Linked by Kroc Camen on Wed 16th Sep 2009 20:06 UTC
Sometime ago I conjectured that Microsoft made certain changes to IE8 to force web standards forward and drop backwards compatibility as default (a very un-Microsoft move) because of the need for the web to break out of the blinkered IE6 / Desktop-Browser view of content otherwise Microsoft would find itself unable to compete in the mobile space. It's been over a year since that article and in such a short period of time it has become ever clearer that Microsoft's mobile offerings, and their overall mobile platform strategy are failing against the dominant iPhone, the newcomer Android, and a re-invigorated Palm with WebOS.
Permalink for comment 384468
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Member since:
2005-04-01
Well said.
You're right: Webkit replacing Trident is really the ONLY option going forward. That, or conceding the browser wars.
Microsoft often runs like small divisions unaware of each other. If they pooled resources wisely, who knows what they'd come up with?