Hester - 10:11 am on Jun 23, 2003 (gmt 0)

The problems with IE include the layout bugs, lack of complete PNG image support, lack of features found in Opera and Mozilla such as tabbed windows and pop-up blockers, no simple way to resize pixel-based fonts for disabled users, never-ending security holes, lack of full CSS2 and even HTML 4 compliance... the list goes on.

It is a real shame that Microsoft cannot be bothered (or consider it a waste of money) to upgrade IE6. I get the feeling that the effort is too much to upgrade the engine, so perhaps they are writing a new one for Longhorn. How else can we explain a two-year wait for a new browser? Meanwhile the old one stagnates, allowing Opera and Mozilla and Safari to take a real stake of the market. Microsoft have even given up completely on the Mac.

I love XP though. Sure it has some annoyances, but it's a real step up from 98, being based on NT. I look forward to Longhorn. (Just need to get that 128Mb RAM graphics card first!)