Web Browsers
Notes on Internet Explorer 7
"Compatibility is crucial to us," says Internet Explorer platform architect, Chris Wilson in Las Vegas 2007, after
a long history of in compatibility with web standards.
Yet, Chris Wilson's boss tells him: "Don't break the Web" by improving Internet Explorer
because it will cause many existing sites to no longer as a result--
due to the fact that these sites hasve code that is not up to snuff.
"Improved standards support by default means that pages will break,"
Wilson said at a MIE07 report called "IE Past, Present, and Future".
Quote from arstechnica.com:
" The biggest failing of Silverlight resides in the fact that it doesn't leverage existing standards. Rather than using the W3C's SVG standard for vector graphics, Microsoft started from scratch and created its own XML-based vector graphics subset for XAML that is structurally similar to SVG... By neglecting to use the SVG standard in Silverlight and XAML in favor of a limited and incompatible facsimile, Microsoft has once again needlessly ignored what could have been an opportunity to empower developers and help Internet Explorer catch up with browsers that are more functional and standards-compliant."
Alternatives to Internet Explorer
Firefox Browser
Perhaps the safest and fastest web browser out there is the generally agreed upon Mozilla Firefox. This browser is completely free and works on Microsoft OS, MAC OS, and Linux. This browser is also standards compliant.
About Mozilla: As quoted from website:
Mozilla is not a traditional software company. We are a global community and public benefit organization dedicated to improving the Internet experience for people everywhere.
We work in the open through a highly disciplined, transparent and cooperative process to coordinate the development and marketing of Mozilla technologies and products as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation. The Mozilla Corporation has no outside shareholders. The Mozilla Foundation is a California non-profit corporation exempt from federal income tax under IRC 501(c)3.