Microsoft.com Makes IE8 Incompatibility List

nickull writes "Microsoft is tracking incompatible Web sites for its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser and has posted a list that now contains about 2,400 names — including Microsoft.com. Apparently, even though Microsoft's IE8 team is doing the 'right' thing by finally making IE more standards-compliant, they are risking 'breaking the Web' because the vast majority of Web sites are still written to work correctly with previous, non-standards-compliant versions of IE."

Fuck IE

[jollyreaper]

It can't even render simple fucking HTML properly. Simple little html table, written according to the guidelines. Looks spiff in Firefox, unholy mess in IE. The only way to make things line up properly in IE is to do illegal things that are correctly rendered as incompetent ass in Firefox.

Fuck IE and the modem it was downloaded on.

Re:Google.com?!

[snowgirl]

I'm no web developer but how can google.com be on that list as well? It is one of the simplest websites around. A text field, few links and a bit of javascript.

The problem here is that Microsoft released a list of domains that are not properly supported, and the list contains one entry: "*.*"

Re:Where's the story?

[techno-vampire]

Or that Windows Update only worked through Internet Explorer?

Well, what else do you expect? Windows Update works by taking advantage of a major security hole known as "ActiveX," and IE is the only browser that doesn't block it.

Re:Google.com?!

[duguk]

...the list contains one entry: "*.*"

At least my intranet site will be ok then :o)

Re:Where's the story?

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh wait thats from 10 years ago....

So is Microsoft.com...

Re:Options

[NotBornYesterday]

Bill Microsoft, of course.

Re:Options

[BSDimwit]

Who says anything has to be done for free. Consider this Microsoft's contribution to the economic stimulus package.

Re:Fuck IE

[hubert.lepicki]

Sorry, but which screenshot are you asking for? IE8 displaying elements not valid way, or that guy who posted original comment, doing activity with title of his post.

Re:Options

[Anonymous Coward]

Calling all kettles, Calling all kettles, Pot to Black do you read me? I Read you Pot - lets go paint the pans, they're starting to get wise.

Re:Options

[itamihn]

Bill Microsoft, of course.

Bill Gates

Re:Options

[fireman sam]

That all depends on who's standards IE7 is being compared to. IE7 is not standards compliant when compared to the w3 standard, but is VERY compliant when compared to the MS standard.

Re:Options

[rrohbeck]

Looks like you just found a reliable way to detect IE8.

Re:Options

[Anthony_Cargile]

Yes they are, you just dislike them to the point where you want to run around screaming to the top of your lungs and hitting everything with your fists till they turn bloody, then you fall down and whimper yourself to sleep while murmuring "damn proprietary standards... I hate you!"

There, fixed that for you.

Re:Options

[eikonos]

they deserve to go down with the ship they hitched their trailers to

This takes the car analogy in a whole new direction... the aquacar.