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They're trying to support more standards -- by definition, they're just reinventing the work others have already done. So it's grunt work, only useful for their
by mcav 17y ago
They're trying to support more standards -- by definition, they're just reinventing the work others have already done. So it's grunt work, only useful for their future influence and power.
They could ship IE9 with WebKit in addition to custom rendering modes for IE<=8, and consumers wouldn't even need to know. It'd save MS a lot of work, that's for sure.
- etherealG 17y agoI say let them worry about the cost/benefit ratio. If they can afford it, another engine with completely separate codebase is a good thing for the market. Just think how hard it would push webkit/mozilla/chrome if they did manage to beat them on speed. It would push them to get even better. Compeition is always good as long as 2 or more projects stay alive.
- dschobel 17y ago...another engine with completely separate codebase is a good thing for the market. You've just made an enemy out of every web-dev on HN :)