Easy for them to laugh - they don't have implement IE6 workarounds.
That's what you think ... :)
Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral
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Re: Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral
#12In spite of all the hate IE gets, I have to concede that their developers are rather decent people. I'm sure the cake [1] they sent to Mozilla was a gesture of honest goodwill. [1] http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=24004
In spite of all the hate IE gets, I have to concede that their developers are rather decent people. Of course. Some Microsoft people may even frequent HN. ;)
We do. :D
Re: Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral
#13I still think buying Opera, and adopting/adapting would be a good thing for Microsoft. It would give them a major playing hand in the mobile browser market too. From Opera's perspective, they might gain a lot of users overnight, which may or may not be a good thing. But i do think Opera as a browser is the neatest, most feature-rich and yet unbloated piece of software i've seen. And they deserve a bigger desktop mark…
I strongly doubt that will ever happen due to fears of additional antitrust complaints. What I think eventually will happen, however, is that they put their support behind Webkit. Wishful thinking perhaps, but I don't think it's outside of the realm of possibilities.
Upvoted solely for having the same wish. Some may say I'm a dreamer.
Re: Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral
#14I still think buying Opera, and adopting/adapting would be a good thing for Microsoft. It would give them a major playing hand in the mobile browser market too. From Opera's perspective, they might gain a lot of users overnight, which may or may not be a good thing. But i do think Opera as a browser is the neatest, most feature-rich and yet unbloated piece of software i've seen. And they deserve a bigger desktop mark…
I strongly doubt that will ever happen due to fears of additional antitrust complaints. What I think eventually will happen, however, is that they put their support behind Webkit. Wishful thinking perhaps, but I don't think it's outside of the realm of possibilities.
I'm sure they will eventually. However I fear that just like with a lot of other Microsoft implementations the IE Webkit will be bloated, processor intensive, and generally a painful thing to use.
Re: Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral
#15Easy for them to laugh - they don't have implement IE6 workarounds.
I've had problems with IE6 on live.com and bing, so you may be correct...
Re: Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
I strongly doubt that will ever happen due to fears of additional antitrust complaints. What I think eventually will happen, however, is that they put their support behind Webkit. Wishful thinking perhaps, but I don't think it's outside of the realm of possibilities.
I'm sure they will eventually. However I fear that just like with a lot of other Microsoft implementations the IE Webkit will be bloated, processor intensive, and generally a painful thing to use.
Why do you think they will? When has MS ever done something like this?
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm sure they will eventually. However I fear that just like with a lot of other Microsoft implementations the IE Webkit will be bloated, processor intensive, and generally a painful thing to use.
Why do you think they will? When has MS ever done something like this?
All you have to do is compare page render times, JavaScript parsing and execution times, and other major metrics between IE and Firefox or IE and Safari and you will see that IE tends to be considerably less efficient that its competition. I'm just saying that I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happens with a Microsoft Webkit implementation.
Microsoft products are getting better in recent years, but I still wouldn't get my hopes up too high.
Re: Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral
#18I still think buying Opera, and adopting/adapting would be a good thing for Microsoft. It would give them a major playing hand in the mobile browser market too. From Opera's perspective, they might gain a lot of users overnight, which may or may not be a good thing. But i do think Opera as a browser is the neatest, most feature-rich and yet unbloated piece of software i've seen. And they deserve a bigger desktop mark…
I like my Opera as it is thanks.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why do you think they will? When has MS ever done something like this?
All you have to do is compare page render times, JavaScript parsing and execution times, and other major metrics between IE and Firefox or IE and Safari and you will see that IE tends to be considerably less efficient that its competition. I'm just saying that I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happens with a Microsoft Webkit implementation. Microsoft products are getting better in recent years, but I still wo…
Compare render times between Netscape Communicator and IE and you will see that Netscape tends to be considerably less efficient than its competition. Doesn't mean a decent browser couldn't be salvaged from it, though.
Re: Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral
#20Easy for them to laugh - they don't have implement IE6 workarounds.
No, they implement Firefox, WebKit, and Opera workarounds ;)