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[Cordova Wiki] Trivial Update of "Platform Engine" by jbondc

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The "Platform Engine" page has been changed by jbondc:
https://wiki.apache.org/cordova/Platform%20Engine?action=diff&rev1=3&rev2=4

   * WinJS 1.0
   * WinJS 2.0 (Windows 8.1)
  
- Since plugins are tied to particular platform, it makes testing of plugins hard as the number of platforms increases. The state of plugins feels the "Wild Wild West". 
+ Since plugins are tied to particular platform, it makes testing of plugins hard as the number of platforms increases. The state of plugins feels like the "Wild Wild West". 
  
  TODO: Talk about newer platforms based on Android or Chromium. Distinguish HTML5/web rendering & native functionality of the OS (hardware etc...).
  What's an 'engine', alternative build or run-time features on the platform?
  
  == Solutions ==
  
- Define as platform as:
+ Define platform as:
  
- '''A) An OS that satisfies the core Cordova apis.'''
+ '''A) An OS that satisfies the core Cordova api.'''
  
  Keep a few core platforms but use a new 'engine' flag
  
@@ -54, +54 @@

  # cordova prepare windows8 -engine crosswalk    #uses Crosswalk?
  }}}
  
- '''B) An OS or engine that satisfies the core Cordova apis.'''
+ '''B) An OS or engine that satisfies the core Cordova api.'''
  
  Make platforms 'compatible'