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I agree, but then we hit the problem that the W3C stuff moves so slowly. We can end up with a situation where all modern browsers (WebKit-based, Firefox and Opera, maybe even IE) implement the same property, but the W3C standard hasn't caught up and might not for months.

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The W3C working group includes these browser vendors. So much of these webkit enhancements are waiting for Apple to submit their proposals to the group. Last time I looked Apple were stalling in submitting them to the group.

The problem also lies with the vendors themselves. By operating in a fashion that's too open, we as developers are made aware of features before they're properly implemented.

Yes, it's wonderful that pages can be translated in a three-dimensional fashion now. I'd prefer to wait until six different declarations aren't required to know about it, though.

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