Comments on: Has the foundation under Microsoft suddenly shifted? https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:44:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Agencja Reklamowa https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539490 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:44:27 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539490 Hey, don’t forget about Safari 4 http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49301219,00.htm in many tests Safari 4 is really faster then other browsers!

]]> By: Tony P https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539489 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:46:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539489 I use Firefox 3.0.11 with a little add-on called User Agent Switcher 0.7.2 and leave it set to IE mode. That way I can get sites that enforce IE off my back. One famous one is ABC6 here in Providence.

]]> By: davem https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539488 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:26:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539488 Look at the figures for Europe – Firefox is inexorably overtaking IE – it looks like IE will be firmly number two by December, if not earlier.

]]> By: Dunc https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539487 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:02:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539487

IE is a dying breed for sure.

No fan of IE here, but I think that’s a bit of a stretch given that it’s still got nearly twice the penetration of any other browser… Less dominant, sure, but “dying breed”? I don’t think so. Just think of all those locked-down corporate desktops, for one thing…

]]> By: Dan J https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539486 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:08:24 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539486 From the title of the post I thought you were going to discuss Google’s “Chrome OS” announcement!

I still use several different versions of IE for testing web sites under development, but would never even think to use it for regular browsing. I think this idea has actually filtered down to the masses to a certain degree. Some people actually listen to other computer users about what software they use.

]]> By: MadScientist https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539485 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:50:00 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539485 I’ve been IE free since … oh, I never was a user of IE. Even as Netscape withered I continued to use it or else fire up Lynx (and complain bitterly about all the garbage like images replacing buttons which make it difficult to navigate with Lynx).

These days I moan about the ubiquitous and unnecessary ‘Flash’ which, strangely, is required to view some websites. Some people just have no sense for how to make a useful website.

]]> By: jj https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539484 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:26:08 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/09/has-the-foundation-under-micro/#comment-539484 IE is a dying breed for sure. With Firefox and the recent release of Google’s Chrome IE isn’t looking so solid anymore. It’s also been years since new version of IE were available for Macs, also. Add the fact that many websites, including MS’s own site can’t properly display pages in IE8 – IE will be history IMO. Who wants to design to web templates for two versions of the same software? Who wants to have to remember to switch your browser to compatibility mode?

One way to look at, IE has always been the novice’s browser. Some people chalk Firefox up as the “computer-wiz” guys browser (well at leased those older folks). Now novice end users have a name they trust, google, to switch to.

And all this is known by MS. They are ditching IE (most likely)in the near future. With being threatened to be sued by the EU – MS had 2 choices with it’s windows 7 release, have the OS come with IE and Competitors browsers, or none at all. They actually chose none (don’t ask me how most people will get their browser! FTP?).

With all this in mind, MS is creating a brand new browser, Gazelle, to try and get back into the market.

http://gizmodo.com/5310337/microsofts-gazelle-browser-could-be-the-google-chrome-os-competitor
-JJ

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