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   Re: [xml-dev] The myth of 80/20

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On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 17:53, Robert Koberg wrote:

> > 80/20 is fine except that we usually have no measurement to evaluate on
> > which side of the 80/20 frontier a feature is 
> 
> 
> sure we do. it is called money
> 
> -Francisco D'Anconia
> 
> :)

Do you really think so? 

Maybe they are carefully hidden in the member's section, but I have
never seen a cost analysis for a W3C (or any other competing standard
organisation) decision made in the name of the mythic 80/20 rule...

Eric
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