Internet Explorer 9
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- raf0
"As a matter of fact, IE9′s support for CSS3 visual styling is so poor that the results are shocking. Firefox, Chrome and Safari can render graphically rich interfaces using the sophisticated features of CSS3. IE9 does, well, rounded corners. That’s why I’m saying: IE9 is the IE6 of CSS3. Repeat that a few times until it sinks in because if you do Web development, you’re going to have to deal with it."
IE9 is the IE6 of CSS3
http://css3wizardry.com/2010/08/…
- MrT0
That's the 9 lives up, time to properly dIE now please.
- ukit0
You know, on the bright side, I think we can expect IE market share to decline more dramatically than it has in the past over the next few years. According to these guys, http://www.netmarketshare.com/re… IE's browser market share is dropped 7 points in one year (68% to 61%). And that's before this:
"From today, people running Microsoft's Windows operating system will be presented with a screen asking them to choose which web browser they would like to use. Computer users will be able to choose between 12 different browsers, ranging from well-known browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera, to some more obscure software, such as K-meleon and Sleipnir.
Microsoft was forced to introduce the browser "ballot box" following a ruling by the European Commission that Microsoft's practice of pre-installing Internet Explorer on every new computer was anti-competitive."
If I'm understanding this right, that would eventually affect the entire EU - 300 million internet users (vs 200 million in the U.S.).
The other big factor is Google Chrome. You always had IE competitors, but they were companies like Mozilla or Opera that no one outside of the tech community knew about. Google on the other hand has the web's largest distribution platform in the form of their search engine as well as YouTube, Gmail, etc. And you probably noticed they have just now started advertising Chrome on those sites after testing it for a year.
- detritus0
I don't know about the rest of the world, but both Google and MS have mounted extensive advertising campaigns across traditional media here in the UK.
I still get slightly weirded out, seeing Chrome billboards whilst waiting for the Tube. I think I preferred the old days, when such things were the preseve of the arcane.
- ernexbcn0
Microsoft sat on their asses with IE after they killed Netscape, it's unbelievable a company with so much talent has such a shitty browser.
- Jamiehutber0
Wait what?! IE9's been out for years!!
- raf0
Microsoft has a different approach to projects from companies that are now getting ahead. Google or Apple have small teams and every team manager has technical background and experience, thus understands the projects better.
Microsoft's solution to get a stalled project done is very army-like: "throw more people on it".
Apple's "Remote" app for the iPhone was reportedly written by one programmer.
- ernexbcn0
@Mojo we are talking about browsers, not which company is more evil or bad. Your post is moronic.
- ETM0
Crap programmers use so much of the IE 'code' for internal apps that they have to keep supporting so far back and compromise current releases.
I can give a great example of a big company using IE as a crutch for their shitty software they sell to the public and that is Intuit financial software. Their software is basically a giant local website and is used broadly by accounting firms and small to mid-size business. Every time you upgrade windows or IE it just breaks because of that.
- lol, that's microsoft intrinsic programming workflowspraycan
- It shouldn't be done for anything but small time apps and freeware.ETM
- Its why I.T. depts are so scared to update Windows or IE and cause security issues for everyone.ETM
- another huge one is SAP software. worst piece of shit ever created.jpea
- lukus_W0
I don't want to have to buy Windows 7 to run IE9.
- ukit0
This guy ran a DIY poll suggesting the EU browser ballot could lead to a large number of people switching.
- acescence0
microsoft didn't achieve market dominance by writing good software, i'm not convinced they're capable.
- janne760
mojo you should learn to read better. damnit, why are you like this?
- ukit0
Having consulted at Microsoft for a couple months, it's a lot like the world described in one of Kafka's novels...
- ukit0
Actually this comment by a Microsoft employee (from a story Arstechnica did about the failure of the Kin) is good insight...bureaucracy and incompetence mixed with arrogance.
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft…
Makes it easier to understand why projects like IE languish in failure for so long.
- utopian0
Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web Browser Has a Security Flaw.
Microsoft on Sunday warned about a flaw affecting versions 6 through 11 of its flagship browser. The coding flaw would allow hackers to have the same level of access on a network computer as the official user, Microsoft said, which is a best-case scenario for intruders.
- zarkonite0
More in depth coverage
- insomnie0
Fail!
- ukit0
Lame!