I think that this quote does a pretty good job of expressing the main point/focus of the first chapter of this book: "In our efforts to deliver identical experiences across incompatible browsing environments...we've lost sight of its true potential as a rich and multilayered medium accessible to all." He expresses that there is a true problem behind all of these subtle inconveniences that we as users tend to experience when using the web.
I think that the author presents quite a few impressive reasons for inacting web standards. I was particularly intrigued by what he called the "disease of built-in obsolesence." I thought that it was interesting that some programs could fix issues for web authors that, in essesnce, seemed minimal, but could easily show up on someone's computer looking completely stupid, and therefore reducing the credibility of a company's website.
I also thought that some of his ideas for a "cure" were good, but concievably, might be tough to implement. For instance, his first suggestion of "attain[ing] more control over layout". I think that it's a good idea, and could quite possibly be successful, particularly considering the fact that it would still allow for users to modify design, however, I feel as if it would be tough to convince people to agree to this. The thought of having to use a pre-planned site design seems rather constricting, despite the possible amount of freedom that one might be granted in order to make the site their own.
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