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Re: Why MSIE sucks for the HTML writer
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 21 Mar 2000 20:54:36 GMT
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My only point was that if every web browser did only and exactly what the RFC
said, there would be no innovation. Even if MS had 100% of the market, we
would still go above and beyond the spec.
If they had 100% and they only lived by the spec, a new company would
eventually make some new innovations and then start gaining market share.
This is what MS did when it overtook Navigator. They made HTML completely
object orientated. There was no spec for this at the time.
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Asher Kobin writes:
> > In lugnet.admin.general, Eric Joslin writes:
> > > In lugnet.admin.general 5379, Asher Kobin writes:
> > > >
> > > > Are you ignorant? Do you understant competition? What would happen If • every
> > > > car was the same?
> > >
> > > Probably the same thing that would happen if MSIE had a 100% market share.
> >
> >
> > But that's a good thing :)
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> Umm, huh? I thought you were implying that competition was good because it
> inspired better growth. Is what you really mean to say "We should be allowed
> to compete with other browsers, but once we're winning, the other guys should
> just give in to us because we're better"?
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> > The great thing about IE is that it can be repurposed. Anyone can slap on
> > their own UI (AOL, webTV, NeoPlanet) and decide what features to implement or
> > not to implemnt. If you understand COM and how IE is comonentized, you can
> > write your own browser using IE's rendering engine.
> >
> > We're making the engine a system service. Analogous to something as simple • as
> > an exit box or a button. All programs that run under windows can use this
> > service to whatever means neccessary.
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> So, to further the analogy you yourself started... What would happen if all
> cars were built with enginges made by one company? They'd probably be pretty
> shoddy. Why should the company making the engines work hard for quality
> control, etc? There's no competition. Buyers can't choose a car with a • better
> engine, because no one else makes engines.
>
> eric
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