[KLUG Advocacy] [Fwd: Microsoft And Standards]

[John Bridleman]

* Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> CSS is an "emerging" technology?  Yes, like "the wheel".

I thought that was very funny.

> > It appears that groups within Microsoft that depend on IE are
> > convincing others in the company that complying with standards is the
> > best way to make IE a solid web development platform, according to
> > Rob Helm, analyst for Directions on Microsoft. Signs that Microsoft
> > is doing more than just talking is evident in the praise company has
> > received by the Web Standards Project:
> > http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/epXu0GO8ZR0G4X0DaSJ0Ex
> > To call Microsoft pro-standards, however, would be taking it too far.
> 
> Ah, yep.

I read another article (sorry, can't find it right now) where the Opera guy was saying that MS spent 4 years making IE7 and that they should spend another month making it standards compliant. 8-)
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