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Next Explorer to fail Acid test: Who cares? The Acid test is a BS test anyway. Most browsers don't pass it.; Posted by: Loverock Davidson Posted on: 08/01/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Next Explorer to fail Acid test Loverock Davidson | 08/01/05

Most? frgough@... | 08/01/05

at least 1 does Loverock Davidson | 08/01/05

Two mainstream browsers pass. Nekow42 | 08/01/05

Look again 3D0G | 08/02/05

Latest webcore. Nekow42 | 08/02/05

Just because most don't pass Patrick Jones | 08/01/05

AAHHHH What a shame gourddancer1@... | 08/01/05

Once again, Lovekokk is the first to post... Colonel_Panic | 08/01/05

And once again... rapson | 08/02/05

"Loverock"'s intelligence... LoCal | 08/02/05

Never said it wasn't rapson | 08/02/05

Message has been deleted. Colonel_Panic | 08/02/05

Struck a nerve, did I? rapson | 08/02/05

all this about lil ol me? Loverock Davidson | 08/02/05

OK rapson | 08/02/05

Dude, you have waaaaaaaay too much... Colonel_Panic | 08/03/05

did someone say acid? linuxoverwindows | 08/01/05

As well it shouldn't... Mike Cox | 08/01/05

I'm shocked Michael Kelly | 08/01/05

IE 6, 7 or whatever tystoy1 | 08/01/05

7.5 Taz_z | 08/01/05

Remember, this is Mikey... BitTwiddler | 08/01/05

I know Taz_z | 08/01/05

I grade him on how many bites he gets Michael Kelly | 08/01/05

RE: I grade him on how many bites he gets nightshade0143 | 08/01/05

It Can't AC2 | 08/01/05

Is this a full bite or just a nibble? shallow_diver | 08/02/05

Standards are for interoperability! sbarman | 08/01/05

We don't want your business.... Mike Cox | 08/01/05

8.5 Taz_z | 08/01/05

In which Company do yo work?. tuqui | 08/01/05

WOWWW s_gamgee | 08/02/05

8.7 hehe (nt) el1jones | 08/02/05

OMG cubmiester | 08/02/05

Laughable pdcooke | 08/02/05

10.0 nightshade0143 | 08/02/05

Perfect 10.0! Zy_z | 08/02/05

Interops with Front Page jsut fine. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/05

Who gives a rat's ass? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/01/05

FrontPage jvg | 08/02/05

10++ nucrash | 08/01/05

What is it about anti-Microsoftness... bill@... | 08/01/05

If I was you mactolinux | 08/01/05

Mike Cox Inc? G Fedorchuk | 08/03/05

This I gotta see dzash2000 | 08/01/05

4.4 nucrash | 08/01/05

0.02 - Doesn't Know That ActiveX is the Technology ... PMC-CON | 08/01/05

Hope you're not selling anything on your website maldain | 08/01/05

You Locked Down? Using Automatic Updates? PMC-CON | 08/01/05

Oh, really? Deanw_z | 08/01/05

re: Oh, really? dwest_z | 08/02/05

5 i didnt laugh as much as normal :P linuxoverwindows | 08/01/05

So many fish landed shallow_diver | 08/02/05

RE: So many fish landed nightshade0143 | 08/02/05

Bad Attitudes pdcooke | 08/02/05

You are nuts paulredmond59 | 08/02/05

BWWAHAHAHA Valis Keogh | 08/03/05

Many browsers don't pass the IE test george_ou | 08/01/05

Not a big problem to you? Cardinal_Bill | 08/01/05

Amen! Patrick Jones | 08/01/05

You may not have to use it, but... Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/01/05

All true... thetargos | 08/02/05

As long as it looks good in IE, who cares theraven_z | 08/02/05

I haven't experienced this problem. enduser_z | 08/01/05

Why bother with FrontPage? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/01/05

Yeah, use Wurd vandamme | 08/02/05

I can't believe this .... Gonna_Snap | 08/02/05

tests ndumais@... | 08/02/05

Re: Many browsers don't pass the IE test dxh0844@... | 08/01/05

Exactly Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/01/05

MS Office is superb for Web pages misceng | 08/01/05

Including IE Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/01/05

Which is more important, the official standard or de facto standard? george_ou | 08/01/05

