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WVG : The New Scalable Vector Graphics

Posted by timothy on from the actually-its-name-is-homer dept.

jafro_svg writes "While the press has discussed Microsoft's upcoming 'Sparkle' as a potential Flash-killer - the technology arena on which Microsoft's new technology is having the most impact is SVG. SVG (now a W3 standard for 3 yeras) was itself billed as a Flash-killer some years ago, and speculation about how it might be accepted into the mainstream for developers (i.e. incorporated into IE) now seems inevitable -- you see, Sparkle's real name is WVG and is 90% identical to SVG." Jafro_svg also points out this online SVG tutorial.

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  1. Time to give up? by Blaine+Hilton · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Their version is basically the same, except proprietary and will be bundled with everything sold my Microsoft. The use of the "open" standard SVG will result in a lawsuit, your computer erasing the hard drive, and with Microsoft's move into also controlling the BIOS, don't even think about installing a operating system that doesn't come from Redmond.

    Okay, I'll go sit back down now...