Re: Any experience with "The Last One"?

From: Gerry Quinn (gerryq_at_indigo.ie)
Date: 12/02/03 

Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 15:09:07 GMT

In article <m3n0ab9w11.fsf@europa.pienet>, Greg Menke <gregm-news@toadmail.com> wrote:
>gerryq@indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn) writes:

>> >> Say I include a browser control in an application (as I did in my most
>> >> recent). I know it will load a version of IE. And that's how I want it
>> >> - I don't have to test how it looks in other browsers.
>> >
>> >Nice. Until Microsoft changes the browser around once again to suit
>> >themselves. Hope you'll be around in a year or two to fix your app.
>>
>> Backward compatibility is unlikely to be an issue, IMO.
>
>A throw-away app? Give a try at writing software that has to be
>around in 5-10 years, then start telling me how wonderful Windows is.

No, what I mean is that in 5-10 years, I confidently expect IE to have
no problems with simple pages from the current era.

- Gerry Quinn