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On Saturday, July 14, 2001, 1:31:07 PM, Jack Griffin wrote:
JG> ztrader come on. The guy who fronts Tssupport didn't need to give
JG> us this free converter.
I agree.
JG> I think the rest of us are very grateful that he is offering this
JG> to the community.
So am I. It was very nice for him to do it, and I do appreciate the
effort.
JG> Downloading IE is a small price for you to pay.
I don't need to download it. I have it but don't use it. (With M$, you
really can't avoid it.) :-)
The price is, ultimately, higher than you think. :-)
JG> Differences make it extra work to get stuff working on all
JG> browsers.
Not necessarily. There are tools that produce generic code, but M$
tries hard to keep people from using them.
JG> And would you had preferred he had written something
JG> that only worked with Netscape so only 10% of people could have
JG> use it?
Of course not. I'd prefer that he used generic code that would work
with any browser.
JG> I fully hope the converter helps his consultation business --- he
JG> deserves it.
I agree.
JG> Publicly demanding him to do more
JG> work on it just for your sake is very selfish.
Not so. In the end, we will all benefit a lot from competition to M$.
I was pointing out that going the M$ route FORCES people into the
M$-only camp. I believe this is appropriate for a public message - the
more people who know about the problem and possible solutions, the
better.
JG> Some of you guys are impossible to please.
Not impossible at all, but I'd be happier if generic code was used.
This would also cause the fewest problems and give the widest
audience. Not bad goals, IMHO. What do you think?
ztrader
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