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Originally Posted by KIPAX
Hands up everyone who is ditching IE and getting another browser based on the above test....... Hmmmmm no one ?
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Sorry mate but I know of dozens of people at work who have 'Seen the light' probably not due to the above tests directly but due to the fact that Mozilla/Firefox do what they want. Built in google, Pop up Stopper and totally configurable if you want to play.
Standards are there for a reason. How many people would like it if VW suddenly deceided that the accelerator should be on the left and the clutch on the right. Me thinks their market share would drop rather rapidly. If you build web sites/apps for a living then it is a real pain making sure your site looks right in IE despite it having passed W3c Validators. More importantly it costs TIME & MONEY.
IIRC the latest stats showed Mozilla gained over 10% market share back in the last 6 months.
I have nothing directly against Microsoft. If their product worked, was decent value for money and didn't compromise my system then I will happily use it. Unfortunately most of their software is lucky to fit one of the above.
My 2p anyway.
Ian