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by Jeff Wyrick ( http://www.mi-websolutions.com ) Does Microsoft care for Webmasters It’s always been a problem with websites appearing exactly the same on different platforms. As a web developer / webmaster it is extremely difficult to make user experiences rich by having the site look the same in any OS / Browser. The biggest problems they have with their famous Internet Explorer browser is security issues and W3C Standards compliance issues. Does Microsoft have a vision of having the world’s most popular browser still? Yes but currently IE is dropping it’s rate pretty fast as Mozilla and Firefox support CSS2 and PNG Transparent Alpha where’s IE does not support. What’s really interesting is IE 5 for Mac supports both CSS2 and PNG Transparent Alpha but IE for Mac development has been discontinued. Makes me think Microsoft likes Apple more then their own Flagship Product “Windows”. So why is it important for Internet Explorer to follow the W3C Standards? • Makes it easier on a develop