Another Microsoft product bites the big one

Microsoft’s recent announcement that it would cease regular updates of Internet Explorer for Windows and cease development for the Mac version entirely is a silly move.

Now Internet Explorer for Windows, will only be updated with new versions of Windows. This is obviously a vain attempt at adding value to new Windows releases and therefore buttress declining growth in Windows sales.  But from a marketing perspective this is very strange. Internet Explorer is already lagging way behind new browsers like Mozilla and Firebird (my favorite), it doesn’t make much sense (unless you have a market completely dominated..).

Now Microsoft is ceasing all development on Outlook Express, arguably the world’s most popular e-mail client. If you’re using Windows, maybe you should look at Eudora again!