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> What I don't understand is why they don't use the latest Chrome beta to do this tests - e.g. Chrome 5.0.375.29 beta passes all tests for Dom Level 2 Style.

That's a valid question to ask and I'd tend to give them the benefit of the doubt on this. As I understand it they chose the most recent released versions of the other browsers.

If they had of chosen the most recently nightly build or beta versions and a particular test didn't work on that browser but had previously worked, ie it was a regression that would be fixed in the next build, then someone would jump all over them for "cherry picking" their competitors versions to obtain results that flattered IE the most.

Picking the most recently released versions seems to make the most sense from this point of view, though I'll allow that you could make the point that choosing the most recent nightlies of the other browsers would also make sense.



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