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Fast JavaScript VM's are Google's ally. In the long run, TraceMonkey, SquirelFish Extreme, and V8 are all money-makers for Google. IE7 and Microsoft's slow JS engine is not.

> There's a lot of advancement in the world of browsers, and Microsoft's not a part of it!

Umm.... the benchmarks I've seen of IE8 show substantial (order of magnitude) improvements in javascript speed. They are still behind, but we should be able to count on a big increase in javascript speed across the board in the next couple of years.

True, but they are still behind.

...and Detroit automakers are making more efficient cars today then they did a decade ago. What's your point?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend/ally?