[thelist] RE: [ - Examples of Importing XML into Netscape or Mozilla? - ] - Jeff

aardvark roselli at earthlink.net
Thu May 23 08:21:08 CDT 2002


> From: Michael Kimsal <michael at tapinternet.com>
[...]
> As more and more people start coding CSS, XML and Javascript to
> enhance both the development experience (faster) and the end
> user experience (more interaction without large round trips to the
> server) the browsers are starting to *need* a stronger
> application-type interface. The fact that there are some browsers that
> *can* do this and some that can't will mean that more people will
> continue to use the one(s) which can give a better end user experience
> for web applications.
[...]

i would like to propose that because some browsers can do this
does *not* mean more people will use them (because they give a
better experience for end-user web apps)...

instead, it means more developers will code for these browsers...

whether or not that cascades down to cause more users to use
those browsers is a whole 'nother story, and is related to a lot more
than whether or not the developer prefers it as a deployment
platform...

other browsers have come and gone that were supposedly better
platforms for web apps (HotJava anyone?)...

ok, back to lurking on this topic...


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