Subj : Re: Firefox kicks ass
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Willem van der Berg
Date : Sun Aug 29 2004 01:30 pm

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 02:52:57 -0700, Pandora Xero wrote:

> I cannot possibly overemphasize how much ass firefox kicks. not only is
> it a really cool browser, and much more customizable than Mozilla, it
> offers me a lot more convenience, and it doesn't come included with
> stuff i dont need. If this is going to be the future of mozilla, my
> only question is: when is this future going to come? I wanna see the
> truly terrified faces of certain micro$oft officials prolly more than
> 50% of others on this group.
> 
> --Pandora Xero

Hehe, I agree. It is great, I have been using it for quite some time now.
However, don't forget that the vast majority of Windows users is ignorant
and really sees no need to look beyond the standard included Internet
Explorer. Not even after all the security problems, those problems are far
too abstract for the average computer user. It works, so why bother? If
they were to use Firefox and come across a website designed for IE, do you
really think they will say "ohh, this website was badly designed". No,
they will say "this browser is crap, I'll use IE".

Microsoft isn't scared. They are only slightly worried. If companies start
getting serious with their security concerns and considering a switch to
Linux... THEN Microsoft will be worried. You see, when you work with
Windows all day at work, you won't even bother ditching the pre-installed
Windows that came with your home-PC. But when you work with a Mac all day
at work, you will probably buy a Mac for home. If you work with Linux all
day long, you might want to do the same with Linux at home too. 
So, when companies switch... pretty soon afterwards, consumers will
switch. When that process starts to speed up and only then will Microsoft
be scared.

Right now IE has over 90% market share. Through all the relative buzz
surrounding Firefox, I believe their marketshare skyrocketed from perhaps
1%... to 2%. Or something. You think Microsoft is worried? Do you think
they will allow their market share to drop to say 80%? Or will they have
mimicked Firefox in every perceiveable way (with bugs) long before that?

Willem

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