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Microsoft Suggests Carving Up HTML 5

Posted by timothy on from the slice-and-dice dept.

dp619 writes "HTML 5 is extensive and may take years to complete. Microsoft's solution to hasten its development is to carve it up. The company wants to divide HTML 5 into sub-specifications overseen by different working groups. Internet Explorer platform architect Chris Wilson said that HTML 5 features including its Canvas APIs, offline caching of Web applications' resources, persistent client-side data storage, and peer-to-peer (P2P) networking connection framework would be useful outside of HTML. The WC3 seems to be receptive to the idea and says that a consensus is forming among working group members to do just that."

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  1. New TLA? by clang_jangle · · Score: 3, Funny
    The WC3...


    Damn that Water Closet Three!
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  2. Re:Embrace, Extend! by FooAtWFU · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yeah. Microsoft can be okay. Even a stopped clock is right once a day!

    <.<

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  3. Re:Embrace, Extend! by mrmagos · · Score: 3, Funny

    Strange, all my broken clocks are correct twice a day. Do you do out of your way to purchase 24-hour clocks and break them? I thought my hobbies were weird....

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  4. And I suggest... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...carving up Microsoft!

    You all know it makes sense.