Comments on: Internet Explorer 8 Has Landed! So What do you Think? http://www.inetinsights.com/ie-web-browsers/internet-explorer-8-has-landed-so-what-do-you-think/ Internet business blog from the UK Internet consultant Jaimie Dobson Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A.B.M. http://www.inetinsights.com/ie-web-browsers/internet-explorer-8-has-landed-so-what-do-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-8 A.B.M. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:19:01 +0000 http://wpblog.inetengineers.com/?p=66#comment-8 IE8 is honestly worse than some PC viruses I've received in the past. Any this "Compatibility Mode" is one of the poorest excuses for a browser improvement that I've ever experienced. IE8 is honestly worse than some PC viruses I’ve received in the past. Any this “Compatibility Mode” is one of the poorest excuses for a browser improvement that I’ve ever experienced.

]]> By: Mike Morrison http://www.inetinsights.com/ie-web-browsers/internet-explorer-8-has-landed-so-what-do-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Mike Morrison Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:44:26 +0000 http://wpblog.inetengineers.com/?p=66#comment-7 Frankly this release is a major disappointment from a web developer perspective. Prior to launch, IE8 was passing the Acid Test (W3C's system for ensuring browsers meet standards) with flying colours, however for whatever reason when it launched that had changed dramatically (down to around 20%). Kind of makes "compliance mode" useless, since that was supposed to offset IE8's new all-singing all dancing standards compliant platform. So basically what that means for users is, you can now download the latest version of the same old crap we've been subjected to for years, with a few bells and whistles stolen from other, superior browsers. Frankly this release is a major disappointment from a web developer perspective. Prior to launch, IE8 was passing the Acid Test (W3C’s system for ensuring browsers meet standards) with flying colours, however for whatever reason when it launched that had changed dramatically (down to around 20%).

Kind of makes “compliance mode” useless, since that was supposed to offset IE8’s new all-singing all dancing standards compliant platform.

So basically what that means for users is, you can now download the latest version of the same old crap we’ve been subjected to for years, with a few bells and whistles stolen from other, superior browsers.

]]> By: Harry Roberts http://www.inetinsights.com/ie-web-browsers/internet-explorer-8-has-landed-so-what-do-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Harry Roberts Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:43:11 +0000 http://wpblog.inetengineers.com/?p=66#comment-6 I think it's a case of too little too late with IE8. MS have left it too long before adhering to any kind of standards, and with IE8 comes a half hearted attempt to pull an outdated browser into line with what users and definitely developers want. I think the change is too drastic as well - leading to the need for a frankly farcical 'compliance mode'. On top of this MS have the cheek to try and put this one on the developers, from the IE8 homepage: '...you can quickly display websites that were designed for older browsers.' No, that should read 'we're still not quite doing stuff right so if a site has been developed to a) adhere to web standards and/ or b) to play by our old rules, you might need this button.' I think it will also bring a new wave of browser specific bugs too. IE6 has a whole host of them but thankfully (at last) their fixes are well documented and widely usable. With IE8 I imagine poor sods like me will have to learn all over again. How is it Mozilla - an open-source set up - nailed this from day one, yet MS keep on failing? I think it’s a case of too little too late with IE8. MS have left it too long before adhering to any kind of standards, and with IE8 comes a half hearted attempt to pull an outdated browser into line with what users and definitely developers want.

I think the change is too drastic as well — leading to the need for a frankly farcical ‘compliance mode’. On top of this MS have the cheek to try and put this one on the developers, from the IE8 homepage: ‘…you can quickly display websites that were designed for older browsers.‘
No, that should read ‘we’re still not quite doing stuff right so if a site has been developed to a) adhere to web standards and/ or b) to play by our old rules, you might need this button.’

I think it will also bring a new wave of browser specific bugs too. IE6 has a whole host of them but thankfully (at last) their fixes are well documented and widely usable. With IE8 I imagine poor sods like me will have to learn all over again.

How is it Mozilla — an open-source set up — nailed this from day one, yet MS keep on failing?

]]> By: Jaimie Dobson http://www.inetinsights.com/ie-web-browsers/internet-explorer-8-has-landed-so-what-do-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Jaimie Dobson Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:13:55 +0000 http://wpblog.inetengineers.com/?p=66#comment-294 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Reading: " Internet Explorer 8 Has Landed! So What do you Think?" (http://twitthis.com/kcclc8)</span></span> Reading: ” Internet Explorer 8 Has Landed! So What do you Think?” (http://twitthis.com/kcclc8)

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