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Re:WebSockets versus REST? by riobard on Monday February 27, 2012 @12:02AM (#3637839)
No, WebSockets doesn't complete with HTTP. It complements HTTP.

SPDY competes with HTTP.

Re:WebSockets versus REST? by beaumartinez on Monday February 27, 2012 @05:08AM (#3638438)
No, SPDY competes with TCP[1].

[1] http://www.chromium.org/spdy/spdy-whitepaper