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		scotth on March 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Servo passes Acid2 Flexboxes don't really help. The reason that floats exist is so that elements can flow around them.

sjy on March 28, 2014 [–]

That's what they were designed for, but they are frequently used to do things that would better be done with flexboxes (if the support was there).

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