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- Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest
- Real standards[i]"That's important because Microsoft has of late embraced a standard-centric philosophy when it comes to what technology IE supports, and IE is of course the dominant browser on the market."[/i]Microsoft has never been particularly keen on supporting real standards, they've always preferred their own formats to maintain their monopoly.IE...
- Tags: Web browsers, Quality, XHTML, W3C, Microsoft Corp., standards, HTML, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, ISO
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Microsoft to defend its IE policies in closed-door antitrust hearing
- Microsoft to defend its IE policies in closed-door antitrust hearingHurting consumers."But I think it?s harder to prove Microsoft?s policies have hurt consumers."No, it's not difficult at all. Microsoft's persistent refusal to adhere to W3C standards has made many web sites utterly or partially unusable for non-IE users. alltel.com,...
- Tags: Web browsers, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, W3C
- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
- The HTML standards process grinds on
- The HTML standards process grinds onCSS 3 is the same . . .On a related note, the CSS 3 standards are experiencing the same issues and are taking a long time.One thing that is happening is that "last call"s apparently aren't. The various parts of the standard fell back to...
- Tags: XHTML, CSS 3, CSS 2.1, CSS3, HTML5, W3C, HTML, CSS
- Discussion threads 2008-12-29
- Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight
- Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlightis Flash chopped liver?I don't get it... Flash is ubiquitous.. it's on almost every PC out there and has a huge developer base behind it, yet these people are implying Silverlight is THE platform to beat. What does Silverlight have that Flash doesn't (besides a...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Adobe RIA, SWF, Chrome, WebKit RiA, Microsoft Silverlight, JavaScript, WebKit, Microsoft Office, SVG, Adobe Systems Inc., developer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download
- IE 8 Beta 2 ready for downloadRE: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for downloadIt's been a pleasure to work with the IE team to deliver some of the first Visual Search services out there. They're a cool team - and deserve some kudos. We're all looking forward to some user...
- Tags: Web browsers, IE 8, IE 8 Beta 2, IE 8 Beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- How will HTML 5 change the Web?
- How will HTML 5 change the Web?Not quite so[i]Pages will display similarly regardless of which brand of software you use.[/i]That's only true if the makers implement 100% of the specification. The problem has always been incomplete implementation, which resulted in hacks and work-arounds. Obviously Microsoft is guilty of this the...
- Tags: Web browsers, Obviously Microsoft, HTML, HTML 5, Web browser, CSS 3, CSS, Microsoft Corp., Web
- Discussion threads 2008-01-23
- XML Warehousing Meets Sociology: Introducing the W3C XQuery Working Group
- This paper describes a novel application of XML and Web based technologies, a sociological study of the W3C standardization process. They propose a new methodology and tools, to be used by sociologists to study the standardization process, illustrated by the W3C XQuery Working Group. The novelty of the approach has...
- Tags: W3C, XQuery, Standardization, University Of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Strategic Planning, XML, Strategy, Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- White papers 2008-01-01
- OpenDocument Format community steadfast despite theatrics of now impotent 'Foundation'
- OpenDocument Format community steadfast despite theatrics of now impotent 'Foundation'Wow!David-Thanks for the large effort here.At least the Spanish like our style.-SamGreat job, DavidThanks for digging a little truth out of the muckety-muck.Mucking is more of a muck-mongers malingering manipulation of many malignant minds. The muck just oozes out of them.Thanks...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format community, OpenDocument Format, car engine, theatric, Unix, belt, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-29
- O'Reilly and Spivack grapple with the Webs
- I've really enjoyed the recent flow of posts between Talis Platform Advisory Group member Nova Spivack and (not yet a member!) Tim O'Reilly. Through them it's possible to see some of the complex interrelationships between aspects of 'Web 2.0' and the more pragmatic areas of 'Semantic Web' development. 'Web 3.0'...
- Tags: Web, Nova Spivack, Tim, Web 2.0, Semantic Web, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2007-11-01
- ODF vs. OOXML - the way I see it
- In a blog post on Friday, I asked in the title whether ODF has sufficient detail after discovering a post by Miguel de Icazas on the subject of ODF vs. OOXML. The point from that post I keyed on was that 6,000 pages isnt a problem so long as those...
