IE 5.5 beats IE 6.0 and 7.0 on Acid 3?

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Slashdot has written an interesting detail on the new Acid browser test. It seems like, according to the results compiled in this page, Internet Explorer 5.5 beats 6.0 and 7.0 on Acid3.

Is there a reasonable explanation for this? (Please refrain any use of profanities or trolling, this thread is not intended as flamebait)

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IE 5.5 compared to 7? You are talking about a difference of one percentage point, hardly statistically important enough to require deep thought as to the reason.

Obviously the newest specifications and recommendations didn't even exist back in the IE5.5 days, so it is impossible to think that Microsoft coded IE5.5 for the Acid3 test. What you see is just a result of variations in coding for browsers not specifically written to address these items.

Oh, and a big "shout out" to the Konqueror team for the Most Improved category. Going from a "Crashed" to a "51%" in a minor point release from version 3.5.8 to 3.5.9 ;)

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As long as we're talking about old browsers I wonder how Firefox 1.x compares :p

Oh, and a big "shout out" to the Konqueror team for the Most Improved category. Going from a "Crashed" to a "51%" in a minor point release from version 3.5.8 to 3.5.9 ;)

That is fantastic!

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IE 5.5 compared to 7? You are talking about a difference of one percentage point, hardly statistically important enough to require deep thought as to the reason.

For me the fact that IE 5.5 has srpassed the 10% barrier its important enough. How the hell it managed to do that? :blink:

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Slashdot has written an interesting detail on the new Acid browser test. It seems like, according to the results compiled in this page, Internet Explorer 5.5 beats 6.0 and 7.0 on Acid3.

Is there a reasonable explanation for this? (Please refrain any use of profanities or trolling, this thread is not intended as flamebait)

it is completely wrong only way the because I come up with different results.

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