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When you don't support standards or commonly accepted conventions of modern browsers, and build a browser optimized for one operating system you SHOULD end up w

When you don't support standards or commonly accepted conventions of modern browsers, and build a browser optimized for one operating system you SHOULD end up with a faster browser. However, given the aforementioned limitation why would you want to use such a browser? ----- for ie10 see http://html5test.com/compare/browser/ie10.html http://html5test.com/compare/browser/ie10.html ie10 scores 320 vs firefox 22's 410 i'm downloading the ie11 preview to compare firsthand now "You'll need to restart your PC before you can use your new browser" -- thanks IE ie11 scores 350 on html5test (compared to firefox 22's 410 and ie 10's 320)

dubfan 13y ago
Have you developed for IE10 or 11? They are far more standards compliant than any other version. In fact IE11 surpasses Firefox in some areas (full support for Flexbox for example)
- cykod 13y ago
  "... they are far more standards complaint than any other version ..." "standards complaint" - Nice, I think that nails it. Lately Microsoft complains all the time that they are fully standards compliant, but when it comes down to it, I always end up having to special case IE so it never really feels that way.
  - xradionut 13y ago
    They are NSA standards compliant.
- masklinn 13y ago
  > They are far more standards compliant than any other version. Of IE? Considering the other versions, that's not exactly a high bar to set.
- drhowarddrfine 13y ago
  You can cherry pick all kinds of things and be better than Firefox but, overall where it matters, IE11 brings up the rear.
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Keyframe 13y ago
I agree IE became an object of scorn in the past. Are there any clues yet which show IE11 will be different regarding standards and compatibility?
- SideburnsOfDoom 13y ago
  IE versions have rapidly become dated compared to the rapid-release leading edge of Chrome and Firefox, so IMHO the most representative comparison would be in the middle of the slower IE release cycle, maybe 3-6 months after launch when Chrome and Firefox have been updated a few times. But there are some clues, yes. Firstly IE versions from 7 to 10 have improved a lot each time. (or sucked less if you look at it that way). IE11 should continue this trend. Secondly the IE release cycle is getting shorter. Not as much as Firefox or Chrome, but there is some response to this pressure. Also, it's not like the IE11 feature set is unknown at this point.
outside1234 13y ago
That site is somewhat biased. Where are Pointer Events for instance, which IE would score highly on and Firefox not so much?
eli 13y ago
I don't have much confidence that those numbers are actually meaningful. IE10 counts as a "modern browser" in my book.
sz4kerto 13y ago
Yeah, well, when the standard changes are basically equivalent to Blink diffs, then it's difficult..

dubfan 13y ago

Have you developed for IE10 or 11? They are far more standards compliant than any other version. In fact IE11 surpasses Firefox in some areas (full support for Flexbox for example)

cykod 13y ago
"... they are far more standards complaint than any other version ..." "standards complaint" - Nice, I think that nails it. Lately Microsoft complains all the time that they are fully standards compliant, but when it comes down to it, I always end up having to special case IE so it never really feels that way.
- xradionut 13y ago
  They are NSA standards compliant.
masklinn 13y ago
> They are far more standards compliant than any other version. Of IE? Considering the other versions, that's not exactly a high bar to set.
drhowarddrfine 13y ago
You can cherry pick all kinds of things and be better than Firefox but, overall where it matters, IE11 brings up the rear.

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Keyframe 13y ago

I agree IE became an object of scorn in the past. Are there any clues yet which show IE11 will be different regarding standards and compatibility?

SideburnsOfDoom 13y ago
IE versions have rapidly become dated compared to the rapid-release leading edge of Chrome and Firefox, so IMHO the most representative comparison would be in the middle of the slower IE release cycle, maybe 3-6 months after launch when Chrome and Firefox have been updated a few times. But there are some clues, yes. Firstly IE versions from 7 to 10 have improved a lot each time. (or sucked less if you look at it that way). IE11 should continue this trend. Secondly the IE release cycle is getting shorter. Not as much as Firefox or Chrome, but there is some response to this pressure. Also, it's not like the IE11 feature set is unknown at this point.

outside1234 13y ago

That site is somewhat biased. Where are Pointer Events for instance, which IE would score highly on and Firefox not so much?

eli 13y ago

I don't have much confidence that those numbers are actually meaningful. IE10 counts as a "modern browser" in my book.

sz4kerto 13y ago

Yeah, well, when the standard changes are basically equivalent to Blink diffs, then it's difficult..