welkerpaul wrote: >Richard, >did you ask this global company why they've dropped their own svg >investments long time ago? > >--- In [email protected], Richard Gnyla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > >>Francis Hemsher wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi Ricard, >>>As a long-time web developer, trying to make cross-browser stuff >>>work, therefore initially designing to the lowest common >>>denominator, had been a difficult journey. Happily, a few years >>> >>> >ago, > > >>>I abandoned AOL and Apple's lag in picking up IE's capablities. >>> >>> >And, > > >>>also, the bleeding hearts of Netscape, who most times confused the >>>issue, and always fell flat on their face whenever they issued a >>> >>> >new > > >>>browser version. >>>Let's face reality, Firefox is just another temporary blip on the >>>scope of confusing web development. After all, do you really >>> >>> >believe > > >>>that MS will include Firefox in their future Windows updates? >>>Sure, if you are just a web browsing type of a viewer, then it >>>probably just dandy. But if you want to develop sites that have >>>serious substance, then you must base your design on the resident >>>capablities of the IE browser. >>>Francis >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--- In [email protected], "richard_gnyla" >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I have in the last few days been reading a lot about the upcoming >>>>Firefox with native SVG out in July. >>>> >>>>What i have found interesting is the several sites that are >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>dedicated >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>to Firefox and also some of the news floating about. >>>> >>>>Since Firefox was realeased in November there have been over 61 >>>>million downloads taking 5% share from IE and continually >>>> >>>> >growing, > > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>AOL >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>is also basing its next browser on Firefox. There is a download >>>>counter on www.spreadfirefox.com >>>> >>>>More information on www.spreadfirefox.com - an open source >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>marketing >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>site where the community gets together to help get Firefox more >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>popular. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>If Firefox continues at this rate then can Adobe / Macromedia >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>really >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>ignore SVG if they want to go up against M$ in the vector wars? >>>> >>>>According to statistics, Firefox has 22% of browser market in >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Germany. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Richard >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Firefox a blip on the market, are you really going to ignore these >>> >>> >numbers as shown on this map http://www.spreadfirefox.com/? >q=node/view/15888 > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>With these numbers going up i think its important to make software >> >> >work > > >>for both browsers. >> >>Im not saying Firefox will overtake IE but can you really ignore >> >> >this > > >>market. I develop software ideas and one of our clients will only >> >> >use > > >>our software if it will work with Firefox, the company is global >> >> >and > > >>the contract could be worth large if we are succesful. >> >>Richard >> >> >> >>> >>> They are not using SVG, we have developed software that uses SVG to draw a floorplan from CAD data which they are considering to use following a meeting a few weeks ago.
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