True. IE is more than just a browser. It's a development platform. Intranet
systems, HTA applications etc. Some of them might be used in mission critial
systems where it's less than ideal to update the HTML and CSS every time IE
updates it rendering engine so locking them self to a spesific version is
very handy for them.
There are still systems using DOS software for their operation because
porting it to a new system would cause a great risk of bugs.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hancock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: [WSG] IE8 news
How can you disagree with a capability? Isn't it a feature to be used if
you so choose? For intranets etc that you can force this behaviour can
actually be a good thing, but if you don't like it, you don't have to use
it! Microsoft has certainly responded here, but in my opinion we
shouldn't be criticising the for offering optional extras.
On 04/03/2008, at 3:23 PM, Tate Johnson wrote:
Microsoft is actually responding to their customers (and the community).
Wow, I'm impressed.
While I still disagree with the capability to render in "IE7 Strict
Mode", at least this is no longer the default in IE8.
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