Desktop Publishing for the Connected. John Robb of UserLand has some cogent comments about computers and their historic path to helping us be more effective. He focuses near the end of his piece on Radio and similar tools that facilitate Web publishing for the masses. I like what he has to say, particularly his closing paragraph:
In my view, the market opportunity for desktop publishing tools that are the equivalent of Office for the connected world is HUGE. Every ad-hoc Web site that can be built to solve business and personal needs can likely be done better using these new tools. However, it is being held back (not stopped, but stymied) by a monopoly vendor that has opted not to improve the browser -- arguably the most popular interface/application of all time and the best enabler of this technology. We will get there, it will just take longer. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
Maybe the way to beat Microsoft is to get people to stop using just Internet Explorer. That's the invisible lynchpin in the Microsoft Strategy for World Domination. And in that arena there are tons of better products for every platform.
How about a badge icon for sites that says "Any Browser But Microsoft's" or "Best Viewed With a Browser Not Owned by a Criminal Monopoly" or something?
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