[dba-Tech] The fate of IE

On 2012-09-05 3:36 PM, John Bartow wrote:
> Here here!

Hear, hear! ("in America they haven't used English for years", quoth 
'enry 'iggins').

pb

>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 2:33 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The fate of IE
>
> I wish site designers would stop trying to dazzle me with all the wiz bang
> stuff when i'm only trying to order a book or a new fishing license or
> something else mundane.
>
> And stop putting a video playing or some moving graphic someplace on EVERY
> PAGE.
>
> GK
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Peter Brawley
> <peter.brawley at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> On 2012-09-05 1:55 PM, Gary Kjos wrote:
>>
>>> I still find sites that don't work right unless I use IE.
>>>
>> 'Cuz they're written for IE compatibility. Annoying ain't it?
>>
>> PB
>>
>> ---
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>>
>>> GK
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>   Microsoft's IE is still doing well in the percentage of use by users.
>>>> After all, it comes automatically on every Windows computer and
>>>> given many users laziness or just fear of trying anything new, may
>>>> be the only thing that is saving it.
>>>>
>>>> What has changed is that it has finally become clear that most web
>>>> developers have abandoned doing work on the browser. It has just
>>>> become too expensive. According to the attached article, only about
>>>> 16 percent of developers are now actively supporting the IE product
>>>> line.
>>>>
>>>> If this trend continues, eventually, whether the basic Windows
>>>> consumer wishes it or not, they will find themselves having to move
>>>> to other browsers if they wish to enjoy any of the modern content
>>>> delivery applications.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/**2012/09/04/internet_explorer/<http://
>>>> www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/04/internet_explorer/>
>>>>
>>>> For me as a web developer, either the re-developement of IE, to
>>>> industry standards or IE's demise, couldn't happen soon enough.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
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