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Euh, well if other picture formats could do what SVG can...(or better
what can be done with SVG is a lot more then with 'traditional' picture
formats)
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Prescod [mailto:paul@prescod.net]
Sent: donderdag 17 oktober 2002 16:15
To: Joshua Allen; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Microsoft and vector graphics (Was:XDocs and
XForms?)
Joshua Allen wrote:
> Just my personal opinions, but here goes...
>
> FWIW, remember that Microsoft happily supports JPG and GIF format
> graphics in many products, and did not even require "strong backing"
> within the company to do so.
Microsoft supported standards when it was the underdog. Everybody
supports standards when they are the underdog. Sybase wants it to be as
easy to migrate from Oracle to Sybase as possible!
It's when you are the market leader that standards become arguably
optional.
> ... Personally I do not see how suporting
> SVG could even remotely be considered a strategic threat or a
> significant expense.
Well it certainly isn't my place to draw you a picture. ;) I'm happy to
report that SVG has nothing to do with rich applications delivered over
the Web that run on all desktops equally. Nothing whatsoever. It is just
a picture format.
Paul Prescod
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