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Re: Why MSIE sucks for the HTML writer
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 20 Mar 2000 19:57:41 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> I'd like to see that browser be Mozilla, but MSIE is still far, far more
> solid. BTW, does MS have any plans to release a Linux version of MSIE?
> Or is it recommended to run it under WINE instead?
For Linux users, Microsoft recommends following the instructions in this KB
article:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q247/8/04.ASP
:)
Seriously, I can't answer your question, but I can say that Microsoft's
awareness (and interest) of the Linux OS has increased dramatically, although
it did take some time (we just needed to hire the right people)
> This thread has helped a lot. I actually like MSIE5 quite a bit, as a
> browser -- from the user side of things. From the server side, the number
> of problems in the tip release that I have to worry about is now down to 1.
Until IE gets 100% market share (sorry :P), coding for multiple platforms will
be a standard problem with web developers
> What is the latest MacOS release number of MSIE?
4.5 (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.asp)
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