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S+M Vs. SPDY: Microsoft and Google Battle Over HTTP 2.0
MrSeb writes "HTTP, the protocol that underpins almost every inch of the world wide web, is about to make the jump from version 1.1 to 2.0 after some 13 years of stagnation. For a long time it looked like Google's experimental SPDY protocol would be the only viable option for the Internet Engineering Task Force to ratify as HTTP 2.0, but now out of left field comes a competing proposal from Microsoft. Lumbered with the truly awful name of HTTP Speed+Mobility, or HTTP S+M for short, Microsoft's vision of HTTP 2.0 is mostly very similar to SPDY, but with additional features that cater toward apps and mobile devices. 'The HTTP Speed+Mobility proposal starts from both the Google SPDY protocol and the work the industry has done around WebSockets,' says Jean Paoli from the Microsoft Interoperability team. Basically, the S+M proposal looks like it's less brute-force than SPDY: Where server push, encryption, and compression are all built into SPDY, Microsoft, citing low-powered devices and metered connections, wants them to be optional extensions. Judging by the speed at which the internet (and the internet of things) is developing, I think MS's extensible, flexible solution has its merits."
S&M - really??
As if the name of the proposed standard wasn't already a dead giveaway. It's obviously another ploy for them to place the world back under their bondage and domination. I think some marketing drone at Microsoft hadn't thought the name through, or perhaps they are here trying to display a frank and contemptuous display of their true motives in introducing such a protocol. I hear a song by Rihanna playing in the background....
Qu'on me donne six lignes écrites de la main du plus honnête homme, j'y trouverai de quoi le faire pendre.
People discount Microsoft because they fail to realise that Microsoft is relentless. It's like waves of zombies. You might fight off the first wave and become a bit arrogant but before you know they're back and attacking in large numbers. Before you know it your defences are overrun, your bullets have been spent and they're eating your brains.
how about "microsoft bing live office workgroup server 2012", or affectionately "microsoft blows"
Microsoft proposes HTTP 2.0 come in the following varieties:
HTTP Speed+Mobility Starter Edition
HTTP Speed+Mobility Professional
HTTP Speed+Mobility Enterprise
HTTP Speed+Mobility Ultimate
#DeleteChrome
...who brought you the Critical Update Notification Tool!
It's not a ballgag, it's a rights-management appliance.
Hence a very long time.
What's the difference?
Oh, right, if you say the safe word, your partner will remove the ballgag.
I am officially gone from
Does the M$ package comes with proprietary IP?
That'd be a golden shower, not S&M