[WEB4LIB] Re: Firefox revolution over?

[Junus, Ranti]

The funny thing is, even if IE 7 is shipped as a stand alone, we still stuck with the integrated one.  I don't know if I actually want two IE browsers on my Win box.  

ranti.

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> -----Original Message-----
> 
> IE 7 will end the perception that IE is a gaping security hole, and will 
> kill off any hetergeneous browser environment.  After all, XP SP2 ended 
> the perception that Windows is a gaping security hole and killed off any 
> heterogeneous server and workstation environment, right?
> 
> Fact is, IE rapidly became a much better browser during the period 
> Microsoft was actively dealing with a threat from Netscape.  Unless we 
> can foresee a future in which Firefox pushes IE totally off the map, 
> it's good (for the majority of users) for Microsoft to respond to 
> Firefox as a threat.  A very large number of Windows users will end up 
> using a better browser.  And those who care will still have access to an 
> even better browser.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Thomas Dowling
> tdowling at ohiolink.edu
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