by bhoggett:
As for sites being just vanilla HTML - well, I suppose some people wish we were still using ASCII based BBS systems on dial-up or browsing using text browsers only. The thing is everything changes and moves on to better things, and I can certainly see a case in a couple of years when people with outdated browsers are just going to find they can't access most sites on the net, be they simple web pages or fully fledged web applications or games.
I agree totally that the IBrowse team should set a date and keep to it but then IBrowse 2.3 is such a good quality bit of coding I am happy to wait that little bit extra for IBrowse 2.4 - they will almost certainly add extra features without compromising reliability.
As for "everything changes and moves on..." - did VHS VCRs become obsolete yet? We've had Betamax, Laserdisc, VCD, DVD and now TiVO and yet 99% of us are still using VHS cassettes to record TV!
Same goes for petrol (/gas)... for some reason, despite it causing wars, polluting the atmosphere and causing global warming we all put petrol into our vehicles instead of using electric, fuel cell or bio-diesel cars.
Bicycles haven't moved on in basic design for a hundred years!
People are still using Amigas that are between 10-21yrs old!
"If it ain't broke... don't fix it!" ... and if you want to update it make sure everyone can use it.
