Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> KHTML vs. Gecko vs. Trident vs. Presto: Behind the Browser
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| "Why do we want more than one layout engine? It helps to spur innovation and
>| means that if a flaw occurs it won't necessarily be in every browser at once.
>| Having some different implementations of anything is a good thing," Gene
>| Spafford, computer science professor at Purdue University, told LinuxInsider.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59309.html
>
This argument has been doing the rounds for many years, and in my view,
is not only correct, but bordering on blindingly obvious. Furthermore,
it indicates that not only is choice good for consumers of goods of all
kinds, it's also good for their security and well-being, too.
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