Re:Microsoft will win this round as well. - NOT
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Browser Wars Mark II
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There are many web sites that have supported IE technologies since the last browser wars began. Many of these websites are now dead. The sites that were founded on Open technologies such as Java and Apache, are mostly still running. This is a trend not a fluke.
I for one have never thought of downloading or supporting any M$ technologies PERIOD. I have a pretty high level in my IT infrastructure and my bosses and peers listen. They do not stop me when I say that open standards based technologies are the only way to build a strong, safe and supportable infrastructure.
I for one build all my web systems (Thousand user workflow systems) based on Mozilla technology. Although my corporate standard is IE, I completely ignore that and stick with Mozilla as a base. My tools, although with very complex dhtml, still work in IE. I completely avoid using any technologies that are only driven by IE.
I know that there are many others in IT organizations that suppor the same concepts. And I know that due to my personal success in delivering secure, fast and mainable products, I will be on that board shooting down decisions to move to any standard blocking technologies.
In the first browser war, it was won by the consumers. The second war will be won by the developers and the big players run their apps on unix not NT. So sure there will be many of the small websites - that don't work in Mozilla now and as such I avoid - that will move to longhorn, but I know that I will not and many others will not use. Sure, people who are stupid enough to put their eggs in that basket will say to themselves that they are happy, but in reality they will only be selling themselves short.
JD
BTW - I am sure that Apache will still be available for Longhorn!
I could not agree more. The OpenStep and OSX developers will have their day in the limelight. Objective-C still has a future and I know when I start doing more app development that I will be using Objective-C in combination with Python and Java.
Apple has the correct paradigm and it's just a matter of time until other developers realize this. We do not need another language!!
I would not be suprised if M$ is somehow behind this to further confuse entry level developers....
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There are many web sites that have supported IE technologies since the last browser wars began. Many of these websites are now dead. The sites that were founded on Open technologies such as Java and Apache, are mostly still running. This is a trend not a fluke. I for one have never thought of downloading or supporting any M$ technologies PERIOD. I have a pretty high level in my IT infrastructure and my bosses and peers listen. They do not stop me when I say that open standards based technologies are the only way to build a strong, safe and supportable infrastructure. I for one build all my web systems (Thousand user workflow systems) based on Mozilla technology. Although my corporate standard is IE, I completely ignore that and stick with Mozilla as a base. My tools, although with very complex dhtml, still work in IE. I completely avoid using any technologies that are only driven by IE. I know that there are many others in IT organizations that suppor the same concepts. And I know that due to my personal success in delivering secure, fast and mainable products, I will be on that board shooting down decisions to move to any standard blocking technologies. In the first browser war, it was won by the consumers. The second war will be won by the developers and the big players run their apps on unix not NT. So sure there will be many of the small websites - that don't work in Mozilla now and as such I avoid - that will move to longhorn, but I know that I will not and many others will not use. Sure, people who are stupid enough to put their eggs in that basket will say to themselves that they are happy, but in reality they will only be selling themselves short. JD BTW - I am sure that Apache will still be available for Longhorn!
I could not agree more. The OpenStep and OSX developers will have their day in the limelight. Objective-C still has a future and I know when I start doing more app development that I will be using Objective-C in combination with Python and Java.
Apple has the correct paradigm and it's just a matter of time until other developers realize this. We do not need another language!!
I would not be suprised if M$ is somehow behind this to further confuse entry level developers....