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it is relevant because apple's involvement was what caused that particular project to become the de facto go-to web rendering engine.
by allenbrunson 16y ago
it is relevant because apple's involvement was what caused that particular project to become the de facto go-to web rendering engine.
- juiceandjuice 16y agoStill, neither GNUStep/NS, KHTML/Webkit, or even the Mach/XNU kernel were native Apple tech. To portray them as that in a "Apple VS. The World" scenario is a bit misleading and presumptuous. Webkit and KHTML are still both mutually beneficial projects.
- DougBTX 16y agoI think the leading example of "apple's tech versus the rest of the industry" is the use of usb - which only goes to show how weak the basis of the meme is.
- brianpan 16y agoI don't see where an Apple vs the world argument is made. More like Apple did it's own thing before and no one else cared. Now they are influencing other companies more than before. Along with WebKit, I'd say that app stores and touch UI are other areas where Apple has been influencing tech in recent years.