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Oh c'mon it is just 10% and it has not reached that yet
When Opera came along it was Opera this and Opera that. Opera Opera Opera blah blah blah. Where is Opera now? Basically stagnet growth. The reasons why is that by default Internet Explorer is already installed from the OEM (obviously) and to my knowledge there is nothing but AOL added as an alternative. Untill Firefox finds away to get bundled from the OEM or bundled as the preferred browser ala Netscape in third party software, I am afraid Firefoxes growth will remain painfully slow and stunted.

Word of mouth is a poor way to sell or spread any product and right now that is all Firefox has. A few months ago when the security warnings about I.E. browser warning were at a fever pitch Firefox was mentioned in news reports and computer help radio shows as a viable alternative. Now you and I both know that that alone should have urged the populace to make a mass migration but it did not.

Firefox is a great browser, I use it 99% of the time but till some changes are made in distribution it will remain a small player.
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Wake me when the number hits say 50%  Squawkbox | 10/25/04
Whilst we didn't get all we wanted...  Richard Flude | 10/25/04
That actually makes good business sense.  mobrien_12@... | 10/25/04
Makes sense to me  Squawkbox | 10/25/04
Re: Makes sense to me  Brasonte | 10/26/04
A journey of 1000 miles . . .  CobraA1 | 10/25/04
I have no argument about that  Squawkbox | 10/26/04
Since FireFox is still in Preview release...  The King's Servant | 10/26/04
Where is an actual neutral site?  htotten | 10/26/04
Great news for all web user  Richard Flude | 10/25/04
10%? When pigs fly.  pa2004 | 10/26/04
You've obviously never used it...  BitTwiddler | 10/26/04
Well besides you comments....the vast majority of  Laff | 10/26/04
It will run a lot better...  Yen_z | 10/26/04
Heh, heh, heh. Good comment.  The King's Servant | 10/26/04
You've got to be joking  CobraA1 | 10/26/04
"10%?" (for WHAT?)  SC-man | 10/27/04
The height of ambition!  IT_User | 10/26/04
Ah but look at how the press for a bit jumped on  Laff | 10/26/04
The problem with Mozilla  Arrg | 10/26/04
Chicken and egg theory..Which comes first?  Laff | 10/26/04
Lazy or Droids?  Roger Ramjet | 10/26/04
Using FrontPage is being lazy  voska | 10/26/04
My Cisco 3000 VPN concentrator...  The King's Servant | 10/26/04
Laugh Now Naysayers....  itanalyst | 10/26/04
... but Intyernet Explorer is unchallenged.  Anton Philidor | 10/26/04
Yeah dude  Jeff Spicoli | 10/26/04
No Dude, Trust HIM  John Zern | 10/26/04
You're assuming  IT_User | 10/26/04
Oh c'mon it is just 10% and it has not reached that yet  Squawkbox | 10/26/04
Bundling doesn't help  voska | 10/26/04
Don't belive the benchmark, believe me!  John Zern | 10/26/04
just becuase you download something doesn't meen it's being used  htotten | 10/26/04
Have you really read the article...  The King's Servant | 10/26/04
Fox set on Fire will win  FilledOut | 10/27/04

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