title: Does ASP.NET MVC provide a more suitable solution to being browser agnostic as opposed to Webforms?
body: <p>Hopefully this question is not to confusing, but I can help clear it up and there <em>is</em> a definitive answer: Yes or No (and why of course). I develop a lot of <em>internal intranet</em> applications using ASP.NET Webforms targeted for the Windows Environment and IE. This allows things like Windows Authentication and the drag-and-drop ASP.NET server controls work extreamly well and the focus is typically on the function rather than the pazzaz or the look of the site; I'm not selling products here to the masses.</p>
  
  <p>However some users are starting to use Macs, and as we know the default browser is Safari. Unfortunantly Safari does not support Windows Authentication. To add on, a lot of the out-of-the box ASP.NET server controls don't render properly as they do in IE. Plus I have to take into account all the differences I need in my .js as well.</p>
  
  <p>Now looking at this from an internal busniess perspective, having a single enterprise platform is not uncommon, so assuming the users are on IE is not a problem. However as more Macs get introduced, bridging the gap to make these intranet web apps browser agnostic can be quite a difference in development time.</p>
  
  <p>I was wondering if ASP.NET MVC has a leg up on this issue. I know it does not solve the Windows Authentican issue (chime in on this as well for solutions), but I was wondering since server controls were not being used like with web forms, if using MVC was the advantageous choice when trying to make web applications cross browser compatible? I don't mind doing MVC as opposed to webforms, and if there is documented or gained knowledge on why MVC works better for cross browser use, then speak to it. If experience shows the way that MVC renders its controls as opposed to server controls from webforms is better across different browsers, this is mainly what I am trying to detmine.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know about this? Thanks!</p>