Posted on 09/23/2004 5:27:15 PM PDT by NCjim
I hope that this backfires on them...
Firefox is better. Download it at no charge, from mozilla.org .
XP SP2 is a friggin joke....
go to Mozilla or Netscape if you have too
I got Firefox but also use Netscape 7.2. Mozilla browser just like Firefox and for me has a few more benefits that I like and use.
Given that XP is a safer OS, generally, than previous versions of Windows... I don't blame Microsoft for wanting users to upgrade. I certainly don't mind it. However, I will not use any of the software bundled with Windows. I enjoy my Firefox, thank you very much.
Firefox rules.
mozilla firefox.....correct.....much better
Another reason to use Mozilla as your browser.
firefox, then tell bill no Ie
LOL. Excellent advice.
MS realizes that their old business model counted on people upgrading to improved stuff. Well, theres very little "improvement" that anyone can think up. So they have to change their business model to "rent" software rather than sell it. Otherwise they go TO.
I will not put SP2 on any of my computers.
ONe of my clients defied my reccomendation not to upgrate to SP2. SP2 was installed and the monitor went to 600 by 480 and 16 colors. Teh only way to get back to full color and regular resolution was to uninstall SP2.
None of my clients have upgraded to SP2. WE can't aford the crashed computers that SP2 produces. Our experience is that about 1 in 10 computers will not work right if upgraded to SP2.
My Clients can't aford to upgrade to SP2. I have told them all to not upgrade and go to Foxfire. That is what I have done.
Google could be planning to launch a web browser to challenge the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, according to widespread industry speculation.
Industry sources say that the internet company, best known for its Google search engine product, is working on the creation of a number of new web tools and has poached former Microsoft staff to help with development.
The internet company, which recently launched a partial IPO, has launched Gmail and bought blogging firm Blogger, showing it is inclined to create or buy its own web tools rather than rely on those already out there.
A story in the New York Post sparked the rumours about the possible development of a new web browser, which Google has declined to comment on.
However, analysts believe the move is highly likely. James Governor, a principal analyst at Red Monk, has said he would be surprised if Google was not working on an open source browser technology likely to be based on Mozilla like Netscape before it.
The talk is supported by recent hires at Google. Four people have recently been recruited from Microsoft to work at Google, one of which is understood to be Adam Bosworth, who was instrumental in the early development of Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer came from behind in the late 1990s to usurp internet browser pioneer Netscape, which was once the market leader but is now used by few web users.
Joe Beda, who was previously on the team working on Longhorn -- the next version of Microsoft's operating system -- was also recently taken on by Google.
The spectre of a strong rival comes at a bad time for Microsoft's web browser, which is currently being plagued by security problems.
Firefox, an alternative browser owned by Mozilla, is proving an increasingly popular alternative to Explorer. Mozilla emerged from what was AOL's work on Netscape
yeah
I work for CENTCOM and we havent gone to SP2 and we have several thousand workstations on our network....what does tha tell you....
This is written so bass-ackwards. They no longer want to train staff and write code for systems that are ten years old. Well, they aren't releasing any upgrades for DOS users either. Anyone blame them for that?
They want to create new products, they are not required to continue to drag along everyone who for whatever reason are clinging to outdated software.
Dunno about you guys but still clicking along on the kids computer (main computer actually survived Ivan at NAS Pensacola) it's an AMD Athlon 2600 with XP Pro AND SP2, and this thing has YET to crash on me *knock on computer desk*
Want a secure computer?- Buy a Mac!
Aprrox. 15% of those users attempting to upgrade to SP/2 are experiencing problems. These vary in degree. The one(s) that I became aware of (which is why I've not upgraded) have experienced no problems in download/install. But when they restart PC? It doesn't...
LOL! That's one way of putting it.
Another way of putting it is that they're slitting their own throat!
I predict a whole land-rush of new Linux users within a month. (I prefer Slackware, but Redhat, Debian, and Mandrake are popular names that are more attuned to the newbie. Welcome to the wonderful world of smooth-sailing Linux!)
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