HTML: WEB typography

Tony Barry tonyb at netinfo.com.au
Sun May 24 10:53:25 EDT 1998


At 7:29 AM 1998/05/24, Shawn J.P. West (BlackSheep) wrote:
>I expected that, but when you get windows it installs certain fonts, when
>you install IE for the mac it installs certain fonts. This is not and
>endorcement of Microsoft or it's products which dominate most of the
>business destops in the world. It's and example of what is out there
>and being used:

And by your action you encourage the potential monopoly which your(? I
guess you are in the US *.com doesn't tell us) federal government and a few
dozen of your states wish to curtail. Outside the US many see Microsoft's
action as another example of US cultural imperialism. Although most in
Australia don't  - but you can be a bit pushy :-). Hope to see you all at
the olympics :-)

Tony

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