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Browser wars: a solution ?
FYI the December Issue of 'PC Magazine' contains a CD with the 2 browsers
(IE and NC) in full version, for M$ and MAC (never used it so I'm not
very sure about MAC support etc). Just in case it is one of the
last ones...
Also, this browser war has brought up the fact that all current browsers
are too large several times.
Imho, the browser and the protocol handler should be split. This means
that there shall be a relatively small program that would handle HTTP
speaking to URLs, and defer further processing to one or more applications
according to a table. This is what all browsers do nowadays, but they are
too heavy for the job, as they try to do everything themselves.
The 'many small programs' approach works very well. Why not use it ?
Apart from the better stability, this opens the way for very commercial
variations on the theme. The plugin technique for browsers went one step
in that direction, but still with the bulk in the hands of the browser
maker, and byzantine API calls to suit his look & feel.
Peter (plp)