- From: Brant Langer Gurganus <brantgurganus2001@cherokeescouting.org>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:57:33 -0500
- To: Joseph McLean <joseph@secondflux.com>
- CC: public-evangelist@w3.org
Joseph McLean wrote: >I would question the assumption that standards are developed less quickly >than proprietary technologies. Although proprietary technologies can be >_introduced_ by any browser on a whim, this does not place the code at the >disposal of website developers. Even developers who target only IE >browsers would not choose code that breaks all previous versions!. The >installed base is too large, and WYSIWYG editors aren't exactly >cutting-edge either. As a result, proprietary technologies enjoy the a >similar trickle-down effect that standards do. > >The majority of proprietary code washing around out there on the Internet >is quite old, is it not? > >Standards may take longer to introduce, but they generally evolve in a more >predictable fashion, and (one hopes) devolve cleanly on browsers that came >before them. So they may be out of the starting gate later, but ready for >market acceptance sooner. The end result should leave no clear speed >advantage for proprietary markup, I feel. > >-Joseph > > > > I understand what you mean. I will updated it. -- Brant Langer Gurganus The best life is the one worth living. http://troop545.cjb.net/brant.htm
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