I notice you didn't address his point Michael Kelly | 08/01/05

Official standards. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/01/05

But if you do code to official standards, IE breaks george_ou | 08/01/05

Simple..no matter what IE breaks TtfnJohn | 08/01/05

Like that will happen! Linux User 147560 | 08/01/05

Either way Linux User 147560 | 08/01/05

What is more important: theo_durcan | 08/01/05

Straw man Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/01/05

Address what? george_ou | 08/01/05

When the illegal monopoly dictates standards ? it never can be good. (NT) Vily Clay | 08/01/05

Re: Address what? none none | 08/01/05

Why bother responding? Rick_K | 08/01/05

Re: Which is more important, the official standard or de facto standard? none none | 08/01/05

6 Feet Tall htotten | 08/02/05

Why code for the exception? Anton Philidor | 08/02/05

Re: Why code for the exception? none none | 08/02/05

Vision of Purity? Harry Bardal | 08/02/05

It is more important to do... Colonel_Panic | 08/01/05

Correction, that's 86% and dropping evangelinux | 08/02/05

In general decent Open Standards e.g., IEEE 802.x michael_t | 08/03/05

Biggest problem is wannabe web developers theo_durcan | 08/01/05

Slow? I think It's Domino/Notes and Cold Fusion You're Thinking About ... ( PMC-CON | 08/01/05

Ha! Anyone suprised? BitTwiddler | 08/01/05

Even smaller 'accomplishements' from the s/w giant.... happy

michael_t | 08/01/05

Whose wish list? Anton Philidor | 08/01/05

Exactly! No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/05

Looks like the Ax & Anton show is back in town JusPassinThrough | 08/01/05

The developer's wish lists Taz_z | 08/01/05

Make it simple: no standards ? no business. Vily Clay | 08/01/05

Actually, that's reasonable. Anton Philidor | 08/01/05

Without flexibility the industry's progress will suffer a lot. (NT) Vily Clay | 08/01/05

Business Neophyte? Killing Competition is the Key Concept PMC-CON | 08/01/05

Then it's no longer Linux User 147560 | 08/01/05

You want corporations-killers. But killers ALWAYS want to kill. Vily Clay | 08/05/05

No compliant browsers now Anton Philidor | 08/01/05

Yes, lack of common sense is a big problem. (NT) Vily Clay | 08/01/05

Two at least Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/01/05

bwahaha frgough@... | 08/01/05

Konqueror -- Hope FireFox Wipes It Out PMC-CON | 08/01/05

Yes but the point is Linux User 147560 | 08/01/05

Excelent compliant browsers now theo_durcan | 08/01/05

Self appointed experts? Huh? YLearn | 08/01/05

Agreeing with me. Anton Philidor | 08/02/05

Strongly disagree with you.... YLearn | 08/02/05

Please show me where it says life is fair? Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 08/03/05

tossing out its engine design and starting again thomasgclough | 08/04/05

Although nothing is perfect but no insecure ActiveX could be a standard. Vily Clay | 08/01/05

Opera is proprietary and lacks ActiveX. Anton Philidor | 08/02/05

So what? Did you see any contradictions with what I wrote? (NT) Vily Clay | 08/02/05

It's his opion Cardinal_Bill | 08/01/05

Why don't we set the standards then. Anton Philidor | 08/01/05

Re: Why don't we set the standards then. none none | 08/01/05

OK...let's go with the majority! Cardinal_Bill | 08/01/05

IE compliance with prior standards? Ha! YLearn | 08/01/05

But if those antagonists are also your customers Michael Kelly | 08/01/05

Mind of Joe Average. Anton Philidor | 08/01/05

Yeah - that's telling 'em dzash2000 | 08/01/05

I'm An Engineer, And I'm Irrelevant PMC-CON | 08/01/05

Re: I'm An Engineer, And I'm Irrelevant none none | 08/01/05

Yes, that's how it works in the real world Delmont | 08/01/05

Another scenario ... Taz_z | 08/01/05

And frogs have been said to rain sometimes. Anton Philidor | 08/02/05

Anton.... bchesmer | 08/01/05

If Joe were sheltered Michael Kelly | 08/01/05

So now IE is the browser that can't render... Anton Philidor | 08/02/05

Nothing like a gift horse.... bill@... | 08/01/05

Your problem is right here michael_t | 08/01/05

Is that the best you can do? Sad... No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/05

