>This entire project seems to be about improving compatibility with older websites, by adding more algorithms and layers to the rendering process.
Uh... isn't that exactly the opposite of what they're actually doing here? Did you read the article? They're creating a new rendering engine that has all the backwards compatibility crap stripped out, so that they don't accidentally break compatibility while making changes to the layout engine they're using for legacy sites. (I.E. They're removing layers from the rendering process, not adding them.)
> Or, leave IE11 as the default now for compatibility, and spin off a new browser called IE Lightning.
Uh... isn't that exactly the opposite of what they're actually doing here? Did you read the article? They're creating a new rendering engine that has all the backwards compatibility crap stripped out, so that they don't accidentally break compatibility while making changes to the layout engine they're using for legacy sites. (I.E. They're removing layers from the rendering process, not adding them.)
> Or, leave IE11 as the default now for compatibility, and spin off a new browser called IE Lightning.
Uh... they kind of did. It's called Spartan.