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appleinsider.com - 11/7/2008

Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE

— appleinsider.com — Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit as the rendering engine within its web browser was "interesting" and added "we may look at that." (more) Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE

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venturebeat.com - 11/5/2008

Salesforce.com on Microsoft: “They hate everybody”

— venturebeat.com — Salesforce.com ’s strategy can be boiled down to one word, according to chief executive Marc Benioff — love. Of course, Benioff was being a little tongue-in-cheek as he answered questions from analysts and reporters at today’s ... (more) Salesforce.com on Microsoft: “They hate everybody”

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Microsoft Startup Zone

— microsoftstartupzone.com — Dedicated to your success. We’re helping technology startups around the world incubate ideas and drive innovation forward. The StartupZone provides essential resources to get the most from Microsoft. Leading platform to build your future on Strong, ... (more) Microsoft Startup Zone

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Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE
AppleInsider — ... at the Power to Developers event, but was apparently caught off guard when a student attendee posed a question about Microsoft's own internal development efforts. The student put Ballmer on the hot seat by asking, "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?" "That's cheeky, but a good question, but cheeky," Ballmer replied, according to a report by TechWorld. Ballmer explained that Microsoft would need to consider the future of the browser ...

Microsoft Probably Not Really Considering WebKit For IE
TechCrunch — Next to chanting ‘developers, developers, developers’ once again at a Sydney developer conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has stated that he thought the idea of using open source application framework WebKit as the rendering engine for Internet Explorer (and its mobile counterpart) was “interesting” and that the company “may look at that.” According to Techworld, Ballmer said: “Open source is interesting. Apple has embraced Webkit and we may look at that, but we will continue to build ...

Microsoft considers WebKit transplant for Internet Explorer
TG Daily - All News — ... browser engines such Apple's WebKit, Mozilla's Gecko, and Opera's Presto, all of which follow web standards more closely than IE. According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the company may consider moving IE to the open-source WebKit browser engine. Such a move may have a tremendous impact on web development trends and help IE get back on track. Microsoft’s top executive made the off-beat comment in Sydney, where he spoke at the Power to Developers event. According to a Techworld article , when confronted by a student who questioned that Microsoft could maintain proprietary ...

Hell freezes over: Ballmer considering open-source browser
The Open Road — I fully expected to die never having heard a positive word escape Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's lips with regard to open source. Based on Ballmer's comments made in Sydney on Friday , however, it may be time for me to start picking out my funeral arrangements. Speaking at a Power to Developers event, Steve Ballmer took questions from the audience and, as usual, was confronted by a question on open source. The significance here is not any earth-shaking pro-open source pronouncement from Ballmer. It's that Ballmer neglected to throw chairs around the room and responded ...

Microsoft may not be “embracing” WebKit, but it’s “interesting”
Boy Genius Report — Steve Ballmer has been all over the globe lately. First, he was in South Korea teaming up with LG for a future with Windows Mobile in LG smartphones. This week, he made his way to Australia with those loud, powerful and rather obnoxious words, “Developers, developers, developers!” But the excitement died down quickly when a student at Power to Developers event asked, “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 ...

Microsoft endorses open source browser, Steve Ballmer
D' Technology Weblog — Microsoft has given its most ringing endorsement of open source Web browsers to date with chief executive officer Steve Ballmer not ruling out adopting such technology as an alternative to its own popular Internet Explorer, saying it is “interesting”. In Sydney to speak at a Power to Developers event, Ballmer ignited the audience with his powerful “Developers! Developers! Developers!” chant, but was surprised to hear a question about open source browser adoption from one of his student constituents. Full Article ...