Re: Re: Firefox disguise feature needed!
Andrei Smirnov <[email protected]>
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On Mon, 30 May 2005, Michael Bond wrote: > There is nothing illegal about a developer (such as microsoft) from > choosing to not support a set of standards. Microsoft, does infact, > follow a standard ... their own. It just doesn't happen to jive with > w3c in this case, and creating their own standard is also not illegal. I realize that. But what I meant is that the game of introducing "bugs", and deviating from agreed-on standards amounts to using the existing monopoly to strengthen the monopoly in light of what we discussed. At least this is a different interpretation which may get them under the anti-monopoly laws. It may still need to be shown that those policies are consistent and intentional. > Personally, I think changing your browser string to say "Hey look! > I'm using MSIE TOO!" is hurting efforts to get companies to change > the way they design their web pages. It tells them that we have a > work around that doesn't cost them a dime, so why should they care > and fix it? I agree, and I hate that, but sometimes I just have to get to certain places quickly. I will send them a message though. Andrei -- --------------------------------------------- Dr. Andrei Smirnov, West Virginia University Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Morgantown WV, 26506-6106 Tel:+1(304)293 3111 x2345, fax:+1(304)2936689 Email: [email protected] http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu 1024D/5CEDD3E2 ---------------------------------------------