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Mozilla blasts Acid3 as Safari and Opera grab the brass ring: Ask Mozilla co-founder Mike Shaver what he thinks about Ian Hixie's Acid3 test and he'll give you an ear full. On his blog today Shaver defended the Mozilla Firefox team as they watched both Opera and Safari/WebKit apparently achieve a 100% pass rate Wednesday. Ian's Acid 3, unlike its...; Tags: Web, Opera Software, Apple Safari, Test, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Standards, Acid3, Ian, Acid2, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Quality, Internet, Marketing, Business Operations, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Acid2, Acid3, and the power of default: Acid2, Acid3, and the power of defaultThere's no conspiracyI have to say that it's a little bizarre to suggest that, after all of the effort the IE team has put in to get IE8 to pass the Acid2 test, that they'd go to great lengths not to use it. The...; Tags: Web browsers, Team management, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Safari 3, Acid2, IE team, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Acid3; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
Curtain rises on Opera 9: Curtain rises on Opera 9No problems here at all...Works good. Works fast. The interface definitely takes getting used to though.And, oddly, no one has written a Weather applet for it.Hm?I've been using the beta and upgrading through the beta process without any problems. I wonder what could...; Tags: Web browsers, CSS, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Opera Software, Web browser, Opera 9, Acid2; Discussion threads 2006-06-20
Why IE 7.0 needs CSS: Why IE 7.0 needs CSSFace i t John,your employer is playing catch up, that's all there is too it.M$ won't get too many more chancesto get things right. IE 7.0 SHOULD have tried to pass the Acid2 test - lack of CSS support has been tarnishing IE's image for YEARS....; Tags: Web browsers, rationalization, Microsoft Internet Explorer, CSS, Microsoft Corp., Acid2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, defacto; Discussion threads 2005-08-01

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Mozilla blasts Acid3 as Safari and Opera grab the brass ring: Mozilla blasts Acid3 as Safari and Opera grab the brass ringHixie and Web Standards...I could care less about Hixie's Acid2/3, even if I'm not a web developer... As long as it works, it works! If the web standards ain't broke, don't fix or improve it...Ed, ever the cynic....Did you consider...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Acid3, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software, Apple Safari; Discussion threads 2008-03-27

Apple pushes Safari to unsupported operating systems: Apple pushes Safari to unsupported operating systemsLive and learnAs much as Apple does cool things, remember, its a for profit company. The bottom line for ALL for profit companies is simple. make more and more money by all means necessary.Personally, I think that Apple software stinks, from iTunes to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, operating system, Apple Inc., Apple Safari, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-03-27
Standards and pragmatism in web browsers: Recently, Microsoft declared that true "standards mode" in IE 8.0 will be the default, indicating that it will try to render all pages marked with the proper DOCTYPE according to the more rigorous (and ACID2-compliant) HTML rendering rules of the improved standards mode in IE 8.0. This is in contrast...; Tags: Web, HTML, Spec, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Standards, Standards Mode, Joel Spolsky, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Will IE 8 break the Web?: Will IE 8 break the Web?It's an opportunity for the money puppetswho write IE only sites to re-screw their customers and charge hundreds to add appropriate headers to their sites.RE: Will IE 8 break the Web?I think they originally didn't want to "break the web" because it would make IE...; Tags: Web browsers, Channel management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web, IE 8, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Acid3 browser test released, nobody passes: The Web Standards Project has released the latest in their series of browser compatibility tests: Acid3. Even though Acid3 is based on 4 year old standards, no currently shipping browser passes as of this writing. Update: Want to try the test yourself? First, save and close any...; Tags: Web Browser, Web Standards Project, Web Browsers, Internet, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-03-05
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - Tour: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - TourMore of the sameLooks a lot like IE 7, but that would be expected. I really like the way it highlighted the active domain URL.From my past experience in DEPLOYING browser upgrades, any word on a new IEAK? The omission for IE...; Tags: Web browsers, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8 Beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser; Discussion threads 2008-03-05
