David H. Lipman wrote:
> "Mike Easter"
>
> | BoaterDave wrote:
>
>>> What type of work might require the use of a browser with so many
>>> flaws?
>
> | This is not a useful question, because it is based on the 'inner'
> | thoughts and unknown configuration or requirements of this cited person
>
> Like compatibility issues.
>
> My org. bars the use of IE8 due to compatibility and compliance issues.

I'm not much of an IE user, but...

.... what about using IE8's Compatibility Mode function? That seems to be
a compatibility advantage of IE8 over IE7.

That is, I don't know how it works with your org. - whether 'barring'
means 'I don't care if you can make it work or not, you are not allowed
to use it IE8 here and you are not in charge of the admin of the
computer (install/update to IE8) you use while in our org.'

Previously I think there was a section in the wikipedia in which it
explained how IE8 was less compatible than IE7, but I can't find that
section now, so it must have been edited away. Could that be because of
compatibility mode advantages?

I think I'll look in the discussion section some more for it - the
missing compatibility issue - so far no go.


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Mike Easter