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In this case, Microsoft is staying classy. Mozilla, just barking to be the loudest dog on the playground. Sad...
by us 16y ago
In this case, Microsoft is staying classy. Mozilla, just barking to be the loudest dog on the playground. Sad...
- Pewpewarrows 16y agoExcept that they responded to none of the real concerns with IE9 being labeled as a Modern Browser, and instead listed off the same marketing drivel we've been hearing from their camp for the past year.
- kenjackson 16y agoThey did respond. They said Mozilla's definition is wrong. No use arguing using the definition your opponent has if you don't agree with it.
- yuhong 16y agoAnd I do agree. Firefox 3.x I'd consider relatively modern.
- kenjackson 16y agoYeah, Mozilla's argument seems odd. It is basically saying that IE9 is not modern because it is about on par with their shipping browser (FF3.6x) -- and lets not forget that IE9 has a better UI, better tab isolation, JS perf, and rendering perf than FF3.6x. If anything Mozilla should immediately urge all FF3.6x users to move to Chrome. I think a more true, yet less controversial statement from Mozilla would be, FF 4 will leave IE9 (and FF3.6x) in the dust with respect to standards conformance. I'd even agree with that. But saying that IE9 is not modern seems dishonest.
- billybob 16y agoSure. In one sense, anything is "modern" if it's developed this year, regardless of its feature set. So modern is probably the wrong word. But the argument that a version of IE which hasn't even come out yet doesn't have features that other browsers have had for years are valid points. I guess "IE9 sucks" was deemed not to be tactful enough.
- wonderyak 16y agoI agree with you that they are trying to be classy. The problem is that they are just plain wrong and they have no supporting evidence besides 'OMGZ WEB SOKETS.'
- drivebyacct2 16y agoDid you hear they're releasing Firefox 5, 6, and 7 this year too?
- drivebyacct2 16y agoThanks for the downvote. Way to be uninformed. http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2011/02/07/mozilla-plans-to-release-firefox-4-5-6-7-four-firefox-versions-in-2011-wow/ http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2011/02/07/mozilla-plans-to-rele...