IE 8 to feature WebSlices, Activities: IE 8 to feature WebSlices, ActivitiesRE: IE 8 to feature WebSlices, ActivitiesMary Jo, once again you have shown you are one of the quickest journalists to cover MS tech news!looking forward to IE8 Beta1!I've got a funny feelingthat it's going to make writing "MS javascript (TM)" and "MS CSS (TM)"...; Tags: Web browsers, WebSlices, IE 8, Activities, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8 Beta1; Discussion threads 2008-03-05
Firefox 3 beta 5 code freeze slated for March 18: Firefox 3 beta 5 code freeze slated for March 18Damn Right Another Beta is Needed!I have crashes all the time. Several times they've gotten so frequest I've had to go to FF2 or IE to get work done.The current code is not anywhere close to being ready for prime...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3 beta 5, Firefox 3; Discussion threads 2008-03-04
Microsoft caves: 'Super-standards' mode to become IE 8 default: After much outcry from developers and users, Microsoft is bowing to pressure and making its new, Acid-2-compliant standards mode the default in Internet Explorer 8. Microsoft officials are attributing the change in plans to the company wanting to live up to the interoperability pledges that Microsoft made...; Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Mode, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Mozilla confirms Firefox proof of concept information leak vulnerability: Mozilla confirms Firefox proof of concept information leak vulnerabilityThe more I use firefox, the less impressed...I am. After install a third party firewall I discovered that it reports to Google (search disabled and fishing detection disabled) with every web site I visit.And now, the fact that someone can read what...; Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Opera Software, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, NoScript, proof of concept; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
Opera: Acid or no, its Microsoft antitrust complaint goes forward: Opera: Acid or no, its Microsoft antitrust complaint goes forwardThat's right case more about helping OperaIf lack of standards compliance was such a big issue, people would have switched to Opera already. The fact that they havent, proves these standards are nearly worthless. For awhile, Firefox was only...; Tags: Web browsers, Corporate law, antitrust, Opera Software, Microsoft Corp., Web browser; Discussion threads 2007-12-19
Opera: Acid or no, its Microsoft antitrust complaint goes forward: Now that Microsoft has passed the Acid2 Browser test, is Opera Software satisfied? If dropping its antitrust complaint filed last week with the European Commission is the measure, the answer is no. I asked Opera whether Microsoft's announcement on December 19 that an internal Internet Explorer 8...; Tags: Opera Software, Antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Standards, Web Browsers, Quality, Internet, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Internal Microsoft IE 8 build passes the Acid standards test: Internal Microsoft IE 8 build passes the Acid standards testIE8 Web Layout Engine?Can someone please verify what web layout engine IE8 used to pass the acid2 test?ThanksBeautifulThis and true XHTML support would make me a happy camper. It's really not too much to ask, and it's nice that they're...; Tags: Web browsers, Quality, Standards compliance, class action lawsuit, IE8 Web Layout Engine, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internal Microsoft IE 8, standards test, standards, pass, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-12-19
Internal Microsoft IE 8 build passes the Acid standards test: A week after Opera Software filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft that focused, in part, on Microsoft's falure to make Internet Explorer (IE) standards-compliant, Microsoft has gone on record stating IE 8 will include support for key Web standards. Microsoft verified last week that an internal test...; Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Standards, Acid2 Browser Test, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-12-19
First Look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 2: First Look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 2My Backup BrowserLike its predecessors, Firefox 3.0 Beta 2 continues to work with my financial site and Cox TV listings. No version of Safari has ever been able to do this. Firefox 3.0 Beta 2 also passes the acid test, http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/. ...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Firefox 3 Beta 2, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.0 Beta 2, Firefox 3.0, Web browser; Discussion threads 2007-12-19
Opera: Setting the record straight on Microsoft and Web standards: Opera: Setting the record straight on Microsoft and Web standardsThey're doing no such thing.Don't think for a minute they're doing this for us. Microsoft is under no obligation to pass Acid2.Message has been deleted.There are no such things as "community standards"The writer is clearly not informed as to what a...; Tags: Quality, Web browsers, Yes IE, Microsoft Internet Explorer, standards, Opera Software, Microsoft Corp., W3C; Discussion threads 2007-12-14