CSS Support IE 7.0's Weakest Link - dilbertspace writes "Anyone who has ever developed a website knows that cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility is a nightmare, mainly due to Microsoft's willful non-compliance with the CSS2 standard. As this eWeek article points out, it seems Microsoft will continue their poor support for CSS2 even in the IE 7.0 release. This may have worked when IE was the only game in town, but now that Firefox is a serious player, it won't help them keep market share as they think it will." SlashDot.org

One partner said that Microsoft considers CSS2 to be a "flawed" standard and that the company is waiting for a later point release, such as CSS2.1 or CSS3, before throwing its complete support behind it. When asked about its plans for supporting CSS2 in IE 7.0, a Microsoft spokeswoman said, "Unfortunately we can't disclose anything about IE 7 right now, so we won't be able to comment on standards and CSS2."

Spectacular. Not surprising, but definitely disappointing. I really don't understand Microsoft's position on CSS support at all. So what if CSS 2.0 isn't exactly right? They would have a much more credible postion if they simply made IE compliant and provided support for new CSS standards. I mean, if CSS 2.0 is "flawed", why not take an active role in the development of new standards now, while you have comanding share of the browser market? They definitely aren't winning any friends in the web community. Stupid. So stupid.

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heavy pie
Wed, 03/23/2005 - 15:57
On par

Stupid. So stupid.

I'd say that pretty much fits the bill for Microsoft. As much as I like the Microsoft products I use, I have to admit they ALL have a good aura of stupid about them. Maybe that's why every monkey that shoudn't be touching a keyboard happens to have some version of Windows? The funniest thing about any OS is that it depends on personal preference. I happen to like the fact that Windows lets me be totally lazy about running my computer. Similar to modern medicine, there's a Wizard for everything.
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