... which means someone can set up a non-segregated Saudi page if they wish.

1024x768 should be equivalent to a 4:3 screen ratio, but standard 4:3 videos don't fit the screen either. So I don't think it can really be 1024x768. Or they use pixels that aren't the standard pixel ratio, which is usually 1:1. It is not uncommon for manufacturers to do that. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_aspect_ratio)

It's not really about the pixel dimensions, but whatever the reason, neither 4:3 movies nor 16:9 movies fit the screen properly.

" ... English is a fault tolerant language ... "

Are you saying that grammar nazis have a language compiler with limited fault tolerance?

Actually, my guess is it will be an oblate spheroid.

It's not even 4:3 (or 16:9) it's some weird proprietary format that neither 4:3 nor 16:9 fit into correctly!

You are obviously new if you read the summary as reflecting the actual facts in any way whatsoever.

That's where flash comes in. It works on all browsers the same way, and I can compile an offline desktop app from, pretty much, the same code if the users request it.

Ah well!

First post! What's the bet this is pirated?

4. instantly replaced by a even worse despot who ...
5. ... profits!

You mean like JC but you'll be known as AC?

I suppose in essence, what I am saying is that browsers (or any software) that doesn't auto-update is effectively competing with the other versions of itself.

What is interesting from the version transition graphs is that you can clearly see the different development cycles of the three top browser organizations.

Microsoft: http://www.conceivablytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/browser4.jpg

Mozilla: http://www.conceivablytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/browser5.jpg

Google: http://www.conceivablytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/browser6.jpg

I suspect the auto-updates on chrome are actually helping to increase the user base.

Yes, but your mum and your Auntie Beatrice are not a good enough cross section of society for you to be able to make the conclusion that most of the rest of the world oppose it!