[HangThemHigh]

"What sense does it make to release a product that doesn't measure up?"

IMO they don't want to measure up. More people use Internet Explorer than any (all?) other browsers. Why should M$ spend their time playing catch up when they are already #1? They would rather set standards than follow them. It's their way of thumbing their noses at the competition.

[teletech]

IMO they don't want to measure up. More people use Internet Explorer than any (all?) other browsers. Why should M$ spend their time playing catch up when they are already #1? They would rather set standards than follow them. It's their way of thumbing their noses at the competition.

The trouble with this kind of thinking is that to remain #1, you must build a better mouse trap or be prepared to find yourself in a game of catch up. Resting on your laurels will NOT cut it! NO company is to big to topple.