While roaming through a google-search on semacode I found something else of interest which is a nice short post – detailing a senario using XML (With Mobile-Phones), .. – and how it might work, .. and does not work, due to manufacuturers short sightedness.
Wiki-Definition of XML: XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a set of rules for encoding documents electronically. It is defined in the XML 1.0 – Specification produced by the W3C and several other related specifications; all are fee-free open standards.
XML – Sounds simple enough – just that the working example at knowprose.com (above) – provides a GOOD example of what happens, when large companies see a way to lock you into their brand) – and no longer are you using the open standard xml. (IF that makes any sense)
As consumers – we are expected to know and understand the underlying technologies? – Bit hard for the average user who is NOT into mobile-devices, .. (Or web development) and so with limited knowledge and experience, the end user buys a product that locks them into a proprietary ‘way of doing things’.
On this same blog – another example of the same theme - Amazon Emulates The Kindle For Microsoft Users – The Kindle Wireless Reading Device requires special hardware to run, .. Therefore, any electronic-books purchased, can only be read on ‘A Kindle’. The Post/Link above points to a solution provided by amazon – Ad – Read Kindle Books on Your Computer
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