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On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 00:52, Simon St.Laurent wrote:
> * no Microsoft support
> * limited browser support generally
> * too many years in the making
> * most people still don't get/want multi-ended links
> * XPointer was slow to arrive, over-complex when it arrived
> * standardization in linking isn't that exciting anyway
> * overlaps with RDF and Topic Maps for more abstract possibilities
>
> That's a brief list. Given more time, I can certainly find more.
I'd add:
* too high expectations
* too complex extended links (while simple links are easy to
present and understand, they are described by reference to
extended links which are frightening for most users)
Eric
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