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As a web developer I'm keenly interested in any new IE releases. I can't help but wonder, however, why Microsoft need's to mark each release as a major version
by thechangelog 17y ago
As a web developer I'm keenly interested in any new IE releases. I can't help but wonder, however, why Microsoft need's to mark each release as a major version (7, 8, 9).
Microsoft itself has made it clear that everyone should upgrade to the latest IE version, yet uptake has been slow. Couldn't they just bury new rendering engines in service packs and leave the version numbers alone? IE users would enjoy a better web experience, Microsoft wouldn't be stuck supporting old browsers for as long, and I could avoid going prematurely grey.
- chadgeidel 17y agoThey can't "hide" an update to IE because too many corporate apps (not on the Internet) depend on IE6 behavior.
- thechangelog 17y agoWhile they certainly can't break old releases, it seems that with IE 8 onwards they could implement something like that, doesn't it?
- chadgeidel 17y agoOh, I see what you mean. Yes, that seems like a great idea!