Story: Firefox 1.0PR: a first look
Posted by: Richard (Friday 17 September 2004, 8:30 AM)
The reason IE is popular is that it was bundled "For Free" with pretty well every PC sold. You have to work really hard to compete with that. Microsoft also made using another browser difficult. For the average user - even if they'd heard of the possibility of a non-IE browser, its a fair effort to change from something thats "just good enough". Its only because IE is not "just good enough" that people are changing.
Microsoft also have this amazing attraction which I don't understand. People just believe in their software and seem to follow like sheep - no matter how bad it is. I got my first play with Microsoft Analysis Services yesterday - and its pretty dire. Its metadata system has gapingly huge conceptual holes in it that stop it handlnig the non-trivial. Its full of bugs, and even what it claims to do is quite simplistic.
Amazingly it has apparently 40odd percent of the market share. OK - its bundled for free with MS SQL Server, which may be boosting that number even if its shelfware in most cases, but its typical Microsoft and typically dire. Perhaps Microsoft Analysis Services is "just good enough".
Full Talkback thread
Story: Firefox 1.0PR: a first look
-
"Like Internet Explorer, Firefox also includes a b... Jason -
It just keeps getting better and better. Alt... Valentine -
The reason IE is so popular is because i... tired of tweaking -
The reason IE is popular is that it... Richard -
IE is not popular because it i... Bill Gates
-
Reasons I use Firefox instead... Kevin Shaum
-
IE == Microsoft and thats enuff 4 m... Anonymous
-
"Like Internet Explorer, Firefox also include... Anonymous
-
"Like Internet Explorer, Firefox also includes a b... ayk
-
The browser market has definitely shown that a lac... Tayo Soremekun
-
Been using for 6 wks .....it's great, faster than... Bob
-
You mean. Like FIREFOX, IE added a pop-up blocker!... Sam
-
Make sure you check your facts before publishing.... Anonymous
-
Slashdot.org might have a much larger percent... Stephen
-
I've been using Firefox since it was renamed from... Anonymous
-
Firefox incorporated a pop-up blocker before IE.... Eric
-
Ooooh. Bookmark features! Wow, two windows at once... Robert
-
Robert, you're a moron. Anonymous
-
You're right.
You are lame. jomama
-
Dear David Jenkins, Have fun with your... Andrew
-
" Oh, and can opera block banner ad... Roger L. Waggener
-
Opera isn't free...the full re... Andrew
-
Opera is free. You can use it... Anonymous
-
You claim that " Firefox...has the most customisat... David Jenkins
-
Actually, firefox does have more customizatio... Andrew
-
I think your comment that FF is more cus... Roger L. Waggener
-
If you are gonna nit-pick about cus... Andrew
-
"First of all, Mozilla made th... Anonymous
-
Opera, Firefox, whichever..so long... Dave
-
Oh yea..Robert, Netscape wiped... Dave
-
I have been using Firefox since the... Anonymous
-
David - install Firefox and then in the addre... ZB Mowrey
-
Gee, you guys are right, I should have q... David Jenkins
-
As a non-professional pc user (not in the sam... Sue
-
Been a firefox user for many a month now... the be... David Watson
-
This has been the best browser for more than a yea... Me
-
How is Tabbed MDI good? Please explain this concep... Dmitrii Dimandt aka Mamut
-
Turkey boy, say you are browsing the internet... Andrew
-
In response to Andrew from Atlanta.
In I... Dmitrii Dimandt aka Mamut
-
I use Firefox, but... although IE is not... Damien
-
been using the beta build for almost a month now,... Anonymous
-
Though clearly Microsoft exerted its monopoly powe... Jim
-
Tabbed browsing is the best thing since slice... Phil
-
As a developer, I have used most non-IE... L Long
-
Firefox seems like a decent browser, but I had a h... Doug Johnson
-
First of all, IE is the predominant browser in the... Anonymous
-
First of all, IE is the predominant browser in the... Anonymous
-
I have noticed on my site averaging over .5 m... Steve
-
Ignore the Microsoft zombies. FF is great. Opera i... Anonymous
-
Once you get Firefox, make sure you get the All-In... Anonymous
-
THE BEST EVER BROWSER ON THE MARKE!!. TELL ME I A... Edgah
-
I've been using Firefox for a long time and w... Jim W
-
Beta, not intended to replace current browser?
Hec... Dennis Soper
-
Mamut, I really can't understand where you are com... Phil Brown
-
Well, I have to say Firefox is by far the best web... Steve
-
"Like Internet Explorer, Firefox also includes a b... Abe
-
Firefox is great and mozilla is great too! I don't... HonL
-
Tabbed Browsing really works well. What happens is... Richard
-
Firefoc is a good basic browser. With the googleb... Roger Heyes
-
Check out http://www.firefoxie.net Dan McTaggart
-
I've been using Firefox by default since v0.8 and... NJ
-
FF is without a doubt the browser on the market. I... Anonymous
-
I used to use IE for everything. And I swore up an... Kuja
-
Yesterday I had to completely restore my PC.... NJ
-
i just installed firefox and i could not believe t... mike glover
-
I have the new Firefox 1 PR, but Opera 7.53 is sti... Bob Bowen
-
I've been using firebird since early 2004 and... G
-
Can I just say to Opera Users...
You use... Vincent Willcox
-
I'm sorry, but firefox doesn't actually work does... Anonymous
-
Appologies for this non-constructive comment,... Robert
Back to: Firefox 1.0PR: a first look
