New Internet Explorer beta is buggy, but apparently more standards compliant than earlier IEs

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By David Rothman

The bad news: Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, now available for download, is buggy. Hey, it’s a beta. We’ll cut Microsoft some slack here. Good to see an official blog devoted to IE, one way for surfers to offer feedback.

The good news: IE8 is apparently far more Web-standards-compliant than earlier Explorers. Kudos to Opera for providing Microsoft with a little encouragement.

The bottom line: Hopefully few sites with obnoxious messages such as, "Best viewed with Internet Explorer." A salient aspect of the Web is or should be seamless linking. Do you really want to change browsers whenever to go to another site?

The hope for the future: May this claimed focus on standards compliance spread to the e-book area and bring Microsoft back into the IDPF!

More info on Explorer: Wikipedia article, source of the screenshot. Click here for detailed view.

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