Re: OT: Stop IE
The w3c standards are implemented fully by all browsers except IE, and partially by Opera last I checked, but that may have been fixed by now. Therefore, they work with an overwhelming majority of browsers. Just because Microsoft now gives a big f* you to the rest of the web development world does not make the w3c standards any less than the standards they are, and neither does IE's large but decreasing market share... Technical standards are defined as what a recognized industry group declares them to be, nothing else. Microsoft even recognizes the w3c standards as the web technology standards and was on its way to making IE compliant with them. They stopped development of IE 4 years ago when their market share reached insane levels, primarily due to strong arm tactics over any particular technical competence. IE may currently be the de facto Windows standard browser, but it does not define the standards for web technologies.
This has absolutely nothing to do with blind hatred. It has to do with well-founded, insightful, knowledgable hatred. I have absolutely no blind hatred for Microsoft. Please do not be so prejudiced to believe that anyone that dislikes a product of Microsoft is blind. Thank you.
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