- From: Chris Fynn <cfynn@gmx.net>
- Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:50:26 +0600
- To: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>
- CC: www-font <www-font@w3.org>
Håkon Wium Lie wrote: ... > This is a real concern. By accepting EOTL (and not EOTC) browser > vendors accept to ship an inferior product. Microsoft marketing would > quickly claim that only they "fully support EOT". Font vendors might > give rebates to those who are willing to "protect" the fonts with root > strings, at which point supporting non-IE browsers suddenly starts > costing money. This is not a compelling scenario, and I don't think > consensus around EOTx is possible. Håkon Lets get real. This scenario you outline reads like fantasy. Are you looking for *any* excuse not to support something that has a trace of the Evil Empire on it? - CF
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