Re: IE7 and Web Standards

[Harlan Messinger <hmessinger.removethis@comcast.net>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Harlan Messinger wrote:
>
>
> > Jim Moe wrote:
> >
> > > Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Paul Thurrott:
> > > > "Wilson's (IE Lead Program Manager) post is disappointing because
> > > > Microsoft
> > > > doesn't plan to fully support the latest CSS standard in IE 7.0..."
> > >
> > >  IE7 is completely irrelevant to us and will be for at least another 5
> > > years.
> >
> > Why? Do you think it will be that long before it shows up on Windows
> > Update and comes loaded on all new standard-order Windows machines?
>
>
> It only works under Windows XP or later. Most machines are still running
> Windows 2000 (or something to that effect).

Windows XP has been out for three years and most new (non-server) 
machines come with it, so your remark doesn't address the question of 
why it would take *another* five years for IE7 to be anything other than 
"completely irrelevant to us".