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Rex Brooks writes:
> I ran across this opinion piece and gagged until it began to seem
> funny, so I thought you all might like a chuckle. Of all the uses to
> which XML can be put, the tool of greedy hardware vendors is a new
> one on me.
>
> http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2908614,00.html
I haven't looked at this one yet, but it's worth noting that there was
a lot of suspicion about XML at the start simply because Microsoft was
supporting it so strongly. Open Source developers seem to like XML
now (judging by the number of XML-based save formats), but we had to
win their trust.
David
p.s. I know that others have had different experiences, but for the
record, every Microsoft rep I remember working with on W3C committees
was a friendly, skilled person who made constructive contributions and
was ready to compromise. I'm no fan of the company, but there are
some good people there (besides, *someone* has to be leaking all those
memos).
--
David Megginson, david@megginson.com, http://www.megginson.com/
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