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I just want to view websites I don't care if they're compatible. After a short time with IE8 and its 'refresh' and seeing lines out of place I might be going to Firefox.
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Compatibility IE8  pete3080 | 02/18/09
Why Do All Sites Need To Be Compatible With IE8???  itanalyst2@... | 02/18/09
Why Do All Sites Need To Be Compatible With IE8???  neverhome | 02/18/09
Choice now matters.......really !!  TonyOz | 02/18/09
Incorrect  seosamh_z | 02/18/09
Why release a new browser that isn't compliant W3C  steve@... | 02/18/09
CSS is too complex to machine validate  seanferd | 02/19/09
seanferd, have you seen the CSS Validator service?  B.O.F.H. | 02/19/09
Why? Because once you choose the Wrong Way...  mejohnsn | 02/19/09
IF IE is the problem...  pico_D | 02/18/09
Lazy?  AzuMao | 02/19/09
I don't think you understood that last one...  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
What a load of bollox!  An Old Man | 02/19/09
I Believe "load of bollox" Is a Mixed Metaphor  Seamus O'Brog | 02/19/09
You guys should re-read his post before trying to troll me.  AzuMao | 02/24/09
Which is a problem of Microsoft's creation anyway, so it's funny!!  Amelioration | 02/26/09
Okay..  AzuMao | 02/19/09
Actually...  Gnack | 02/19/09
lolz  Chrissd | 02/19/09
"no such thing as generic html"  Amelioration | 02/26/09
Here we go again  itpro_z | 02/18/09
Here you go again ...  Amelioration | 02/26/09
Firefox is more standards compliant...  Narg | 02/20/09
Its not all about you  you'resilly | 02/24/09
Those idiots  AzuMao | 03/01/09
width  absent | 02/18/09
width  neverhome | 02/18/09
Tried IE8 on Windows 7 - went back to FireFox  BillDem | 02/18/09
Everything "just works"  itpro_z | 02/18/09
Everything "just works"  dbneeley@... | 02/18/09
Everything "just works"  gddeluca | 03/06/09
I find that hard to believe...  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
You must be living in. . .  CodeCurmudgeon | 02/19/09
"Tried IE8 on WIN7...  El Condor | 02/18/09
IE8 Beta IS The IE That Is On Windows 7  PMC-CON | 02/20/09
Tried IE8 on Windows 7 - went back to Firefox  windozefreak | 02/18/09
Huh?  seanferd | 02/19/09
Not quite  mejohnsn | 02/19/09
Update your website to include a "Get Firefox" link  mylinuxsupport | 02/18/09
re compatibility ie8  catalin.novac@... | 02/20/09
only found 1 bug  taliatob | 02/18/09
Exactly why I use Opera  chrome_slinky@... | 02/18/09
People don't use Opera because..  Tiggster | 02/18/09
Now that you mention Chrome...  RamMan | 02/18/09
Thats funny  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
Extremely  Chrissd | 02/19/09
Not very good at reading comprehension, are you?  AzuMao | 02/24/09
Opera  El Condor | 02/19/09
I hate to say it. . .  CodeCurmudgeon | 02/19/09
Write code for MS products and you will spend  LittleGuy | 02/18/09
Were We Talking Firefox Here ... And Got Confused?  PMC-CON | 02/18/09
Very far from the truth  wackoae | 02/18/09
not true!  vilppuu@... | 02/19/09
Breaking the Web?  kd5auq | 02/18/09
You aren't informed  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
Being practical...  Get-Smart | 02/19/09
Progressive Enhancement  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
Technology Evolution ... Or Forking?  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  kayakman79 | 02/18/09
Or just use Firefox, Chrome or Opera ...  Theseus | 02/18/09
Who cares - user Firefox  ejhonda | 02/18/09
Who cares - use Firefox  rgwoneness | 02/18/09
web devs would make less money too.  pcguy777 | 02/19/09
Re. IE8  glassangel | 02/18/09
More people use IE6 than FF... sad (nt)  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
How does one detect browser for AJAX?  davidr69 | 02/18/09
not browser detection  dyinman | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  jed.gart@... | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  Mr MM | 02/18/09
IE8 will NOT be included in any systems we have 60+....  carlsf@... | 02/18/09
I've tested it with the exact opposite results...  JoeMama_z | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  jeremysears@... | 02/18/09
typical microsoft  ca1ic0cat | 02/18/09
IE8 for the sake of IE8 ......(NT)  joe.smetona@... | 02/18/09
memo to Gates and Ballmer:  neverhome | 02/18/09
RE: memo to Gates and Ballmer  bfilipiak@... | 02/19/09
Standards Compliant  kyron.gustafson@... | 02/18/09
Browser identification  DNSB | 02/18/09
standards compliant  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 02/19/09
multiple stylsheets  adge@... | 02/19/09
that's why i argue for css hacks  dyinman | 02/19/09
If all of them are 100% compliant, then it wont matter which one you have.  pcguy777 | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  krisstarr13 | 02/18/09
far too serious about things that will fix themselves over time.  pcguy777 | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  rjacksix | 02/18/09
