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--On Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:42:11 -0800 Scott Rossi 
<scott at tactilemedia.com> wrote:

> IMO, HTML has evolved; look at all the spinoffs: DHTML, XML, SMIL, etc.
> The bigger problem is (lack of) standards.

You just  mentioned a few, the even bigger problem seems to be sticking to 
just one ;-).

> No doubt we are moving that
> direction with HTML specs, etc, but it's interesting to note that free
> competition has worked to our disadvantage in this area:  while each
> browser technology attempts to out-feature the other, developers are left
> having to create workarounds to make their pages accessible everywhere.
> The original promise of the Web (write once, read anywhere) has been
> grossly unfulfilled and even undermined by competition.

Exactly my point, competition is about money and power not quality.

>Speaking as
> someone who has faced these issues for years, I am quite tired of dealing
> with them and am more than ready to embrace a technology that makes my
> life easier instead of harder, whether it's Javascript, Flash, or a
> MetaCard/Web implementation.
>
> You're probably be right that someone is making a buck somewhere, but IMO
> it's at the expense of those folks trying to build sites for a living.
>
> Me?  Bitter?  No... :-)

Alone? Hardly.;-)

>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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Regards, Andu Novac