Windows

Browser compatibility is a big issue for them who are in web development related tread. Now days cross platform compatibility test and tweak takes more time than actual development process.

There are number of browsers in the market and those who work with CSS and style coding know how hard it becomes to make a website compatible with every browser.

Although Microsoft has stopped supporting IE6, but still a large number of web users, almost 20% to be exact, is still using IE6 hence for a web publisher, IE6 compatibility does matter a lot. Infact, Microsoft it self has bundled IE6 as in terms of Windows XP mode in its latest OS Windows 7, emphasizing on the ability to test web applications directly from present OS.

Recently, when I was trying to implement a new theme, I faced lot of issue while making it compatible with IE6. While I was spending few sleepless nights around it, I wanted to see how Microsoft’s own websites look in IE6. I didn’t had to look much, as links mentioned in Microsoft home page turned out to be IE6 incompatible.

Take a look at Microsoft Office 2010 Beta page in IE6. Which seems to be broken up while opened under IE6 browser.

There should be an universal layout standard to make the code work in all browser and web platform. And as for Microsoft, it seems, they them self aren’t interested in welcoming 20% of Internet users.