Someone pointed me at this article today. It’s a “get the facts” piece from Microsoft, pointing out how much better Internet Explorer 8 is than rival browsers. Of course, being from Microsoft, it’s not going to be completely unbiased – is it?
No.
I won’t even begin to point out most of the glaring issues with the article, but one does stand out for me:
Does it? Does it really? And, even if it does, what about CSS3? And what about all the nasty hacks people have had to use over the years to make sites work in IE5, 6 and 7 which means IE8 now needs to have a compatibility mode?
Anyway, the real test is Acid 3.
Firefox 3.0.11:
Chrome 2.0.172:
As you can see, both failed. However, lets have a look at how IE8 did, yes?
Internet Explorer 8:
Oops. Only 20/100, and a big “FAIL” in the top left.
I also noticed that Opera was conspicuous by its absense in the Microsoft article. Lets see how that compares:
Opera 10:
If Microsoft had spent more time keeping up with web developments and less time, well, making it shiny on the edges, perhaps those people that develop websites would now be able to rely on CSS and cross-browser compatibility more. IE has been a thorn in their side for too long now, and it’s STILL not there yet, despite Microsoft’s article and protests to the contrary.
