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CSS/HTML/JS can render fonts perfectly if you use <canvas/>. The copy/paste problem can be solved using the HTML5 drag and drop API. (copy=drag, paste=drop)

To make sure you have the exact font, you may want to include the font file with @font in CSS.

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As soon as every major browser supports it, count me in :)

(and as soon as a good majority of folks are actually using those browser versions!)

Internet Explorer has supported @font-face for over 11 years. You can embed SVG into the other browsers and/or use Canvas.

So I can use one of two different "standard" technologies, plus a proprietary technology, to avoid using a single proprietary technology.

I'm not sure where's the advantage.

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