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This seems silly. If the browser was better, I'd use it. And I'd be very happy that the future of the web looked so bright. That said, I don't think it's likel
by andrewheins 17y ago
This seems silly. If the browser was better, I'd use it. And I'd be very happy that the future of the web looked so bright.
That said, I don't think it's likely that IE9 will even catch up to today's Chrome, let alone pass it.
- robryan 17y agoProbably right, the long Microsoft release cycles may work for OS's and Office but makes it very hard from them to stay at the cusp of browser technology with the fast moving constantly releasing competition.
- Niten 17y agoAgreed. Neglecting issues of open vs. closed source (for whom that matters), the question boils down to "would you refuse to use an arbitrary program because it's named IE". Of course not.
- steveklabnik 17y agoMy gut level reaction says "sure, I'd use it," but the more I think about it, the more that I remember the whole reason we're in this position is that when Microsoft got ahead, they let the tech lag. If both IE9 and IE10 were both better, then I'd probably give it a shot. I'd be shocked if this were to actually happen.