From my side it is cleared up and what John might have done I really don't want to spend time on unless he cooperates in this thread. Otherwise it is waste of time. I don't have a Windows PC that I can hook up to my Dell monitor so unless someone else will do the same as I did under Windows and using both Safari and Firefox in mode 1 and 2, I'll let the case rest here.
What Kevin has done he should come back on as he indicated.
I was just attempting to "close the circle" and show how all the pieces fit together.
And as I said to Slobodan, I don't consider it just wild-assed speculation. It's looking at the evidence provided in the thread and relating that to the way color management in browsers works.
Since different people were seeing different things, I thought it worthwhile to offer an explanation of why.
Since the thread has went on for 10 pages, I also thought a little informative closure would be nice.
I'm certainly open to correction, including verification from Kevin if he has the time and desire to provide it.