Re: [xml-dev] Where is XML going

[Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com>]

On 04/12/2010 21:38, David Lee wrote:
> I'll stil bite and raise you a devils-avococate.
> Explain to me why its "better" that XML be translated in the browser to presentation then on the server.
Because that's a more efficient use of resources, and enables a more 
interactive and responsive presentation.
> Compare/contrast that to the cost of requiring ALL browsers in the entire world to adopt your technology vs only requiring the server hosting the particular content to adopt it.
>
The ONLY reason for doing it on the server is that the server is an open 
platform while the browser is a closed platform. So fix that problem.

Michael Kay
Saxonica