- Tags: General, IT Management, ODF, Office, Office 2007, Open Source, PC Forum, Software Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-02-19
- Look who has joined Microsoft's IE team
- OK, so shes only a "contractor" and not a Red-Pill-popping full-timer. But standards maven Molly Holzschlag is now working on the Web Platform and Tools team of which Internet Explorer is part.IE has not been -- as even Microsoft officials have conceded -- the most standards-compliant browser out there. IE...
- Tags: Web browsers, team, Molly Holzschlag, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2007-01-31
- Vista vs. members of the "Silly" party
- Vista is officially being released today. That might explain why last week a group named ECIS that has represented European competitors to Microsoft before the European Commission "sounded the alarm" about Microsofts supposed intention to replace web programming linchpin HTML with XAML / WPF. Ignore for the moment that you...
- Tags: General, HTML, Internet, IT Management, John Carroll, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsofts, Software Infrastructure, Toyota Motor Corp., Vista, WPF, XAML
- Blog posts 2007-01-29
- W3C European symposium focuses on e-gov
- Next month the World Wide Web Consortium will host a European symposium for e-government. The meeting in Spain will address issues that e-governments around the world are confronted with - privacy, security, and better government/citizen interaction. Federal Computer Week reports that the consortium wants to understand how...
- Tags: Government technology, E-government, International, W3C
- Blog posts 2007-01-17
- Opera's Hakon Wium Lie compares IE7 to Ford Pinto
- Last week I had the pleasure of talking Microsoft is "doing a paint job on their Pinto" to Opera's Chief Technology Officer Håkon Wium Lie. We spoke about IE7's standards compliance or lack thereof and also Opera's many great features. In this post I'll highlight our CSS discussion and in...
- Tags: CSS, Ford Motor Co., Håkon, Håkon Wium Lie, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Opera Software ASA, Richard MacManus
- Blog posts 2006-08-30
- Is there a case for the WebOS?
- Is there a case for the WebOS?Amen Brother!WebOS = A solution in search of a problem. I can do everything they talk about with JUST a browser - no need for PHP and Apache loaded locally. Just because something CAN be done is no reason to actually do it! Count...
- Tags: Desktops, Web, WebOS, desktop, word app
- Discussion threads 2006-08-09
- State Chart XML: State machine notation and voice application development
- This document performs an overview of the SCXML development effort, looks at SCXML notation in more detail, and explores Harel State Tables notation logic and its reflection in SCXML. State Chart XML SCXML is a candidate for the control language within VoiceXML 3.0 (currently under development by...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Application Development, Notation, XML, VoiceXML, SCXML, Telecommunications
- Download resources 2006-03-29
- Responding to Readers
- My January 30th blog was about the boot time controversy. As various people pointed out this is really a complete non issue that somehow became a metric favoring Windows over Linux simply because Microsoft made the early appearance of the login screen a design goal for Windows/XP. What I...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Unix, attack, Linux
- Blog posts 2006-02-06
- Binary XML advances, but not all are happy
- The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recently took the next step in its efforts to establish a Binary XML standard. The group announced the launch of the "Efficient XML Interchange EXI Working Group," charged with ensuring that its proposed Binary XML format is compatible with other XML formats. However,...
- Tags: XML
- Blog posts 2005-11-28
- UBL progress report at XML 2005
- As I noted earlier this week, Kurt Cagle has been providing regular posts at his blogsite on happenings at the XML 2005 conference, which just wrapped up this week. Wednesday's observations are here, and Thursday can be found here.Thursday's coverage includes details from a...
- Tags: Kurt Cagle, UBL
- Blog posts 2005-11-18
- No surprise: DRM nightmare rears ugly head. Again.
- If you've never heard of the Digital Living Network Alliance, now is a good time to get hip to it. The DLNA is a multivendor alliance that's promoting the idea of standards-based wireless and wired interoperation of everything from computers to hifi gear to multimedia-enabled phones. The alliance's...
- Tags: digital-rights management, DLNA
- Blog posts 2005-10-13
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