Is support for Web standards still an issue?
Web developers have heaped scorn on IE6 over the years, and with good reason. Building a Web site that works well with modern browsers and IE6 requires memorizing an encyclopedia of hacks and workarounds. IE7 promises to fix many of the most critical bugs and do a better job at following Web standards. Although it won’t pass the Acid2 Test, the preview version of IE7 Beta 2 has received favorable early reviews from some influential Web designers.