IE 8 should not claim to be IE  cowan@... | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  srcv4006@... | 02/18/09
Firefox Sucks ... IE8 Will Bury IT  PMC-CON | 02/18/09
Problems with patch updates ?  TonyOz | 02/18/09
You're All Wet ... See Below  PMC-CON | 02/18/09
RE: You're all wet  bfilipiak@... | 02/19/09
Will 3.1 Ever Be A RC? Thought They Gave When IBM Fired Their Programmers  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
liar.  Rick S._z | 02/18/09
TraceMonkey, GreaseMonkey ... Who Wants to Monkey Around With Firefox  PMC-CON | 02/18/09
Running Firefox as administrator  TonyOz | 02/18/09
Pin A Rose On Your Nose  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
What a lovely mind you have........  TonyOz | 02/20/09
Bizarre perspective  racingsnake | 02/19/09
RE: Bizarre Perspective  bfilipiak@... | 02/19/09
Ho-Hum -- Naivete Rules The Mozilla FanBoys  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
no idea  dyinman | 02/19/09
Hey, Not For Nothing -- Do You Get It?  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
Absolubtly clueless...  Dave32265 | 02/20/09
Broken Reality Field ...  PMC-CON | 02/18/09
Reality dysfunction?  DNSB | 02/18/09
You are a moron.  Crogon | 02/18/09
Source, And ... He's A Moron If  PMC-CON | 02/18/09
The competetion is just AFRAID of MS getting it right finally  pcguy777 | 02/19/09
it WOULD make life easier  dyinman | 02/19/09
Who cares?  comp_indiana | 02/18/09
Not quite right  DNSB | 02/18/09
Right  comp_indiana | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  rodwoodhouse@... | 02/18/09
Re. IE8 Will Bury It  johnwillyums | 02/18/09
Seem Like A friendly But Uninformed Sort  PMC-CON | 02/18/09
IE =Windows Explorer?  jasonp@... | 02/20/09
You Are Really Not Very Observant ...  PMC-CON | 02/20/09
Woooow!!! They've given up trying to strongarm us??  Crogon | 02/18/09
Microsoft and the anti-monopoly  williamacole@... | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  Zlatko.Lakisic | 02/18/09
Thanks, but no thanks...  SystemVoid | 02/18/09
Been there, done that.  DNSB | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  Khun_Tilt | 02/18/09
...is the Problem  comp_indiana | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  thebrucelisa1 | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  varick | 02/18/09
You mean, is IE RC1 compatible with my site?  PCWizKid | 02/18/09
javascript issues in IE8  jimk_z | 02/21/09
IE8 Incompatiable with Microsoft's Website?  KBall1 | 02/18/09
Mozilla - Firefox has the market wrapped up...  Christian_<>< | 02/18/09
Firefox is the winner.  KBall1 | 02/18/09
Compatibility  Matt Heffron | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  kblessinggr | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  oneto@... | 02/18/09
Its not just idenity  kblessinggr | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  ccranfill | 02/18/09
Banging what drum?  woodp@... | 02/18/09
What compatible with what?  lordshipmayhem | 02/18/09
Web standards  rahbm | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  Update victim | 02/18/09
IE 8 less compatible than Firefox 3.x?  devlin_X | 02/18/09
About W3C compliance and IE  golowenow | 02/18/09
Standards  TonyOz | 02/18/09
agreed in part but!  golowenow | 02/18/09
Firefox and IE usage - actually, I did check.  TonyOz | 02/18/09
Firefox and other languages  TonyOz | 02/18/09
You're Saying That Firefox is Fragile Browser ...  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
Yeah, Yeah, Standards Aren't Done Until They Break In IE  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
Ugh. Neanderthal.  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
RE: Ugh, Neanderthal  bfilipiak@... | 02/19/09
Please Don't ABM Me - You Didn't Really Respond  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
hmmm...  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
Cutting Edge Web Experiences Are The Problem  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
hmmm yourself!  golowenow | 02/19/09
I blame the site owners...  Narg | 02/18/09
My site doesn't break.  CobraA1 | 02/18/09
Here comes Firefox!  RamMan | 02/18/09
Firefox to the rescue!  melekali | 02/18/09
What sites?  bart001fr | 02/19/09
MS Will Break IE Market Share No Doubt  melekali | 02/18/09
My Site is IE 8 Ready  Kromaethius | 02/18/09
Good Idea, pls sidebar  crypt2121 | 02/18/09
Great Post -- Standards Are the BANE of the Internet, Not The Boon  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
It's a good thing that you still live with your parents, I guess.  B.O.F.H. | 02/19/09
I'm 55 and Have Grandkids ... Ad Hominem Attacks are Pointless  PMC-CON | 02/19/09
So we should just hand over our soul to MS and use their "standards"?  dutchroy@... | 02/20/09
HTML 4.0 and Server Apps Might Work  PMC-CON | 02/20/09
RE: Microsoft  Rob in Madrid | 02/18/09
WWAD?  paul@... | 02/18/09
RE: Microsoft  pico_D | 02/19/09
Barge pole ...  mistertheplague | 02/19/09
