I've never said it was right for Microsoft to prohibit the update with non-IE browsers. IMO, I think Microsoft is wrong for requiring it.

>OK. Will you settle for this? -- Microsoft prohibits any browser other than IE from updating Visual Studio. To me you are making a distinction without a difference.
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>This really isn't worth pursuing, is it? I know you have a pro-Microsoft tilt, but why shouldn't you? Microsoft and its products have been good to you. Me, too. I just don't like it when they abuse their monopoly power. This is why I prefer to use competing products, other things being more or less equal.