IE is actually a fantastic browser these days. It leads the way in a lot of areas (first to implement CSS grid, pointer events, scroll rails and snap points, independent animations, independent input, and more). But just like Chrome is way behind in several of those areas, IE is behind on a few others, like preserve-3d which is only in the dev channel / tech preview release currently. It also had Chrome way beat with unprefixed standard-compliant CSS transforms, transitions, and animations.

Thing is, if you only use Chrome, you assume its particular selection of features is the standard. But that’s a very narrow perspective.

I dislike IE as well however the Spartan looks like it could have potential. So at least they may have a fair chance :P

I think it’s by design. From what I have observed with Microsoft, I think the problem is that they have too many resources in the area of browser development. They innovated plenty in the early IE stages (including the invention of AJAX) but got too much into their own “standards” in later releases. That unconventional progress became the snake that ate it’s own tail. Now we just have crap. Thanks Microsoft…

Too right. How can a company with all of Microsoft’s resources lag so far behind every other browser in terms of feature adoption?

Thanks I updated that. Looks like it’s supported post-Blink-transition.