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Internet Explorer Not Dead Yet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the doesn't-want-to-go-on-the-cart dept.

turnitover writes "The future's not all Firefox, Deer Park and Camino, insists Microsoft. At its Mix '06 conference in Las Vegas, reports Microsoft Watch, company execs insisted that there's a bright future for IE. They not only distributed a 'layout-complete' build of IE 7.0, but offered hints about what the new version of the browser geeks love to disdain (yes, it will include ActiveX) will include. Also shown: tools to test IE compatibility. But with what? Standards or IE 6?"

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  1. In other news.. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Honda claims next year's Hondas will be the best cars ever, Magnavox claims to produce the greatest ever stereo system, and Goya state that their upcoming batch of red kidney beans are going to be the absolute mind-blowingly best batch of red kidney beans ever set upon by human sensory organs.

    Why is it news when a company advertises its own products?

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  2. NOT DEAD YET? by peterpressure · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Isn't IE still 90% of the market share? where did this subject line come from?

    Sure I wish it was dead just like everyone else, but last I checked my grandmother wasn't going to download firefox so she can receive RSS feeds and use tabbed browsing...

    what a bias misleading subject...

    i thought /. was completely non biased and objective

    muahahahahahahaha

  3. Re:ACID 2.0 Test by porneL · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "Acid2 does not guarantee conformance with any specification"

    But conformance with W3C specifications guarantees passing Acid2 test.

    Acid2 is not the ultimate goal, but it's a pretty and easy to understand by non-techies indicator of progress in HTML/CSS support.