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You're absolutely right. Heh, I didn't even catch that one. grin

If Firefox becomes mainstream, than probably 10% at most of the users will have made an active choice to use it. It was up to the vendors during the first browser wars, and it's up to the vendors now. Actually, the vendors have even more control now, due to the rise of desktop Linux.

And as I mentioned in another post, vendors and users won't swing over at once when Firefox reaches "critical mass". There must be both a reason to use Firefox and a reason to dump IE.
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Ummmm excuse me  Squawkbox | 11/22/04
My thoughts exactly....  shawkins | 11/22/04
The user's choice  Linux_Developer | 11/22/04
There *are* reasons....  MJCriscolo | 11/23/04
Exactly.  Linux_Developer | 11/23/04
That makes two of us  htotten | 11/23/04
where?  doh123 | 11/24/04
I've Been Using Firefox Since ...  coffeenite | 11/23/04
That makes three of us (nt)  NonZealot | 11/23/04
(AOL) Me too!! Me too!!! (/AOL) (NT)  James T. Kirk | 11/23/04
Actually I remember a court case fought over this  Richard Flude | 11/25/04
OUCH!!! sad  Grayson Peddie | 11/22/04
What the...? Tell me you're a fake!  Linux_Developer | 11/22/04
I'm not fake and please be respectful to me.  Grayson Peddie | 11/23/04
I am sorry to hear this.  nucrash | 11/23/04
Thanks. happy  Grayson Peddie | 11/23/04
I find FireFox enhances my Window 2000  voska | 11/23/04
What's this statement mean?  voska | 11/23/04
Here's my guess  Linux_Developer | 11/24/04
Sorry if I offended you....  Linux_Developer | 11/24/04
So tell us,  Taz_z | 11/23/04
I take every security measure to protect my computer.  Grayson Peddie | 11/23/04
To each their own  Taz_z | 11/23/04
Bar one  Expatriate US Geek | 11/23/04
So In Other Words, Be Loyal To Microsuck, Spend Tons Of Money On 3rd Party  itanalyst | 11/23/04
Or pay nothing.  Anton Philidor | 11/23/04
You are the genius! Tell us how  jacarter3 | 11/23/04
Modesty almost forbids an answer.  Anton Philidor | 11/23/04
I take it back - dying != dieing (sic)  jacarter3 | 11/23/04
Ouch! Sounds expensive!  tic swayback | 11/23/04
Avast! and Zone Alarm are (or can be) free.  Anton Philidor | 11/23/04
Free Version of Zone Alarm  jacarter3 | 11/23/04
Thanks!  tic swayback | 11/23/04
Grayson I respect you as a person --not as an IT professional  drichards1953 | 11/23/04
Agree that M$ is no longer a solution but a problem  eddie.jones@... | 12/10/04
Amazing. Are you being serious?  Zogg | 11/24/04
I can say only one thing...  Linux_Developer | 11/22/04
Hehe...sorry for the redundancies  Linux_Developer | 11/22/04
More productive not good enough?  nucrash | 11/23/04
It's silly to believe in the word of a non-famous company  pa2004 | 11/22/04
Talking about lies - can't find your website . . .  CobraA1 | 11/22/04
There you go..  crocd | 11/23/04
Did you even read the article?  OhMyGosh | 11/23/04
Feel safe about browsing.  mobrien_12@... | 11/22/04
So much for there security check SP2 exploit  crocd | 11/23/04
if running exe files with no nasty message is a flaw  GregSalts | 11/24/04
Open Office should gett the firefox treatment  Nigel Johnstone | 11/23/04
Interesting article...  spydrlink@... | 11/23/04
Amusing.  Letophoro | 11/23/04
Corporate Users?  xero11 | 11/23/04
Some IT professionals do explore for better solutions  drichards1953 | 11/23/04
With corporate help desks spending 25-40%...  BitTwiddler | 11/23/04
MSN search review using firefox  crocd | 11/23/04
interesting...  DJ FlowFX | 11/23/04
A bloody nose for MS?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/04
Wow No_Ax, Is That Really You?  itanalyst | 11/23/04
Remember it when you say I don't take MS to task.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/04
Sort of...  tic swayback | 11/23/04
Yes, sort of, but it does catch up. As we are seeing here.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/04
yeah people are uninstalling IE in droves  JasonL31 | 11/24/04
Knowing the market  Anton Philidor | 11/23/04
Think they would?  Cardinal_Bill | 11/23/04
Adding features to IE is only adding flavor.  Anton Philidor | 11/24/04
Ax, I am stunned  drichards1953 | 11/23/04
But is this bloody nose a symptom of something worse?  Zogg | 11/24/04
That is completely up to MS.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
well said noax  hipparchus2000 | 12/04/04
Software fans  Anton Philidor | 11/23/04
Anton..give up my man...India remember and MS?  Laff | 11/23/04
Ohmmmmm.... (?)  Anton Philidor | 11/24/04
Do You Hear That Sound Mr. Ballmer?  itanalyst | 11/23/04
That is what happens  DarthRidiculous | 11/23/04
Windows is also serious competition.  Anton Philidor | 11/23/04
the ghastly sucking back of the ocean before the tsunami strikes  hipparchus2000 | 12/04/04
Ok, I admit it I am beginning to Like Firefox  kchahal | 11/23/04
Correction  kchahal | 11/23/04
I like Firefox, too  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 11/24/04
Or learn their tools  Richard Flude | 11/25/04
Alternatively...  Zogg | 11/25/04
Browser and OSwar.com  anthonycea | 11/30/04
Firefox  jterryc | 12/03/04
Firefox cutting into IE's lead  Darnko | 12/03/04
Same stuff different tune  Striikor | 12/03/04
More MS FUD - Where security does NOT matter  johnlb2002 | 12/08/04
MS KIKZ !@#  Ashoat | 12/15/04
excuse me...  kalleth | 01/03/05

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