[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] RE: Good Times Ahead for "Sharecroppers"? (Was: [OT] Tim Bray
i'm sorry len, but i couldn't disagree more ms put a lot of effort into corrupting so many early efforts (remember msn was going to be the real computer network, not the current internet?, c# will replace java because it runs so well on every computer (sic), .net is all i need to rule the world, etc) and really "gave in" to the standards efforts and the success of the open and simple ethernet and tcp/ip protocols and standards. in fact the internet's success is really the success of non-proprietary efforts, especially the rfc's - yes ms contributed, but so did lots of others. bit then that's why this is such a healthy list, we've all got opinions and prejudices and in that mix somewhere is a good result for all. rick On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 08:13, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote: > I dunno. A lot of money went down the ratholes of interoperating > heterogeneous systems. MS has done a lot to make that work at > the levels where anyone can sign on as long as they understand > what they sign up for, or even if they don't. As far as I > can tell, they have to spend a lot of effort fixing the mistakes > of the original web designers who programmed well but understood > little of the world they were programming for. If people bought > cars the way folks here want people to buy into the world wide > web, one would need a degree in automotive engineering to go to > the local food market instead of just a checkbook. Some think MS, > IBM, and so on a plague. I think of them as John Deere. I > farm; I don't build tractors. They don't grow wheat. > > With ease came the embrace. That 'browser' is still inside an > operating system providing it services. For those of you who > saw LEG last weekend, it's OK to approach Mina; don't tempt her. > Dorian was certainly the poorer for doing that, but the rest > made out just fine by working with her and understanding her > nature. > > len > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Marshall [mailto:rjm@z...] > > which is why farmers worship at the temple monsanto..... > > in case you forget this is not the only industry plagued by a large, > aggressive, monopolistic player > > and personally i think we are poorer for it > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl>
|
PURCHASE STYLUS STUDIO ONLINE TODAY!Purchasing Stylus Studio from our online shop is Easy, Secure and Value Priced! Download The World's Best XML IDE!Accelerate XML development with our award-winning XML IDE - Download a free trial today! Subscribe in XML format
|