Microsoft Edge Browser Jettisoning Older Technologies for Better Security -- Redmondmag.com

Tacitly: "mistakes were made..."

"Microsoft lists what isn't in Edge in this blog post. Highlights of those removed technologies include:

• ActiveX -- HTML 5 takes care of the need for ActiveX controls, according to Microsoft, although Edge will still have built-in Adobe Flash support and PDF support 

• Browser Helper Objects -- these COM objects will go away with Edge's coming HTML and JavaScript-based extension model 

• Document Modes -- Edge will have a single document mode, while IE will still be around for organizations that need the legacy code support 

• VBScript -- Microsoft's view is that JavaScript is "the de facto language of the Web" 

• Vector Markup Language - it's supplanted by Scalable Vector Graphics now, according to Microsoft"

Microsoft Edge Browser Jettisoning Older Technologies for Better Security -- Redmondmag.com