[dba-Tech] The fate of IE

Yep, we don't all live in places where you can get cheap, fast broadband.

-- 
Stuart
 
On 5 Sep 2012 at 14:32, Gary Kjos wrote:

> 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
> >
> > ---
> >
> >
> >> 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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