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   Message 133,983 of 135,536   
   Carlos E.R. to rbowman   
   Re: The Web (HTML) Sux   
   28 Dec 25 14:46:23   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-28 00:24, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 13:04:01 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >   
   >> For every possible network connected client?   
   >> Lets see. An I-phone one, and android one - several android ones - a   
   >> windows one, a MAX OSX one, a Linux one, and a BSD one, and maintain all   
   >> of those....   
   >>   
   >> ...or piggy back of a ubiquitous smart client called 'a browser'...?   
   >   
   > Precisely. We developed an Android app and the plan was to also port it to   
   > the iPhone. Dealing with Apple was such a pain in the ass the iPhone   
   > version was dropped. The web client only needed a browser, any browser,   
   > although Safari was marginal. No installation required. In public safety   
   > and other industries not having to install applications is a plus. Back   
   > when IE completely sucked they were even reluctant to install Firefox.   
      
   Even in the 90's I used Netscape, not the Windows thing.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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