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This is wrong and inane...
"most corporations will pick IE over any other browser."

How do you know that since there has never been a real choice? They pick it because it's ubiquitous.

"Most web based internal IT applications work best with IE"

Only because they are made to target, if that. Internal IT developers target IE because it's chosen by the corporations because it's ubiquitous... and the whole thing is backwards. Whereas a standards based execution would work across platforms and be extensible and flexible.

If you prefer to target any browser... then you're a lazy developer. If your forced to then sorry bout your luck... but it needs to change sometime... because it's a huge problem that has completely frozen technological advancement in a lot of corporations and tethered them to a browser that's three versions old (IE6) because they would have to completely rewrite the applications to work on new, more advanced software. The corps would save money if the learned to embrace progressive enhancement.
Posted by: Metronome49   Posted on: 06/12/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Limiting browser pre-installs  linuser | 06/12/09
Imagine the support nightmares  zmud | 06/12/09
Oh come on...  Metronome49 | 06/12/09
and you've....  JoeMama_z | 06/12/09
for real  AceOfJames | 06/12/09
Well...  zkiwi | 06/13/09
If you code to standards  Michael Kelly | 06/12/09
As usual  LordLiverpool | 06/15/09
RE: EC responds to Microsoft's browser move  ampers@... | 06/12/09
Wrong. Try again  Unix Pimp | 06/12/09
This is wrong and inane...  Metronome49 | 06/12/09
As usual  LordLiverpool | 06/12/09
So...  zkiwi | 06/14/09
How can people  LordLiverpool | 06/15/09
Go back a couple steps and read...  Metronome49 | 06/15/09
RE: EC responds to Microsoft's browser move  LordLiverpool | 06/12/09
PC makers & users still have freedom  linuser | 06/12/09
Once again  LordLiverpool | 06/15/09
For retail purchases  Scubajrr | 06/12/09
Did you run into a wall?  Metronome49 | 06/12/09
This is a silly move, and I don't think that the EU should allow it  Metronome49 | 06/12/09
I don't blame MS for this approach  Reply_account | 06/12/09
You missed the point...  Socratesfoot | 06/12/09
RE: EC responds to Microsoft's browser move  Parassassin | 06/12/09
For most people, this will not be an issue  linuser | 06/12/09
Wish the US could get it...  Socratesfoot | 06/12/09
PC makers would probably favor that  linuser | 06/12/09
I just uninstall it...  Spiritusindomit@... | 06/14/09
RE: EC responds to Microsoft's browser move  oo7maverick | 06/12/09
What more are they supposed to do Opera?  Spiritusindomit@... | 06/14/09
RE: EC responds to Microsoft's browser move  norfolk_tyke | 06/15/09
RE: EC responds to Microsoft's browser move  agsGeoff | 06/15/09
Genius move by Microsoft  welch3694 | 06/16/09
More ZDNet Troll bait  Duke E. Love | 06/16/09

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