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I don't get it...
If it's non-functional, then why do 2-3% of the user community use it? Certainly for that many people to use it, SOMETHING must work right.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 04/28/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Mozilla, Gnome needs to fix their software first  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
I don't get it...  Michael Kelly | 04/28/04
You are joking, right?  Rick_K | 04/28/04
Not joking-Right....  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
LOL  voska | 04/28/04
to be fair  V Sanders | 04/28/04
No quite right  mabricen | 04/28/04
Yeah....!  NemesisNL | 04/28/04
next DAEMON burns down a Salvation Army  oldskool | 04/28/04
Office '[97 | 2K | XP]?  Eggs Ackley_z | 04/28/04
Hey Wait A Minute!!!!  Mike Rotch | 04/28/04
don't listen to this guy  sadchild | 04/28/04
Don't listen to this guy either  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Actually....  Rick_K | 04/28/04
Actually what business uses Netscape  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Do you have stats?  voska | 04/28/04
are you serious?  doh123 | 04/28/04
No numbers but....  DarbyOhara | 04/28/04
The Business Standard I Should Be ...  Mike Rotch | 04/28/04
90$ of people hit msn home page when start up browser  V Sanders | 04/28/04
MSN is the default page for MS-IE  mabricen | 04/28/04
It's probably 100%  IT_User | 04/28/04
BellSouth has 80,000 terminals using it.  ydhptkh1 | 04/28/04
Small businesses and...  FirstNLastN | 04/28/04
Our Business Used Secured IIS ...  Mike Rotch | 04/28/04
There is a reason for corporate computing standards...  BitTwiddler | 04/28/04
Enough !!!!  mabricen | 04/28/04
Enough of what  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Done  mikeybrass | 04/28/04
of your Non-Sense  mabricen | 04/28/04
think b4 you barf ... atleat 3% allready are off IE ...  oldskool | 04/28/04
FACTS and a link to back it up  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
read your own article, you might notice the words  Monkey_MCSE | 04/28/04
Another link to back up MY FACTS:  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Mozilla is a product without a need  V Sanders | 04/28/04
IE is a product without need  IT_User | 04/28/04
IE absolutely necessary  Letophoro | 04/28/04
Did MS make some non-standard extension to HTTP or FTP ???  oldskool | 04/28/04
You missed the sarcasm  Letophoro | 04/28/04
Incorrect on one point  Mack DaNife | 04/29/04
Non-Sense!!! Is it a desease???  mabricen | 04/28/04
Because it works?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/28/04
Pathetic.... sad  BitTwiddler | 04/28/04
I guess you've never used Mozilla...  BitTwiddler | 04/28/04
Competition=Good  Michael Kelly | 04/28/04
You Already Can ...  Mike Rotch | 04/28/04
Because...  mabricen | 04/28/04
Yep, and the funny thing is ...  Mike Rotch | 04/28/04
Wrong competition  tero_t_vaananen@... | 04/28/04
Huh?  Tim Patterson | 04/28/04
Waste of time  tero_t_vaananen@... | 04/28/04
Only one?  Louis Ross Focke | 04/29/04
After all the complaints about....  ShadeTree | 04/28/04
But, but, but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/28/04
actually  doh123 | 04/28/04
Right about what?  IT_User | 04/28/04
Gnome is an OS?  j.m.galvin | 04/28/04
See my splitting hairs response below.  ShadeTree | 04/28/04
Not in the context of this thread  IT_User | 04/28/04
Nothing wrong with integrating the Desktop and Browser, unless, . . .  DonnieBoy | 04/28/04
answering yourself now?  Louis Ross Focke | 04/29/04
Nothing.  Patrick Jones | 04/28/04
You're Splitting Hairs  ShadeTree | 04/28/04
I am not sure..  Patrick Jones | 04/28/04
Well most likely  IT_User | 04/28/04
My point exactly  ShadeTree | 04/28/04
Don't know about OSS advocates  IT_User | 04/28/04
How about re-use of code and standardization?  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Everything you say is true  IT_User | 04/28/04
Distinctions without differences  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
This is not integrated across all Linux distributions.  DonnieBoy | 04/28/04
Think ... is GNOME or Mozilla welded to an OS, any OS?  oldskool | 04/28/04
Not yet  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
simple answer  avdp | 04/28/04
Once again,  rkadowns | 04/28/04
Sounds like a knee jerk reaction to me  Rick_K | 04/28/04
Vaporware?  marksashton | 04/28/04
Apple OS  Louis Ross Focke | 04/29/04
Sounds like the posturing has begun  Squawkbox | 04/28/04
Too bad there are laws  tero_t_vaananen@... | 04/28/04
So show me where consumers won anything...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/28/04
Consumers win through...  Tim Patterson | 04/28/04
so now  V Sanders | 04/28/04
Hogwash..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/28/04
Photoshop, Illustrator, AppleWorks (all modules), Fireworks, & Painter  j.m.galvin | 04/28/04
oops  PA-ITGuy | 04/28/04
To PA-IT Guy - That'll work fine  j.m.galvin | 04/28/04
you mean  V Sanders | 04/28/04
C'mon mr. Sanders...  Tim Patterson | 04/28/04
Open source is probably not by " ... kids"  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Not exactly true  ShadeTree | 04/28/04
Too bad there are laws ?????  Squawkbox | 04/28/04
OSS can't write decent software so they will sue  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Twit  mikeybrass | 04/28/04
No you are wrong  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Bad...  mikeybrass | 04/28/04
Down to his level?  Jose Jimenez | 04/28/04
