[dba-Tech] The fate of IE

Nor do some of care to see it if we do have fast broadband.

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 4:24 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The fate of IE

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

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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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