Sounds to me like they are starting to do a 'microsoft' with the marketplace(s). :/
Still, its required i guess to kick IE off its undeserved high horse.
Basically designing to the proper web specs means:
A) your page is more likely to render properly everywhere.
B) You become a less sloppy developer.
C) browser developers are more likely to stick to the proper official specs (MSIE that means YOU!)
D) New specifications remain open as single-browser-only features will be less popular with devs.
Still, its required i guess to kick IE off its undeserved high horse.
So the browser market becomes even more fragmented - bad news for MS
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Not so good news for anybody who is in the business of web design, either.
On the contrary, if everyone designs for the strictest/fussiest common few browsers that are 100% on specification. A more fragmented market would encourage devs to do this. I hate developers that have the stupid and misguided attitude "It works in IE which is almost everyone, so it will do".
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Not so good news for anybody who is in the business of web design, either.
Basically designing to the proper web specs means:
A) your page is more likely to render properly everywhere.
B) You become a less sloppy developer.
C) browser developers are more likely to stick to the proper official specs (MSIE that means YOU!)
D) New specifications remain open as single-browser-only features will be less popular with devs.