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You never got two wrong without a third ...

Look it should be simple by now , if it's *Open* anything it's going to get closed by one of it's derivative user :

- Open Source code get closed in it's derivative , that's why it's not sustainable.

- Open Standards gets modified in its derivative , that's why it's also not sustainable.

- Open Hardware get's modified in it's derivative , that's why it's also not sustainable.

Note for the cluless in the crowd , the bad part is the closing , not the Open Source quality. Also don't bother arguing with 50 years of hard data on the subject , the only Open that's sustainable is one that is alone in it's market , one that is a leader
in it's segment with Millions if not Billion in support , and when it's inside or tied to Free Software/hardware.

One more thing IE ***IS*** Open Standards , that Microsoft improved upon ... They locked-in there derivative.



Opera strenght is in the Mobile/Cellphone area.

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/schrep/archives/2007/10/mozilla_and_...

Mozilla doesn't target mobile phone yet.

That mean that Opera problem is more likely the Windows mobile inclusion of **Pocket Internet Explorer** or **Internet Explorer Mobile** as default browser on many mobile device due to the OS choice by the maker of the device , that don't include Opera as a choice.

Note for the clueless in the crowd :

iPhone is Built by Apple , they build the hardware , deliver it under there brand name , this is not a two company deal that exclude the competition. It's one company making a full offer.

So your wrong on everything.

Edited 2008-02-21 19:03 UTC