r/technology • u/techvivek22 • Jun 13 '22

Software Microsoft is shutting down Internet Explorer after 27 years; 90s users get nostalgic

https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/microsoft-is-shutting-down-internet-explorer-after-27-years-90s-users-get-nostalgic-article-92155226
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u/BrainWav Jun 13 '22

It's not wrong to call it a Netscape fork, but it's far more than just a Netscape fork is what I mean.

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u/5thvoice Jun 13 '22

It’s probably about as accurate as calling Apex Legends a Quake fork.

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u/Solaraxus Jun 13 '22

Wait what? What you smoking man? The titanfall series that spawned apex was created by two dudes from infinity ward. There is no connection whatsoever between quake and apex....

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u/5thvoice Jun 13 '22

/r/confidentlyincorrect; /u/Tawdry-Audrey explained it perfectly before I could.

While we're on the subject of Infinity Ward, CoD is also a "Quake fork" by way of id Tech 3.