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Will Microsoft bother with FireFox?
I've yet to be persuaded that Microsoft cares enough about FireFox to take action, particularly damaging FireFox performance. Staying out of court was probably one of Microsoft's main New Year's resolutions.
(The Opera dispute is about not the operating system, but web site design.)

IE 7 is nailing the security issue for IE on XP. Microsoft must have found that security sells upgrades. Also that they wanted to eliminate the years of criticism, but on their newest operating system only, so they wouldn't be hindered going forward. The same way that stability has largely disappeared as an issue.

FireFox, though. What's that to Microsoft?
The company probably thinks FireFox will be gone in a few years, maybe even before Longhorn predominates, because there's not much (profit) motive for people to stay with it.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 05/11/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I'd go with the later  Richard Flude | 05/10/05
I'll go with the former.  Anton Philidor | 05/10/05
I'm confused  Richard Flude | 05/10/05
That says it all  Jeff Spicoli | 05/10/05
No  Delmont | 05/10/05
Good enough software.  Anton Philidor | 05/10/05
Sure  Richard Flude | 05/10/05
Well yes and nope  Squawkbox | 05/10/05
Laid up...  Anton Philidor | 05/10/05
Anty!  Jeff Spicoli | 05/10/05
I wasn't discussing...  Anton Philidor | 05/10/05
But Jeff...  DragonBRockin | 05/11/05
more dragon dreck  Jeff Spicoli | 05/11/05
As I asked before...  DragonBRockin | 05/11/05
MS will boost FF Market share with IE 7  voska | 05/11/05
IE7 - Never, Even for XP Pro SP2  jacarter3 | 05/12/05
Actually, it's all my fault  nucrash | 05/12/05
Growth is growth  htotten | 05/10/05
When IE7 is out, the growth will stop  Prognosticator | 05/10/05
Love it  Richard Flude | 05/10/05
Clarification ?  Prognosticator | 05/10/05
Bwahahaha!!!  Jeff Spicoli | 05/10/05
hmmm...  Delmont | 05/10/05
yes ... tell us please  Yo!_z | 05/11/05
Jeffs Lifes Purpose...  DragonBRockin | 05/11/05
You are waiting for IE to copy all the Firefox features?  B.O.F.H. | 05/10/05
Not really  Qbt | 05/10/05
This does not change that IE7 clones Firefox.  B.O.F.H. | 05/11/05
Nice but  IT Scion | 05/11/05
is maxtor as secure as FF  wexwimpy@... | 06/17/05
Why do you say I am waiting?  Prognosticator | 05/11/05
Perhaps you have not kept up with the Microsoft IE roadmap?  B.O.F.H. | 05/11/05
You  IT Scion | 05/11/05
let's do some math.  Arm A. Geddon | 05/10/05
As expected.  CobraA1 | 05/11/05
The Microsoft sales team are out, I see  whisperycat | 05/11/05
You're Right On Target  EBathory | 06/18/05
Then again...  Ginevra | 05/11/05
I have the following Extensions  wexwimpy@... | 06/17/05
AOL? Businesses keeping IE?  Bill_Jackson | 05/11/05
Their updates have hurt them in my eyes  Michael Kelly | 05/11/05
Firefox will never be allowed by MS to operate smoothly  whisperycat | 05/11/05
Will Microsoft bother with FireFox?  Anton Philidor | 05/11/05
That has nothing to do with Firefox's updates  Michael Kelly | 05/11/05
This is due in 1.1  ab@... | 05/12/05
Lets do the math again...  Memememe_z | 05/11/05
Why does it matter?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/05
That's what MS wants you to think. Browsers don't matter: Use IE.  DonnieBoy | 05/11/05
It should matter to webmasters  Michael Kelly | 05/11/05
Because MS got there ILLEGALLY.. it's mini-vindication  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/11/05
Who cares?  heystoopid | 05/11/05
Remember "DOS isn't done until Lotus won't run!"?  JonathonDoe | 05/12/05
Why is the US so far behind Germany??  steffen_z | 05/12/05
TFA is pure, unadulturated ...  Eggs Ackley_z | 05/12/05
ZDNet makes more anti-Firefox propaganda...  MepisLINUXuser | 05/13/05

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