Posted by Randy Webb on 01/10/08 04:33

Diogenes said the following on 1/9/2008 11:06 PM:
> Randy Webb wrote:
>> Your anti-MS rants are just as off topic in comp.lang.javascript as
>> they are in ciwas.
>>
>> You reply and tell me what it has to do with Javascript and I will be
>> happy to debunk the many myths in your post.
>>
>
> Javascript is client side programming that will work, for the most
> part, with all modern browsers without resorting to special
> code that targets a specific browser.

Nobody said any differently. And, nothing in your original post had
anything to do with javascript. It reads as the typical anti-MS rant
because some mythical voodoo statistics said so.

> Exceptions to this include embedded sound and video objects and
> code that employs programming colliquisms such as 'document.all'.

I don't use either. And, I don't go back to sites that try to force
music on me.

> Over to you RANDY WEBB ... yes, the many myths? I'll be satisfied
> if you offer 3.

Myth #1: That webstats, any of them, are worth the paper it would take
to print them. They are useless. Totally useless.

Myth #2: That you can't buy a retail PC with any Windows on it besides
Vista. We recently installed over 100 (109 to be exact) desktop units
that had Windows XP installed on them.

Myth #3: That anything that John Dovorak (whoever that may be) has to
say about Microsoft has anything to do with Javascript.

Nothing in your post had anything to do with Javascript. Perhaps you
should try reposting and at least try to ask about some JS slant to it.

As for market share, the only way you will *ever* get rid of IE is if
you get rid of Windows. And with the rate that PC's are bought, that
isn't happening any time soon.

Curious though. Are there any of the anti-MS crowd that want to bitch
and complain about the PC manufacturers that practically gave Bill Gates
the monopoly he has? Bill Gates saw an opportunity and he took it. The
PC manufacturers were beating at his door wanting a bulk discount. They
gave him a monopoly in return for that discount. It was about the money.

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javascript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

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