In plain English, Microsoft believes that Google is barking up the wrong IETF committee. In a announcing Speed+Mobility earlier this week, Microsoft's Jean Paoli wrote, "There is already broad consensus about the need to make web browsing much faster. We think that apps--not just browsers--should get faster too. More and more, apps are how , in addition to their browser. Improving HTTP should also make mobile better."

It's just not clear how Microsoft's proposal will make this happen while Google's won't.