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ProDigit · 12-21-2015, 07:24 AM

When I did a search online, I did see how utf-8 is really taking over since the Millennium on web pages.
Seems like IBM introduced a lot of the coding work with ISO-8859-1, and the decline of it, and rise of UTF-8 seems to be linked with the decline of IBM, and rise of microsoft and apple, finally turning the tables with android being introduced to the market.

The numbers/stats correlation might be coincidental, meaning it might be not directly related to IBM, but is still noteworthy that the newer, non-industrial companies, providing software for the home, were introduced at a time ISO-8859-1 was in decline.

12-21-2015, 07:24 AM	#47
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	When I did a search online, I did see how utf-8 is really taking over since the Millennium on web pages. Seems like IBM introduced a lot of the coding work with ISO-8859-1, and the decline of it, and rise of UTF-8 seems to be linked with the decline of IBM, and rise of microsoft and apple, finally turning the tables with android being introduced to the market. The numbers/stats correlation might be coincidental, meaning it might be not directly related to IBM, but is still noteworthy that the newer, non-industrial companies, providing software for the home, were introduced at a time ISO-8859-1 was in decline. Last edited by ProDigit; 12-21-2015 at 07:27 AM.