[thelist] SVG - who ? what ?

Chris Johnston chris at completeimaging.com
Fri Jun 15 10:00:11 CDT 2001


So Micro$oft can't scratch the surface of the web market, eh?

Then how do you account for the large number of websites that are all
run using ASP? I also think that you have forgotten M$'s .NET strategy
to try and guarantee that every computer on earth uses their technology
and only their technology to basically do anything.

Micro$oft may not be venturing far into the wysiwyg web design market,
but they are venturing dangerously far into the web development and
programming market which is really where the big money is for both
businesses and themselves. If they can get companies seamlessly
transferring documents, information, and ideas across their private
network then who cares what editor you use, Micro$oft wins.

Don't be fooled, M$ hasn't forgotten about this little corner of the
market at all, they are simply cornering it in a far more devious method
then merely releasing a new editor.

/chris

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The only real power that Micro$oft has is the power given to it by the
people. Just think what kind of message would be sent if for just one
day, the entire planet where to boycott M$. That is real power.

<tip type="Homesite, ColdFusion Studio">
If you use either Homesite or ColdFusion studio for your web development
and you find that you are reusing the same code over and over again then
make a snippet out of it and you won't have to retype it. Snippets can
be either a single block of code or they can contain start and end code.
They are a huge time saver in a busy day.
</tip>

> -----Original Message-----
> [quote]
> In theory future browsers will use XML/XHTML, CSS, SMIL and 
> SVG - in practice Micro$oft will probably release their own 
> Vector based graphics format and wipe out the competition :) [/quote]
> 
> You really think so?
> MacroM sem to have the web market cornered.
> I know I use them all for a start - and with the buy out of 
> Allair theres not much competiton. I think this is a market 
> that M$ wont even scratch the surface of.
> 
> Regards
> John Sampson





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