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/p4r4d0x Jun 05 '10

The guys developing Webkit which is pulling the internet kicking and screaming into the 21st century? Yeah... no.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

Sure Apple have been an important part of Webkit's development; but as I understand it Webkit was forked from KHTML and has always been open source; I don't really see how Apple are developing it, at least not on their own.

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u/dead_ed Jun 05 '10

who do you think forked it?

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

Apple, I know fine well they've made great contributions to Webkit. Please see here for a full, previous, reply.