Translation From MS-Speak to English of the “Native HTML5″ announcement

Re:Translation From MS-Speak to English of the “Native HTML5... by wikyd on Saturday April 16, 2011 @12:42AM (#2453189)

1 isn't exclusive to them, so doesn't add to their point of being "native." 2 comes with a ton of caveats, if I'm not mistaken. Other browsers also take advantage of graphics cards for certain kinds of rendering.

I have no evidence for this, but I think that IE is trying to ride on the positive association people have for "native apps" on mobile phones.

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Re:Translation From MS-Speak to English of the “Native HTML5... by praeclarum on Sunday April 17, 2011 @07:58AM (#2455992)

I don't see how exclusivity has anything at all to do with a technical point (I am considering "native" a technical point.)

But I'm tired of defending them.

I honestly just don't understand people's negativity. I'll say it again, better browsers make for a better web. You can laugh at their marketing pitch, but we should all be excited that they put a thoroughbred horse in the race.

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Re:Translation From MS-Speak to English of the “Native HTML5... by wikyd on Sunday April 17, 2011 @01:39PM (#2456517)

When they claim they are the only native browser, then the feature set that defines native better be exclusive to them.

It's not negativity to call bullshit on a claim. There are plenty of things Microsoft could be touting about their browser without making up marketing speak.

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