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   WPF/E is a subset of WPF.  This is clear if you follow the links I =
provided.

   I don't see the relevance of your quote from the WPF/E mac download.

Rich

  "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:45bae8eb{at}w3.nls.net...
  I just saw a Bill Gates Interview ( link below ) from Sept which seems =
to imply that Windows Presentation Foundation for Mac will be a subset = of
what runs under Vista. Am I in error in that assumption?  I've seen = other
comments ( expecially from Flash supporters ) that claim something =
similar.



  =
http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=3Dbb51e92d-ed84-4f7=
8-ab48-7b69d4bce047
  BG: The Mac is one of the targets that we explicitly talked about, so =
yes. Now it's not 100 percent of XAML, we need to be clear on that. But =
the portion of XAML we've picked here will be everywhere. Absolutely =
everywhere. And it has to be. You've got to have, for at least reading, =
and even some level of animation, you've got to have pervasiveness. And =
will there be multiple things that fit into that niche? Probably. = Because
it's not that hard to carry multiple...you as a user don't even = know when
you're seeing something that's WPF/E versus Flash versus = whatever. It
just works.


  I've pasted a portion of your Microsoft XAML Mac link below.  =20

  ---------
  "WPF/E" (codename) is a browser enhancement module that enables =
browsers to render rich content in addition to HTML. 'WPF/E" is =
compatible with both the Safari browser and Firefox 1.5.0.8 on MacOSX =
10.4.8. The Dec 2006 CTP will expire on February 18, 2007 at which point =
when a web page that uses it is rendered, it will prompt the user to =
update to the latest version. "WPF/E" (codename) will
periodically ping = Microsoft.com to verify its integrity (at which point
the only = information that will be communicated will be your IP address
and the = module version).

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:45badd95$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       Obviously bogus claims like this don't help their clearly biased =
propaganda win over anyone that isn't already biased as they are.  Maybe =
these guys should have fact checked their propaganda to exclude all but =
their subjective claims that they could always spin as needed when =
questioned.

       FWIW, if you want to view XAML on the Macintosh, visit =
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3D1665A00C-F7BB-=
459A-9DA2-F1DB6297277F&displaylang=3Den then http://www.msdn.com/wpfe =
for samples. =20

    Rich

      "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:45bab1c8$1{at}w3.nls.net...



      It said Microsoft's XAML markup language was "positioned to =
replace HTML",=20
      the industry standard for publishing documents on the Internet. =
XAML would=20
      be dependent on Windows, and discriminatory against systems such =
as Linux,=20
      the group said.

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   WPF/E is
a subset of =
WPF.  This=20
is clear if you follow the links I provided.
 
   I don't
see the relevance =
of your=20
quote from the WPF/E mac download.
 
Rich
 

  "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com
A>>=20
  wrote in message news:45bae8eb{at}w3.nls.net...
  I just saw a Bill Gates Interview ( =
link below )=20
  from Sept which seems to imply that Windows Presentation Foundation =
for=20
  Mac will be a subset of what runs under Vista. Am I in error =
in that=20
  assumption?  I've seen other comments ( expecially from Flash =
supporters=20
  ) that claim something similar.
   
   
   
  http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=3Dbb51e92d-=
ed84-4f78-ab48-7b69d4bce047">http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.=
aspx?guid=3Dbb51e92d-ed84-4f78-ab48-7b69d4bce047
  BG: The Mac is one of the targets that we =
explicitly=20
  talked about, so yes. Now it's not 100 percent of XAML, we need to be =
clear on=20
  that. But the portion of XAML we've picked here will be everywhere. =
Absolutely=20
  everywhere. And it has to be. You've got to have, for at least =
reading, and=20
  even some level of animation, you've got to have pervasiveness. And =
will there=20
  be multiple things that fit into that niche? Probably. Because it's =
not that=20
  hard to carry multiple...you as a user don't even know when you're =
seeing=20
  something that's WPF/E versus Flash =
versus=20
  whatever. It just works.
   
   
  I've pasted a portion of your =
Microsoft XAML Mac=20
  link below.   
   
  ---------
  
  =93WPF/E=94 =
(codename) is a=20
  browser enhancement module that enables browsers to render rich =
content in=20
  addition to HTML. =91WPF/E=94 is compatible with both the Safari =
browser and=20
  Firefox 1.5.0.8 on MacOSX 10.4.8. The Dec 2006 CTP will expire on =
February 18,=20
  2007 at which point when a web page that uses it is rendered, it will =
prompt=20
  the user to update to the latest version. =93WPF/E=94 (codename) will =
periodically=20
  ping Microsoft.com to verify its integrity (at which point the only=20
  information that will be communicated will be your IP address and the =
module=20
  version).
  
 
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:45badd95$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      
Obviously bogus claims =
like this=20
    don't help their clearly biased propaganda win over anyone that =
isn't=20
    already biased as they are.  Maybe these guys should have fact =
checked=20
    their propaganda to exclude all but their subjective claims that =
they could=20
    always spin as needed when questioned.
     
       FWIW,
if you want to =
view XAML on=20
    the Macintosh, visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3D1665A0=
0C-F7BB-459A-9DA2-F1DB6297277F&displaylang=3Den">http://www.microsoft=
.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3D1665A00C-F7BB-459A-9DA2-F1DB629727=
7F&displaylang=3Den then=20
    http://www.msdn.com/wpfe for=20" target="new">http://www.msdn.com/wpfe">http://www.msdn.com/wpfe">http://www.msdn.com/wpfe for=20
    samples.  
     
    Rich
     
    
      "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com
A>>=20
      wrote in message news:45bab1c8$1{at}w3.nls.net...It=20
      said Microsoft's XAML markup language was "positioned to replace =
HTML",=20
      the industry standard for publishing documents on the =
Internet. XAML=20
      would be dependent on Windows, and discriminatory against =
systems such=20
      as Linux, the group=20
said.

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