I have heard some things lately about a browser called Maxthon
(www.maxthon.com).  I notice that the browser is based on "the IE
engine."
 
I can understand how a browser based on the engine of another can have
different features, and possibly even seem more light-weight.  However,
since IE is not open-source, wouldn't any browser based on the IE engine
still have the same potential security issues that IE itself does?  Or does
being "based on the engine" mean that it is only using a small portion of
the IE code, and not all of it?
 
I am assuming that, since it is based on a non-open-source engine, that it
must be running a part of IE in the background, and must be dependent on IE
being installed.
 
I do note that Maxthon does not appear to claim to be more secure, so I am
just asking out of my own curiousity.
 
Mike
 


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