IE7 Compatibility a Developer Nightmare

yavori writes "Internet Explorer 7 has kicked in at last on all MS Windows OS running PCs because of the fact M$ decided to force it's users to migrate through update. In fact this has started a IE7 Web Developers Nightmare. The article actually explains that most of the small company B2C sites may just fall from grace because of IE7 incompatibility. One of the coolest thing IE7 is unable to do is actually processing form data when clicked on an INPUT field of TYPE IMG... which is pretty uncool for those using entire payment processes with such INPUT fields."

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I'd like to see IE unbundled from Windows

[fishyfool]

why did the EU have to settle for just Windows Media player?

10 LET M$ = "Microsoft"

[tepples]

Pretty unprofessional to use the "M$" moniker in a submission.

I see the $ as referring not to capitalism but to Microsoft's heritage as a developer of BASIC language interpreters, from Altair BASIC through Applesoft BASIC, GW-BASIC, QBasic, and Visual Basic to VB.NET. Line numbered BASIC dialects used the $ sigil on string variables:

10 LET M$ = "Microsoft"
20 PRINT "Hello ";M$
30 END
produces
Hello Microsoft

In this way, saying M$ to refer to "random BASIC vendor" is no different from saying $PHB to refer to "random out-of-touch manager" (as described in Jargon File: Hacker Writing Style).

Using M$ in Slashdot comments' subject lines has another advantage: it abbreviates "Microsoft" to save seven bytes out of the 50 permitted in a subject, without inviting comparison to multiple sclerosis.

Re:FIRST TROUT!

[EsbenMoseHansen]

Was that an obscure Red Dwarf reference, or just plain weird?

Apologies for being off topic. Deactivating Karma Bonus