RE: [xml-dev] The myth of 80/20

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Bullard, Claude L (Len) <>
To
'Robert Koberg' <>
Date
2004-03-04T18:26:51Z
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RE: [xml-dev] The myth of 80/20
Then the problem becomes if by using that approach, 
you are stuck in the place you get to, 80/20 can 
hose you.  The HTML browser is a good example of 
a cul de sac.  SVG may be another one.

It's an issue of the energy budget of the majority 
of the members, not the feature set of the locale.

len


From: Robert Koberg [mailto:]

Well, the 80/20 rule, while originally thought up by an Italian 
economists who discovered 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of 
the people, has been applied to many other things. In the situation we 
are discussing (?), it is simply that by covering 80% of the some thing 
you get to the place you want. By trying to cover more, you usually 
don't get there.