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Re: Alternatives to the W3C

• From: Ann Navarro <ann@w...>
• To: "cbullard@h..." <"Len Bullard"@mail.HiWAAY.net>
• Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:53:28 -0500

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. 

Ann
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