I agree with all but the IE points. Unfortunately, many users think IE IS the Internet, and have no idea you can use another browser. So, out of the box, an everyday user doesn't know that they have options.
Does IE work? Yes, it will retrieve what I request - but does it work WELL and to standards? nope. This is not something that clients may see all the time, but it sure is a headache for developers.
Take your statement to the other extreme. Safari comes with the Mac, Firefox is free, Opera is free, Camino is free, Mozilla is free. So why should any of them comply to standards? Why dont they all just do their own thing and use their own standards? The point of standards is to get EVERYONE on the same page and a level playing field, without them it is chaos. I don't use IE and would never recommend it to anyone, but they are obviously a large market share (mostly beginners and 'browsers' who don't know any different).
Speaking of bad apple - I have to go fix a Mac now (I get the luxury of being the web developer/programmer...and....mac guy).
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