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[–] ScorpioGlitch 1 points (+1|-0)

That won't repeat. There are too many developers and companies out there that will stick to cross-browser compatibility.

[–] Polsaker [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

Well but the way we're going there'll be a single browser engine used in the market!

I guess the ultimate cross-browser compatibility exists if you only have one browser

[–] ScorpioGlitch 1 points (+1|-0)

There's always Opera. It's straight-up written in Java.

[–] jobes 0 points (+0|-0)

That number will dwindle as more and more people adopt Chrome. The only reason we cared about browser compatibility when I used to work in web development was solely because certain customers were locked into using custom builds of IE and Netscape (am I showing my age?). The only people who really care about browser compatibility these days are advertisers, and they own Chrome.

[–] ScorpioGlitch 1 points (+1|-0)

People who care about compatibility is any smart company. Safari mobile is different from IE is different from firefox from chrome.

[–] jobes 0 points (+0|-0)

IE is already abandoning its platform for a chrome-based browser. Apple and Mozilla may not be far behind. There is no profit for those other companies in the browser business, it doesn't make sense for them to compete.