Eric Meyer: Almost Target

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Eric shares a story about a time in his days at Mozilla when they were faced with a similar situation to that which led Microsoft towards version targeting. I feel sorry for the guys on the IE team. Having talked to a few of them personally about this, I know they're smart people who want to do the right thing for the web. But the right thing, for Microsoft, is not necessarily the same as the right thing for the web. They're stuck between a rock and a hard place, and they're trying to make the best of it. Debate the pros and cons of Microsoft's version targeting proposal all you want, but do keep in mind that these are genuinely good people, working hard at bringing IE up-to-par with web standards (no easy task, as far behind as it had gotten). They're not the evil Microsoft borg -- they're regular people. They're doing the best they can in a no-win situation -- give them a bit of a break.

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