[Authors] IE9 & IE Compatibility Requirements

bfintal said

pogoking said

bfintal said
Can we drop support for IE7 now?? it’s on 3.9% this month! Not to mention I think this is the main reason why my theme got rejected

Proof or it didn’t happen

I said I think, since it says in http://wiki.envato.com/selling/selling-rejections/themeforest-common-rejection-factors/ that:

Have you tested your design in IE6 (optional), IE7 , IE8, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera? While we do allow for alternative displays for older browsers — think simplified layout for IE6 users — your design must not break in any of these. If they do, your item will be rejected, with a request from the reviewer to make the necessary updates.

.. and I didn’t support ie7

I meant proof for IE7 ’s 3.9% market share

pogoking said
I meant proof for IE7 ’s 3.9% market share

LOL ! it’s from w3schools though http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_explorer.asp

I have to say that for years of doing web design, I’ve always used Firefox for my primary development browser, but recently I’ve been using ie9. Shocking I know, but honestly, I’m actually amazed at how well ie9 has become, especially with html5 and css3. With Firefox, I’ve been using the webmasters toolbar, but then I discovered the ie9 version and I’m blown away but it. Much better! And yes, I hate myself for liking an ie browser after using Firefox for so many years.

As for ie7, I scrapped that, in fact, I’m almost scrapping ie8 (almost), because not too long from now, ie10 will be arriving.

bfintal said
Can we drop support for IE7 now?? it’s on 3.9% this month! Not to mention I think this is the main reason why my theme got rejected

Dude, IE7 compatibility isn’t required…

jremick said
[...] As of today, IE7 compatibility is no longer a requirement. [...]

Its funny reading this 8 months later, when even IE10 is crap.

TylerQuinn said
Its funny reading this 8 months later, when even IE10 is crap.

IE will be a horrible browser for many years to come, possibly for the rest of its existence. Like I’ve said in the past, IE 7 is the new IE 6 , and soon IE 8 will be the new IE 6 , then IE 9 will be the new IE 6 and so on… because Microsoft isn’t building browsers for tomorrow like everyone else is.

jremick said

TylerQuinn said
Its funny reading this 8 months later, when even IE10 is crap.

IE will be a horrible browser for many years to come, possibly for the rest of its existence. Like I’ve said in the past, IE 7 is the new IE 6 , and soon IE 8 will be the new IE 6 , then IE 9 will be the new IE 6 and so on… because Microsoft isn’t building browsers for tomorrow like everyone else is.

They’re not even building browsers for today.