[Don Joe]

"I've been a programmer of one type or another for more than 25 years, and I can assure you that this is BS. Removing the browser would probably be no worse than removing some other feature that is no longer needed or wanted."

Translation:

"I've been a mechanic for more than 25 years, and I can assure you that this is BS. No way in hell can anyone tell me that you can't rip out all that fancy-schmancy wiring and boxes and "computers" from your car and still have it work, and work better than it did before!"

Friend, you're talking nonsense. I don't care how many years you've been spitting out spaghetti, there's NWIH you're qualified to make such sweeping ex cathedra statements about someone else's tightly integrated code.

Admit it. You hate MS, and you're lashing out in bitter frustration over your inability to stop them from continuing to succeed.

[lepton]

"I've been a programmer of one type or another for more than 25 years, and I can assure you that this is BS. Removing the browser would probably be no worse than removing some other feature that is no longer needed or wanted."

How much Cobol was in computer devices after Cobol was essentially dead in current intentional use?

[Will_Kansas]

Uh, actually no, what I said wasn't nonsense. ANY CODE CAN BE MODIFIED, IF THERE IS A WILL TO DO SO. I'm not saying that it can be done easily, but it can be done.