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jQuery also tends to handle a lot of assorted browser quirks, giving you a consistent api to call.

In addition to handling well-known browser inconsistencies, it also covers obscure edge cases such as these: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LPaPA30bLUB_publLIMF0Rlh...

Yeah, initially they was one of its biggest selling points.

And now it isn't?

Read the ancestor comments.