xml-dev - Re: Alternatives to the W3C

["Steven Livingstone" <s.livingstone@btinternet.com>]

> There's nothing in IE 5 functionality that is so compelling to *content*
> that it should be "required" to use.

Maybe not content on it's own, but it is *much* easier to develop for and
using XSL, providing different interfaces to different users it so easy.

>Many, many users and customers will
> happily surf away to something else if you try and force wholly
unnecessary
> artificial barriers at them.

I find the opposite true. There are so many developments out there now that
require far too many mouse clicks to get to the information you want. The
interfaces are just so bulky and it put's me off. Content if different from
applications which are much more difficult to develop for.

I experienced the problem today. IE 5 users had no probs and were quite
happy with the system. Other users were not happy with clicking all the
time. I am talking about Application dev right enough - content is likely
different !?

cheers
steven

Steven Livingstone
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ann Navarro <ann@webgeek.com>
To: Dave Winer <dave@userland.com>
Cc: 'XML Dev' <xml-dev@ic.ac.uk>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: Alternatives to the W3C


> At 03:38 PM 1/19/00 -0800, Dave Winer wrote:
>
> >The market is moving to IE 5 at a quick pace now. And there are plenty of
> >popular web sites that only work with IE5.The more of these there are,
the
> >easier it will be to settle on IE 5 as the default browser.
>
> Sure, if you want to limit your audience that way.
>
> There's nothing in IE 5 functionality that is so compelling to *content*
> that it should be "required" to use. Many, many users and customers will
> happily surf away to something else if you try and force wholly
unnecessary
> artificial barriers at them.
>
> >I didn't invent this way of doing things, I'm just telling you where
we're
> >at right now.
>
> Your conclusions are highly debatable.
>
> Ann
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