Microsoft can't write software either  voska | 04/28/04
Hmm...  Linux_Developer | 04/29/04
I'm sure Mike Cox is...  jdd48 | 04/28/04
Using "integrated" instead of "bundled"  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Add-ins?  Tim Patterson | 04/28/04
Agreed.  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Might use the word "bloat"  IT_User | 04/28/04
Not really  CobraA1 | 04/28/04
does the market ever hold MS accountable for vapor ???  oldskool | 04/28/04
Good to live in a changeless world, I guess  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Sounds like he is dedicated to a workable definition  IT_User | 04/28/04
So there is an older definition of an operating system.  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Why do you find it necessary to change a term?  IT_User | 04/28/04
Oops, inferior  IT_User | 04/28/04
Getting close to agreement  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
All right, let's se it  IT_User | 04/28/04
What is the "Unix paradigm?"  IT_User | 04/28/04
Beg to disagree....  John Le'Brecage | 04/28/04
so mozilla web sites wont work with IE?  V Sanders | 04/28/04
What sites might those be?  IT_User | 04/28/04
Lesson learned?  Joe Blow_z | 04/28/04
Forgetting the advantages of OSS.  Tim Patterson | 04/28/04
Lin-losers are just playing number tricks  pa2004 | 04/28/04
Internet Explorer is FREE, NO need for Mozilla  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Who pays you to post your trolls?? (NT)  Letophoro | 04/28/04
Mozilla only used by 1.8% FACT and link  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
why not use a well known company to post facts  Monkey_MCSE | 04/28/04
RTFQ then ATFQ  Letophoro | 04/28/04
Daemon slave, I'm glad you don't do LD50/50 tests...  John Le'Brecage | 04/28/04
RE:  paman57@... | 04/28/04
Context Stan...  John Le'Brecage | 04/28/04
Mozilla is FREE, NO need for Internet Explorer  CobraA1 | 04/28/04
Well....  eldrave | 04/28/04
so many sites only support IE.  IT_User | 04/28/04
Don't be so sure...  eldrave | 04/28/04
Longhorn's Monolithic Approach Poses Problems  Peter Komisar | 04/28/04
Are you sure?  IT_User | 04/28/04
Nice feint by Microsoft, then  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
I was responding to the post  IT_User | 04/28/04
And I to the article  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
LINK and STATS for Browsers  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Try measuring growth instead wink  CobraA1 | 04/28/04
A little higher...  John Le'Brecage | 04/28/04
Answer not a fool according to his folly...  Linux_Developer | 04/29/04
Another link Mozilla is ONLY 1.8% overall !  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Try measuring growth instead wink.  CobraA1 | 04/28/04
At the risk of repeating myself...  John Le'Brecage | 04/28/04
Unless you use a cookie killer  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Forgive the heavy tone...  John Le'Brecage | 04/28/04
IE does block cookies  PlatformAgnostic | 04/28/04
This is the final clarification attempt.  John Le'Brecage | 04/28/04
Oddly, more choice with Microsoft  Anton Philidor | 04/29/04
Mozilla, Gnome mull united front against Longhorn  Loverock Davidson | 04/28/04
MS is being forced to compete and that is good for everyone!  George Mitchell | 04/28/04
Or...  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Or ... 2  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Microsoft's biggest competitor is Microsoft  IT_User | 04/28/04
Innovation?  tic swayback | 04/28/04
The Microsoft way  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
But that's the point, isn't it  tic swayback | 04/28/04
Whose point?  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
Passing the buck  tic swayback | 04/29/04
MS is running out of feet to shoot, no plan needed!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/28/04
1.8% is hardly a plan!  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
10%, according to some stats!  CobraA1 | 04/28/04
No one can argue with FACTS and LINK  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
Try measuring growth instead wink  CobraA1 | 04/28/04
Growth, hogwash it is a school!!! ha !  Enterprise Analyst | 04/28/04
A lot of hot air  CobraA1 | 04/28/04
I can tell you why the statistic is innaccurate...  John Le'Brecage | 04/28/04
Maybe try and understand the FACTS you are presenting!  Richard Flude | 04/28/04
Longhorn is much more than a more integrated browser...  marksashton | 04/28/04
Took them long enough  CobraA1 | 04/28/04
What is this "bloat"?  PlatformAgnostic | 04/28/04
Gotta disagree on one point....  Linux User 147560 | 04/28/04
You comment is more about the install  quietLee | 04/29/04
Middleware - Round III  oldskool | 04/28/04
Who is leading and who is following?  ShadeTree | 04/28/04
Who cares .... customers just want to be able to migrate  oldskool | 04/28/04
customers just want to be able to migrate?!?  ShadeTree | 04/28/04
You're probably right  IT_User | 04/28/04
Question  quietLee | 04/29/04
PATHETIC CHILDREN ! ! !  ScottDelore | 04/28/04
teddy roosevelt  ScottDelore | 04/28/04
Yes dear  IT_User | 04/28/04
Except...  Yen_z | 04/29/04
Why use that quote?  Anton Philidor | 04/28/04
?  Yen_z | 04/28/04
Internet Explorer isn't FREE  richman555 | 04/29/04
You're right  PlatformAgnostic | 04/29/04
Do whatever they want, if its business act so  FilledOut | 04/29/04
Playing right into Microsoft's hands  tldwg04011 | 05/02/04

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