In discussing why IE9+ will not be available for XP, they write:
Others have dropped support on Windows XP for functionality that we think is fundamental to performance.
This is completely disingenuous. What they are actually referring to (and link to) is Google disabling GPU acceleration and WebGL on XP starting in Chrome 10.0.648.114 due to stability issues. Importantly, Google intends Chrome 11 to re-enable these features on XP for known-good drivers. Here is the relevant ticket:
The thing is, I actually agree with Microsoft's decision to not support XP. XP, like IE6, is a fundamentally flawed platform and the sooner people move off of it, the better. I just wish they'd make the argument honestly.
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In discussing why IE9+ will not be available for XP, they write:
Others have dropped support on Windows XP for functionality that we think is fundamental to performance.
This is completely disingenuous. What they are actually referring to (and link to) is Google disabling GPU acceleration and WebGL on XP starting in Chrome 10.0.648.114 due to stability issues. Importantly, Google intends Chrome 11 to re-enable these features on XP for known-good drivers. Here is the relevant ticket:
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=72975
The thing is, I actually agree with Microsoft's decision to not support XP. XP, like IE6, is a fundamentally flawed platform and the sooner people move off of it, the better. I just wish they'd make the argument honestly.
I doubt I can ever agree with Microsoft.
They have this nice campaign running about how people should upgrade from IE6 to the lastest version:
http://ie6countdown.com/
What does this mean ? IE8, because there is no IE6 on Vista or 7, so they are talking about Windows XP. And their is no IE9 for Windows XP.
Windows XP extended support is till 2014. Last year (2010) Windows XP was still being sold.
The market share of Windows XP has over 50% worldwide, Microsoft should not ignore those users and just release a IE9 for Windows XP already.
But who am I kidding, IE9 was a rush job, it doesn't even have a proper JIT javascript engine when you run IE9 64-bit.
On Windows 2000 IE6 is actually the lastest version, but I won't comment on that further. ;-)