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Stuart · 19-06-2004, 21:39

This is to all those in the "IE is the most used browser, so IE is the standard" camp. What happens when IE stops being the most popular browser?

Now, this may or may not happen, but remember that a few years ago, Netscape Navigator/Communicator was in the same position IE is now. It's entirely possible a new browser will come along and knock IE off the top.

IF that should happen, a lot of web sites will need to be altered to work with alternate browsers. If IE were based on standards, that would not be a problem.

19-06-2004, 21:39	#33
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Why you should dump IE. This is to all those in the "IE is the most used browser, so IE is the standard" camp. What happens when IE stops being the most popular browser? Now, this may or may not happen, but remember that a few years ago, Netscape Navigator/Communicator was in the same position IE is now. It's entirely possible a new browser will come along and knock IE off the top. IF that should happen, a lot of web sites will need to be altered to work with alternate browsers. If IE were based on standards, that would not be a problem.