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Won't it be WebDirectX then? DirectX is a direct competitor to OpenGL.
by windsurfer 15y ago
Won't it be WebDirectX then? DirectX is a direct competitor to OpenGL.
- azakai 15y agoBut WebDirectX would benefit Microsoft in no way. It would be a proprietary extension to the web. It would not let IE run WebGL websites. Microsoft has recently seen the light when it comes to web standards - the latest versions of IE are very standards-compliant. I agree that Microsoft hates OpenGL, and promotes DirectX in any way it can. But Microsoft also used to hate JavaScript and HTML, and tried to get people to develop in .NET on the web (Silverlight). But it has shifted to actually supporting the standards-based web. WebGL is part of that web.
- cdmckay 15y agoEven if they made WebDirectX, people would just write WebGL wrappers.
- AshleysBrain 15y agoI think if it comes to it, Microsoft will invent WebDirectX under the guise it's for Windows 8 metro apps, and simply left it on in IE10. 3D on the web is a niche so it doesn't make their browser uncompetitive. Besides, they can also claim "you can do the same thing in WebDirectX anyway, just use that" - and they don't have to be seen supporting OpenGL (who cares if anyone writes wrappers? they don't have to pretend WebGL is a good idea). For the record, it's an utterly backward and damaging thing to do to the web, but they'll do it anyway.