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Re: When will developers be able to rely on ARIA?

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From: Al Sparber
Date: Mar 4, 2009 11:30AM

Christian Heilmann wrote:
> Now. If nobody does it browser vendors will never bother. We have to
> break the chicken and egg cycle.
>
> The more important question is when will companies update their
> infrastructure when new browsers come out. The big obstacle to *any*
> innovation in the web right now is IE6 and the companies that don't
> upgrade because they painted themselves in a corner with really
> shortsighted development five years ago.

Good point. But with respect to ARIA, IE7 is an equally daunting roadblock
and one that will likely not be cleared for several years.