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		asadotzler 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% ... Why was ActiveX dead? Why didn't it succeed when MS launched it at a time IE had 90%+ user share?

pixl97 7 months ago [–]

Because it required Windows in a time that iPhones were storming the market.

Also the ActiveX security model was pretty horrific.

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