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Microsoft is trying to kill ActiveX controls in Office for good

In context: Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996 during Windows 95 days. So, in technological terms, it's ancient. Redmond designed it as a developer framework, allowing users to embed interactive objects into Windows applications and Internet Explorer. However, ActiveX eventually became a security threat that the tech giant's engineers are understandably trying to remove.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia,
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