RE: Design Change Requests

[michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Even more than the web pages, Webfacing requires IE. Don't know about
HATS. And of course WDSC requires Windows...you know, that Java-based
package...

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Design Change Requests
> From: Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, January 10, 2006 1:47 pm
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Upgrades are easy and not a problem...it is IE only sites, or sites that 
> haven't bothered to test the site under any other browser that I find 
> irritating, especially when the company's site is promoting open source 
> technologies.
> 
> Am I surprised some of Microsoft web pages require IE in order to be 
> viewed properly?  No.  But I find it interesting that a company like IBM 
> that is promoting the use of alternatives to proprietary technologies 
> (like IE) has any areas that require IE to be viewed properly.  This 
> isn't a huge thing and I suppose that IBM, with hundreds of thousands of 
> web pages, is doing it's best to make them cross browser friendly, but 
> still, it IS irritating, at least to me.
> 
> Pete Helgren
> 
> rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >A big point to consider is that some people, using FF had no problem with 
> >that site.  They just used a newer version of FF.  Is it really such a 
> >PITA to upgrade your browser?  Or is there some business decision to 
> >remain at ancient versions of the browser in order to test any website you 
> >design that it is compatible with old versions of FF?  Are there really 
> >"users", and not web developers, that use something like FF and refuse to 
> >upgrade to a newer version of FF?
> >
> >Rob Berendt
> >  
> >
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