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No gradients, no transforms, no history. That's just off the top of my head with the stuff I already use.

Lack of HTML5 history is a big disappointment. This would have been a game-changer for the web - no more #! workarounds.

It does support 2d transforms: http://msdn.microsoft.com/nl-nl/ie/ff468705.aspx#_CSS3_2D_Tr...

There are ways to use svg to implement scalable gradients: http://css3wizardry.com/2010/10/29/css-gradients-for-ie9/ . With some clever engineering someone could make a library that automatically converts gradient styles into SVG backgrounds.

Useful to know, but the simple thing I've been working on - a product browser akin to coverflow, with bookmarkable items - needs a 'skew' effect, which is considered a 3D transform.

No websockets, either. That's the thing that irks me the most.

WebSockets isn't even finished yet. What's the point complaining about the lack of a feature when it's not even ready yet? It's not like all the other browsers support it either.

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