Comments on: Internet Explorer 8 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/06/18/internet-explorer-8/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:37:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Moo Kahn http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/06/18/internet-explorer-8/comment-page-1/#comment-40142 Moo Kahn Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:28:26 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-40142 Sorry man, but I've uninstalled IE8 not once, but twice. Too many lock-ups... and it's only 'compatible' if you run it in compatiblity mode... and what's the point if you have to do that? I've tried to like IE8 but it's not letting me. Sorry man, but I’ve uninstalled IE8 not once, but twice. Too many lock-ups… and it’s only ‘compatible’ if you run it in compatiblity mode… and what’s the point if you have to do that? I’ve tried to like IE8 but it’s not letting me.

]]> By: Robert Schultz http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/06/18/internet-explorer-8/comment-page-1/#comment-39959 Robert Schultz Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:30:49 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-39959 I totally agree. Microsoft slept for far too long and even now their IE8 attempts are very half-hearted. They are just doing the bare minimum to try and stay remotely competitive. The developers on the IE8 team realize what a disaster their JavaScript engine is. What a nightmare their CSS parsers are. What a total frakup their render engine is. They understand how they should be supporting more standards, and more defacto standards like CANVAS. But someone at Microsoft is preventing that from happening. Someone from Microsoft still 'fears' that if they develop a great browser that somehow Microsoft as a company will be hurt by that. It's probably the same IDIOT (or maybe a group of idiots) that was responsible for ensuring that for 5 years after IE6 no new versions or features were released. By the way, I think you got that quote wrong. Isn't it: "Fool me once... shame on... shame on you. You see if you get fooled you can't get fooled again." I totally agree. Microsoft slept for far too long and even now their IE8 attempts are very half-hearted. They are just doing the bare minimum to try and stay remotely competitive. The developers on the IE8 team realize what a disaster their JavaScript engine is. What a nightmare their CSS parsers are. What a total frakup their render engine is. They understand how they should be supporting more standards, and more defacto standards like CANVAS.

But someone at Microsoft is preventing that from happening. Someone from Microsoft still ‘fears’ that if they develop a great browser that somehow Microsoft as a company will be hurt by that.
It’s probably the same IDIOT (or maybe a group of idiots) that was responsible for ensuring that for 5 years after IE6 no new versions or features were released.

By the way, I think you got that quote wrong. Isn’t it: “Fool me once… shame on… shame on you. You see if you get fooled you can’t get fooled again.”

]]> By: David http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/06/18/internet-explorer-8/comment-page-1/#comment-39909 David Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:55:27 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-39909 Agreed. IE8 is a great first step for Microsoft after abandoning us with IE6 for so many years. That graphic is laughable, but I am genuinely pleased with the standards compliance build into IE8. Bring on HTML 5, I say! Agreed. IE8 is a great first step for Microsoft after abandoning us with IE6 for so many years. That graphic is laughable, but I am genuinely pleased with the standards compliance build into IE8. Bring on HTML 5, I say!

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