Isn't Mono just another variant of .Net ??
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Andrew McIntyre wrote:
Hello Peter,
I think the treat from Netscape was more than than just a browser.
Netscape was a platform, they invented plugins and there was a
potential for a cross platform computing environment with netscape as
its base and cross platform plugins that made the underlying OS
irrelevant.
It was a real threat to the dominance of Windows, and they worked that
out and killed it.
The browser as a platform is only becoming obvious of late but
Netscape had the vision. Microsoft did the usual embrace, extend (non
standard of course) and destroy that they are so good at.
Sun also saw it, but the bandwidth and hardware of the day was a
little to slow to make Java in a browser a pleasant experience.
Microsoft then stole the Brilliant Architect of Borland Delphi to
write a Delphi like OS (.Net) and Language (C#) to combat Java.
I suspect without the investment they made we could be running a whole
series of plugins inside Netscape desktop and the underlying OS would
be as important as the Brand of the PC.
Might have be better off, who knows? Mono is pretty good so cross
platform applications with same source code base may yet become
viable.
Andrew
Saturday, May 13, 2006, 9:27:19 AM, you wrote:
PM> On 13/05/2006, at 7:23 AM, Ian Cheong wrote:
Sorry not really. From the article above:
I think it's actually critically important that the reasons for
supporting standards in our products - particularly IE - be
business ones.
As in other thread (IHE/XDS) talking about telecoms standards,
businesses will only comply with voluntary standards if it makes
them money. The minute they think they can assist their own
business by not supporting standards, they will fudge them. eg SQL
non-standards in the marketplace.
The reason M$ has changed is only because it has hurt them in the
market - losing share to Firefox.
PM> Whatever the reasons, it's a step in the right direction, and means
PM> that for the first time there is light at the end of the tunnel for
PM> web developers, who should be able in the not to distant future to
PM> only need to code a web site once.
Browser "lack of standards" still makes some web sites fall over on
anything but M$ browsers. Government should regulate in the
interests of consumers.
PM> Well developers that only test on IE should no longer exist. Even the
PM> biggest companies - banks, MS themselves are now writing code that
PM> works in IE and better browsers.
PM> This is a win for the people - MS gave up on development of IE 5
PM> years ago, and there has not been a single functional update since.
PM> They assumed that they had achieved their original goal (the
PM> destruction of Netscape as a company) and that standards would have
PM> to bend to their ways of doing things. Open sourcing Netscape the
PM> browser was the stroke of genius they couldn't predict (because they
PM> just don't get it (yet)) and ironically it's this browser that has
PM> now become the IE killer.
PM> What I don't understand is their rekindled obsession with the browser
PM> market. MS wouldn't lose a single sale if they removed IE from
PM> Windows. They have never made a cent from IE in isolation but it has
PM> cost them billions. If they were very clever they would either open
PM> source IE or just remove it and bundle Firefox or another more
PM> standards compliant browser with Windows.
PM> Peter.
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