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Netscape 8 Breaks IE XML

Posted by Zonk on from the thats-an-oops dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has alerted users that Netscape's latest browser appears to break the XML rendering capabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Dave Massy, a senior programme manager for IE, warned users in a blog posting that after installing Netscape 8, IE will render XML files as a blank page, including XML files that have an XSLT transformation. What a week for Netscape 8.0; first the browser needed several fixes hours after its release, then it was discovered that without IE installed, Netscape 8.0 will not install, and now IE needs Netscape uninstalled to work."

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  1. robust opsys layout and design - ayup by motorsabbath · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Always humorous how one app can destroy another with impunity in the Win32 world. How do people deal with it?? Blech.

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  2. I'd love to see the reaction from the /. community by iibbmm · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If installing IE7 caused Firefox to fuck up somehow.

  3. XML in IE by wan-fu · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    IE actually performed XML in a compliant way? If I recall correctly, it was doing some non-standard stuff anyways. I'm not surprised it gets broken.

  4. Who signs off on the features list? by Locke2005 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Gee, whenever I want to view a page that only renders in IE, I cut-and-paste the URL into IE! Seems to me the only correct approach is to not attempt any integration with IE at all, since you know damn well that whatever you do, Microsoft will find a way to break it in the next release! Gee, you don't think Microsoft is giving IE away for free out of the kindness of their hearts, do you? IE has always been free for one specific reason: to put Netscape out of business! Now, explain to me again what it is that makes you think the IE code is going to play nicely with the Netscape code...

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  5. Re:You're outta here! by justins · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    It's amazing how ignorant crap gets modded up.

    Netscape browser needed several fixes hours after its release.

    There was one update. And unless you downloaded the thing instantly, it's a non issue, since the update came quickly.

    Netscape browser will not install unless IE is installed.

    If Microsoft ever makes a version of windows without IE, which they haven't done since the mid-nineties, I can see where that might be a problem.

    Installation of Netscape breaks IE.

    Nobody has actually shown that this is Netscape 8's fault yet, but why let that slow down your blathering?
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