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Originally Posted by scastle
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?
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That is like asking "What if you are immortal?" It isn't going to happen and at best it is a fantasy you can dream about.
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Originally Posted by basa
OK maybe I should say, as you rightly point out IE is compliant, but there is code around that works only with IE, but yes it is MS's fault since they actively promote such (Active X & Active scripting) so that many sites will only work with IE based browsers. Such code is outside the standards and as only MS know the code only they can engineer their browser to use it.
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And that is GOOD for them and it is GOOD for us because they make their product BETTER. If a competitor can't do that, screw them. I want the easiest and fastest browser with USABLE features.
Sorry, but unless Firefox and other browsers make a serious attempt to be better than IE I simply won't use them or develop for them. By virtue of being the biggest Microsoft sets the standard and no one can do squat about it. Continue to bitch and complain and continue to make your product adhere to the "standard;" if it doesn't work and accept Microsoft standards you're not going to get very far ever.