Bad news for IE only designers...
I know a lot of folks have designed their sites only for IE. the argument is usually that too few people browse with non-IE browsers to justify the effort of using care not to code with IE propietary tags, etc.
Thought you might find this tidbit I just read interesting... "The open-source project (Mozilla) has gained some wind in recent weeks as reports surfaced that America Online, the corporate parent of Netscape, may start shipping the Netscape browser to its AOL members instead of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. AOL has been testing parts of the Mozilla code inside its software and inside its CompuServe service, prompting speculations that it is considering a release of the software to its subscribers."
Oooops...
Here is a link to the article it was from: Mozzila 1.0 nears release
mairving posted this at 16:33 — 29th March 2002.
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Yep, Mozilla keeps getting better and better. Version 1 is scheduled for release soon. AOL is not on very good terms with MS right now is one of the reasons for them wanting to use something besides IE.
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taff posted this at 16:38 — 29th March 2002.
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Not to mention the fact that AOL owns Netscape
disaster-master posted this at 17:21 — 29th March 2002.
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I guess all good things must come to an end sooner or later.
Hate to change the subject here but while looking at related news on this subject that doublehelix posted I found THIS ARTICLE about Microsoft's Outlook Express.
Microsoft seems to be getting a lot of bad raps these days. I have heard things about Outlook Express before but didn't really pay them much attention. This makes me want to use another e mail app. Anyone have any recommendations?
mjames posted this at 18:31 — 29th March 2002.
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Surprised AOL has been using MS's product this long while they own Netscape. I hope they use Mozilla and not Netscape, though.
Megan posted this at 14:27 — 1st April 2002.
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Didn't they have a contract with MS? I was under the impression that they traded use of IE for placement on the windows desktop and that's why they had to keep using IE.
I'm glad this may be finally happening! Competition in the browser market is a good thing
As for OE - we are strongly encouraged not to use it here at work just because of the virus problems. All the other places I've worked have had the same attitude to OE. In fact, in one office I worked in we were strictly NOT ALLOWED to use OE. I'd like some better recommendations as well. I don't really like Eurdora at all, NS6/Mozilla e-mail is okay, Opera won't work with my e-mail address... forget why. I've just been using OE at home lately out of laziness
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Rayna posted this at 16:52 — 1st April 2002.
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AOL "had" been in bed with Microsoft for a long time but their contract to bundle AOL with Windows was up last year. New versions of Windows like XP do not come bundled with AOL or CompuServ any longer.
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