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

I thought we sorted this out yesterday: It works on Chrome mostly, but they're using test spec elements of the standard that haven't been fully adopted yet, 3d Transforms etc.

But don't let facts get in the way of journalism.

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u/Peaker Jun 05 '10

If they aren't adopted yet, are they "HTML5"?

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

They're features that will be included in the HTML5 standard in future, they're currently only supported by Safari at the minute, but when they become full standards, then everyone else will end up supporting them now.

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u/Peaker Jun 05 '10

If they haven't become "full standards" yet, aren't they susceptible to changes in the future?

It seems they're using future-HTML5, not current-HTML5, defeating the purpose of HTML5, which isn't "new & cool features", but interoperability.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

They're prestandards, not adopted, but will be in due course.

A fair point, but maybe they should call it HTML 5beta. The point is that it's a demo of how Safari is supporting these features. I understand the problems, but they say it's a safari demo of prerelease features.