> The same claim can be made by MS (ironically) that due to IE's > dominance > MS requires access to this license to sustain marketability. > The difference is that unlike the dominance of Windows in the OS market, there is no lock-in with IE in the browser market. Therefore, consumers will not be harmed by IE not supporting a specific set of functionality since there would be another available browser for the platform.
> While it's a stretch to say that "IE needs plug-ins to survive" it's no > further a stretch to say that "Java needs IE to survive" - and that > statement was upheld. > I disagree as the lack of Java has a much more significant impact than plug-ins, but I suspect that we have different perspectives without substantial facts to back up our positions and thus it is not worth arguing. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.MontaraSoftware.com (888) 408-0900 x901 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
