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MicrosoftI tested the IE 11 compatibility feature and it works nicely but how do we explain the code for IE 11 still being in this package to our security people. Is it a full feature set or just enough to run the deprecated features?
If we are talking IE Mode within the Edge C browser as opposed to IE on its own.... The IE Mode approach is safe and secure, the other not so much. All the functionality, none of the worry.
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Drew
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- Drew Cornutt
Drew1903 Thank you for your reply. Can never have too many Drew's. Does this mean we are visualizing the runtime for the IE11 code? ActiveX controls can still run but not create a security vulnerability? Really awesome work if so!. There are lots of dinosaur vendors out there who refuse to upgrade their code because they provide critical infrastructure functions. In effect, holding their customers hostage while maintaining profit margins by not spending the money to upgrade.
Drew Cornutt
Well, you have brought up what I'll call a 'pet peeve' of mine. Blaming a new OS or browser because something old no longer works. We have gone though this for many years. It is not right or fair to hog-tie people to old stuff because the vendor or manufacturer is not 'up to speed'. Forcing people to want to keep using IE or XP because you didn't update the product you are offering to be compatible with a new browser or OS... Quick anecdote:
Some years ago I had a client who I had upgraded from one OS to the next. He made me put him back to old OS because a game he liked to play would not work on the new OS. A wk or 2 later the game provided a patch so it would (now) work on the new OS. At that point, because, he actually liked the new OS, he had me upgrade him back to it, again.
Blaming the OS or browser can be misguided when it is usually the software makers that are lagging and that is what causes the complaints & makes things awkward & makes people think they are obliged to use (& continue to use) old stuff.
Cheers,
Drew