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Originally Posted by Jerrek
I see no reason to switch. IE provides everything I need. The only standard that I see is the IE standard. If it can't be displayed in IE, it isn't worth viewing or visiting. If a page doesn't display correctly in IE, I skip over it.
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Fine if you are not planning to use the Internet on any device apart from a PC, Mac, Pocket Windows PDA or MS Smartphone.
It could leave you a bit stuffed if you do though.
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Originally Posted by greencreeper
I'm not worried about Microsoft - it's a patriarchal organisation and Gates can't last forever
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So why support a standard that may have a limited future? Development of IE as a standalone product has already stopped (they stopped development on the Mac and wil only distribute future versions of IE in Windows Service Packs).
If IE were bought into line with the W3C standards, then it would not be a problem if development on it ceased as the sites would still be accessable from other browsers.