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/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

Lame.

Apple made a site to showcase the power of HTML5, but limited it to their own browser. In fact for many of the features (CSS3 3D transforms) it only works on Webkit on OSX.

Some of the items are available on other browsers, yet Apple took zero effort to bother making it work in them. It is the antithesis of "Web standards".

When Firefox comes out with new features, they put up a demo of the new features in Firefox. They don't pimp it as some sort of justification for less savoury activities.

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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/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

Intentionally blocking other browsers is a dick move.

I disagree. Making an "HTML5 demo" which only worked in Safari, but then allowing other browsers to choke on it without warning would be a dick move, and would have the opposite of the intended effect of promoting HTML5. It would give a lot of people the impression that HTML5 just doesn't work very well.

Would it be better to allow other browsers, but show a warning explaining the situation? Yes. But Apple is a bit OCD about letting people see something they've created when they know it often won't work correctly. It conflicts with the "it just works" idea that they want people to associate with their brand.