Is Microsoft learning from Web standards mistakes?
Microsoft has learned some very serious lessons when it comes to complying with Web standards after taking heavy criticism from the industry and, more importantly, a beating in the browser market share. #video-player-story{margin:0 30px 15px 30px} In order to watch video content you need to enable javascript and install Flash player version 8 or above. Embed on your site: var so = new SWFObject(‘http://media.cnetnetworks.com.au/flash/MediaPlayer.swf’,’vp’,’400′,’330′,’8′); so.addParam(‘allowScriptAccess’, ‘always’); so.addParam(‘allowFullScreen’, ‘true’); so.addParam(‘autoPlay’, ‘false’); so.addVariable(‘playlistPath’, ‘/video/0,2000064458,339280240,00.htm?pageName=story%26elementID=339280240’); so.write(‘video-player-story’); In a video interview with ZDNet Australia last month, Microsoft blogger and group manager of technical community, Frank Arrigo, explained how important it is for the Redmond giant to follow Web standards. “Standards are important,” said Arrigo, who admitted that
