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The Demise of Internet Explorer
09:07AM CST June 27, 2003

The Web Standards Project speaks out on Microsoft's recent announcement that "Internet Explorer for Macintosh and Windows [will] cease to exist as free, standalone products," noting, however, that Microsoft plans to provide bug fixes for existing versions, and demanding that we know when:

Microsoft should demonstrate their continued commitment to industry standards by letting us know when we can expect fixes for the remaining standards-support bugs in Internet Explorer for Macintosh and Windows.

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Confirming that they plan to fix the remaining bugs in their browsers would demonstrate that customers considering their browsers and other software can expect to realize the cost and time savings of open standards, now and in the future.

The WaSP's level-headed comments are refreshing in the wake of numerous Chicken-Little statements from well-intentioned webloggers.