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Ask HN: Why do we tolerate IE?

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We should all just put links to browsers that work whenever someone visits our stuff in ie. Why not?

Who's "we"? And what's IE?

As an employee of a web development firm, I have to support IE because our clients don't want to arbitrarily exclude some large percentage of the web.

As a person who has a blog, I don't want to exclude people from reading what I write just because I happen to disagree with a user-agent string my server received.

Not to mention, there are at least four versions of IE in the wild, some less bad than others.

if enough do it then people will download good browsers

If they're able to. A lot of people work at companies where they have to use IE, and are not allowed to install something else.

if the internet stops working, their companies will change

You're so cute and optimistic, I just want to muss your hair.

Because plenty of customers use it and do not want to change.

Seriously, do you think they are going to change their browser just to use whatever application you got?

again - if enough do it then people will download good browsers. if the internet stops working for someone, they're going to rectify the problem. but we keep bending over to Microsoft and their old it people that think open source is less secure. why are we pussy footing into the modern age instead of demanding some action. don't you think microsoft will make their browser legit if the internet stops working for its users? its never gonna happen? i know

Go ahead, demand action. While you are waiting for response to your demands I'll keep building my business.

wait... you're creating a browser?

You must be slow. I build my services to work in whatever browser my clients are using.

i was just joking. thanks for helping me vent

I'm taking an approach where if your browser isn't CSS3 compliant, it's not my problem.

People with good browsers get the "HD" version, and anyone else gets the working, slightly less glitzy "SD" version.

It's like people with black and white televisions complaining they can't see their favorite new shows in color. Upgrade your television or stop yelling at it.

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