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Ann Navarro wrote: > > At 10:06 PM 1/19/00 -0600, Len Bullard wrote: > >Ann Navarro wrote: > >> > > > >> There's nothing in IE 5 functionality that is so compelling to *content* > >> that it should be "required" to use. > > > >> Your conclusions are highly debatable. > > > >But the barriers aren't artificial. > > Sure they are. The minute you say "you must use <arbitrary browser/software > here>" for an application being served over a medium that was designed to > be machine/platform/software independent, you've created an artificial > barrier. *Applause* The web is about open and, dare I say it, _commodity_ standards. That's how it grew so quickly. De-commoditizing would be a great short-term fix for some companies' market power, but bad long-term from the user perspectve due to a decreased ability for innovation to occur. - Dave xml-dev: A list for W3C XML Developers. To post, mailto:xml-dev@i... Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev/ or CD-ROM/ISBN 981-02-3594-1 Unsubscribe by posting to majordom@i... the message unsubscribe xml-dev (or) unsubscribe xml-dev your-subscribed-email@your-subscribed-address Please note: New list subscriptions now closed in preparation for transfer to OASIS.
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