On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:22:27 -0400 Shawn McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, it does, because it is an excellent example; a bunch of sheep used > VHS, and we all got stuck with inferior technology as a result. A bunch of people who wanted to watch films and found they could get more VHS films than anything else. There is something inherently wrong with the notion that the hardware is more important than the software. I was one of those who bought into the Grundig/Philips V2000 format - and excellent it was too - but I now own two VHS VCRs because it would be pointless trying to keep going with Betamax or V2000 in a domestic situation. I have a friend who has a really cheap car stereo. He drives around singing to his music while I can't bear to listen because the quality is so poor. Is he wrong? I know that nothing you or I say will change our respective views. The issues we are discussing are but momentary and in no time at all they will be history. The way web content is created is surely unimportant - I just want to view it. In the same way I am not concerned with the way the BBC puts together my TV image or the way my TV set decodes it. As long as the end result gives me the quality and interest I desire I will view the programmes. If these 'terrible' web pages look bad or do not fulfil their purpose then it is on those criteria they should be judged not on the basis of whether the web designer used a MS product in their production. -- Phillip Deackes Using Debian Linux /"\ \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN X AGAINST HTML MAIL AND NEWS / \ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]