WaSP is working WITH Microsoft (and everybody else), BTW, not against them. CobraA1 | 08/01/05

It all comes down to intended audience.... htotten | 08/02/05

In other news, water was found to be wet coffeenite | 08/01/05

What did you EXPECT from MICROSUCKS ??? realitycheck101 | 08/01/05

Funny.... bill@... | 08/01/05

Stop Whining Because IE 7 Can't Pass Some Simple Tests itanalyst | 08/01/05

Doesn't mean anything CobraA1 | 08/01/05

And this matters? Nope, not even a bit. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/05

Just making it easier for web developers & users CobraA1 | 08/01/05

I just hope... Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/01/05

Exactly, a non-issue ... lalogos | 08/01/05

Wrong headline Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/01/05

Let's do some math here. mustangj36@... | 08/01/05

Um.. Patrick Jones | 08/01/05

Al Gore created W3C? Delmont | 08/01/05

W3C started in 1994, IE first released in 1995....do the math yourself. YLearn | 08/01/05

Well, anyone using this product won't get pity from me. HypnoToad | 08/01/05

I Concur digbyodell | 08/01/05

Gall dzash2000 | 08/01/05

Simple really... thetargos | 08/02/05

Drivin' That Train ... dshans@... | 08/01/05

Dear Microsoft rmac_z | 08/01/05

cut 'em some slack code_flogger | 08/01/05

Sad state of ethics wmduncan | 08/01/05

GreaseMonkey Security/Superiority PMC-CON | 08/01/05

Extensions BHOs Nekow42 | 08/01/05

IE7 and all the replys jmate@... | 08/01/05

Just one small point code_flogger | 08/01/05

Get a job? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/01/05

Oh, Font of All Ethics, Do You Have Disciples? PMC-CON | 08/01/05

Please lay off the coolaid veryshyguyn@... | 08/01/05

.. Linux User 147560 | 08/01/05

hmm CobraA1 | 08/01/05

As a Firefox user voska | 08/02/05

Office-less publishing wmduncan | 08/01/05

You nailed it. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/01/05

What brouser passes the test? drkmtr2002 | 08/01/05

I can name two. Nekow42 | 08/01/05

IE7 fail test tonye@... | 08/01/05

Mozilla and Firefox fail, too mnordhoff | 08/02/05

Explorer's Gonna Crash-Just Like A Shuttle! cuchullain | 08/01/05

rather a crude analogy, don't you think? dlandrum@... | 08/02/05

Microsoft is incapable to fulfill standards. jolumoar | 08/01/05

IE7 pipercub1941 | 08/01/05

PNG support?? Nekow42 | 08/01/05

PNG Support TigerGeek | 08/01/05

RE: PNG Support mnordhoff | 08/02/05

No, it also had... Nekow42 | 08/03/05

Has any browser passed this test? TigerGeek | 08/01/05

Two browsers pass. Nekow42 | 08/01/05

Yet nothing on the WaSP website about any of them TigerGeek | 08/01/05

konqueror is available... Nekow42 | 08/02/05

Actually its three.... Scrat | 08/02/05

Why this article was written.... YLearn | 08/01/05

Do any of you actually research the article before posting? Scrat | 08/02/05

It all comes down to intended audience.... htotten | 08/02/05

Percentages and such... Airwolph | 08/02/05

Perverse techies BobSchlesinger_z | 08/02/05

What Standards kelkins@... | 08/02/05

I don't hate Microsoft, but . . . ppw_z | 08/02/05

Why is this news? jnk_webman | 08/02/05

Common myth... Scrat | 08/02/05

Tell me this then... Nekow42 | 08/02/05

I'm Joe s_gamgee | 08/02/05

typos.... s_gamgee | 08/02/05

Joe Sixpack knows rootkits. (NT) Anton Philidor | 08/02/05

Microsoft is a JOKE! Edward@... | 08/02/05

Actually the devs and perts care that IE doesn't Boot_Agnostic | 08/02/05

And the problem is....???? sputnik_z | 08/02/05

The reason they fail: Nekow42 | 08/02/05

Windows Guru Calls For IE7 Boycott itanalyst | 08/02/05

Life IS fair... RimaDog@... | 08/03/05

Any recent updates? KWierso | 01/13/06

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