worth spending money on rendering engines when there are open source ones available that can respond to changes in Web standards faster?,’ asked a young developer to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in Sydney yesterday. ‘That’s cheeky, but a good question, but cheeky,’ Ballmer said. Then came the startling revelation that Microsoft may also adopt an open source browser engine. ‘Open source is interesting,’ he said. ‘Apple has embraced Webkit and we may look at that, but we will continue to build extensions for IE 8.’"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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