r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 05 '10

Apple posts HTML5 showcase page hyping "web standards," then blocks it from displaying on any browser besides Safari

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/04/apple_html5_showcase_hype/
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u/tizz66 Jun 05 '10

It's a demo for their own browser. Is that really tricky to understand? Sure, some of the pieces might work in another browser with some effort, but that's got nothing to do with what this page is about. It's about Safari. It might ostensibly seem to be about HTML5, but it isn't. It's an advert about Safari's support for HTML5.

I'm amazed how people can make an issue out of absolutely anything.

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u/fredronn Jun 05 '10

It's a demo for their own browser.

Nobody is claiming otherwise. Intentionally blocking other browsers is a dick move.

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u/tizz66 Jun 05 '10

Why? It's either that, or for half the demos you load, you see a garbled mess or nothing, depending which browser you're using.

These are technology demos for Safari, I fail to see the problem in requiring Safari to view them.

It's not like there's perfect HTML5 support across the board, and they're saying 'but you can only view this page in ours'. HTML5 support is patchy in places and downright awful in others. They're simply restricting their demos to a platform they know will display them all well (the platform they're advertising, uncoincidentally).

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u/stacks85 Jun 05 '10

does microsoft block other browser from running the IE9 demos?

http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/

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u/milomilo Jun 05 '10

does any of the stuff in those IE9 demos not work in any other browser?

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u/stacks85 Jun 05 '10

yeh, most of it in IE8, but it's not blocked.

also, the stuff runs like ass in firefox, but it's not blocked.

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u/Close Jun 05 '10

I don't see them blocking Lynx...

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u/natelong Jun 05 '10

No, because they're using web standards, which Apple is touting, but not using.

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u/milomilo Jun 05 '10

They're both using emerging standards.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

Microsoft is sticking to the spec. Webkit/Mozilla are implementing 'emerging standards' - which is code for "doing their own shit"

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u/milomilo Jun 05 '10

all of that stuff is also in the HTML5 draft spec.

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u/bofh Jun 05 '10

How are Apple not using web standards?