IE 8 must be compatible, not my site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  parolarima@... | 02/19/09
Now I have to check and change all my clients' websites to suit Microsoft  jason@... | 02/19/09
apples and oranges  mistertheplague | 02/19/09
But you're not getting what I'm saying obviously  jason@... | 02/20/09
Hey, I know what you're saying.  Grayson Peddie | 02/22/09
Allow website to trigger the compatibility mode.  matth@... | 02/19/09
I thought that this did...  Dan Fango | 02/19/09
I wonder...  Fred Fredrickson | 02/19/09
Well ...  mistertheplague | 02/19/09
The SITE DESIGNER should set the MODE, NOT the USERS!  SolaScriptura | 02/19/09
2 Easy Answers...  NameRedacted | 02/19/09
IE market share is 37% and dropping  vilppuu@... | 02/19/09
IE market share: 68%  dpatjhh | 02/19/09
Unfortunately...No  Metronome49 | 02/19/09
Putup or shutup!  golowenow | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  MrFrodo | 02/19/09
Mary, if you keep ignoring ...  GreyGeek77 | 02/19/09
IE 8 - Reverse Compatability Test  whcressall@... | 02/19/09
Actually its not entirely MS's fault  kblessinggr | 02/19/09
Finally  jsjag | 02/19/09
IE8 RC1 worse than beta2  jeff.grant@... | 02/19/09
IE 8?  varick | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  cliffyk | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  robertjvan | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  Service@... | 02/19/09
RE: MS IE 8  douglasjohnledet@... | 02/19/09
why do we have to redo the web for Microsoft?  Randalllind | 02/19/09
redo the web? MS was the first on the scene. what are talking about  pcguy777 | 02/19/09
It's not a browser issue - ignorant developers!  simonpointer@... | 02/19/09
Acid isn't exactly a Real World Test n/t  kblessinggr | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  psion@... | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  dreedee | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft  mnion@... | 02/19/09
Go write your own source.  pcguy777 | 02/19/09
IE8 breaks McAffee AV Console  blieffring@... | 02/19/09
Standards compliance  JDThompson | 02/19/09
Damned if you do...damned if you don't  StellarView | 02/19/09
Browser Du Jour  timgesner@... | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  dunadan0000 | 02/19/09
In House Disasters pending?  blieffring@... | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  cyfaill | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  rreinhold058@... | 02/19/09
Microsoft need to adopt standards  akaltman@... | 02/19/09
Lose, Lose for MS  jpr75_z | 02/19/09
a little bit of history  RightPaddock | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  lu.ca@... | 02/19/09
Towards an ideal world  cmunozcr | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  adr5@... | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  Shep70 | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  deowll | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  NERDY1 | 02/19/09
If not compatible - then we just use Firefox or Opera  jshewsbury@... | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  Chrissd | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  pillbox1234567 | 02/19/09
Microsoft - take a hike!  sha1888@... | 02/19/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  erapka@... | 02/20/09
Other way round Dit brain  vilppuu@... | 02/20/09
Microsoft: Short the stock!  PZalong | 02/20/09
Wrong title, and yes mine are...  Narg | 02/20/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  emk | 02/20/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  1djk1 | 02/20/09
Boo hoo. Microsoft gets its act together.  Ernest_CT | 02/20/09
IE8 compatibility  greg.lambert@... | 02/20/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  wolfpack99 | 02/20/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  wolfpack99 | 02/20/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  jimk_z | 02/21/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  wellduh | 02/22/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  wellduh | 02/22/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  wellduh | 02/22/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  abhilashca | 02/22/09
compatibility mode button  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 02/23/09
It's going to take time....  Narg | 02/26/09
Yes it did  AzuMao | 03/01/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  jimk_z | 02/26/09
For me, not 100%. I blame the web sites, not MS...  Narg | 03/05/09
Ahh Id put some blame on IE8  jimk_z | 03/05/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  Millinneumman | 03/06/09
Totally destroyed help in Visual Studio 2003  exp15 | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List: Is it working?  whiterabbit67 | 03/07/09
Easing the IE8 Compatibilty Pain  faseidl | 03/20/09
Oh great  AzuMao | 03/21/09
Website look like crap on Internet Explorer 8  modernchad | 04/15/09
Because..  AzuMao | 04/16/09

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