Posted on 07/19/2005 11:13:35 AM PDT by Mike Bates
The Mozilla Foundation is expecting to see a surge in interest in the Firefox browser from enterprise users once Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 7 next year.
IE 7, which will be available in beta this summer, will not be available to users of Windows 2000.
Asa Dotzler, the community coordinator at the Mozilla Foundation, said Tuesday that he hopes to attract many corporate Windows 2000 users to the Firefox browser, since they will be unable to take advantage of the improvements in IE 7.
"We have high hopes that we'll do better and better in (the enterprise) space with Windows 2000 users," Dotzler said. "We're excited about Microsoft launching IE 7--it will remind a lot of people that if they want better features they have to spend hundreds of dollars upgrading" to Windows XP.
Nearly half of all Windows-based business desktops are still using Windows 2000, according to a recent survey by AssetMetrix, meaning that there is a big market for the Mozilla Foundation to tap into.
Firefox 1.1, which is due for release this month, will include a range of features to encourage companies to migrate to the open-source browser, including an auto-update and preference locking feature.
The auto-update system, which Dotzler described as a "world-class update system," will allow users to automatically install patches and updates, rather than needing to reinstall Firefox each time an update is released. Version 1.1 will also include improved tools to lock down browser preferences, he said.
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I have no problems with the memory leaks either. It will go crazy with PDFs but if I wait a while after closing it, it clears up.
Its easy, many firms do a wipe and roll back. They get a new XP machine, wipe the hard drive and
then install Win 2K. They stick with 2000 because they
have custom apps that WILL NOT work in XP (unless they
pay some programmers to recode and recompile it)Its
easier to just roll-back the new PC's
Good for you. the Company I work for has approx 150 employees and except for the 10-20 everyone else has winxp. I have xp,w2k w98 linux and os/2 at home. and I use firefox on all of them
I have used both and I can't see much difference, except that when you buy a new computer XP is already installed.
PDFs are the only area where I have run into snags. Generally, if you just walk away and leave your computer alone for a while, it will eventually work. If you get frustrated and start banging on the keyboard, you will probably end up re-booting.
XP is pretty!
I've got 1.0.4 Firefox. Does anybody know how to change the default email client ?
You mean I have to download spyware to get tabbed browsing with IE? :(
http://www.1-script.com/forums/Microsoft-Aitispyware-breaks-MSN-toolbar-as-spyware-article454-11.htm
Microsoft Aitispyware breaks MSN toolbar as spyware PCUser32 06-20-2005 `--> Re: Microsoft Aitispyware breaks MSN too .. Charles Opperma .. 06-20-2005 Microsoft Aitispyware breaks MSN toolbar as spyware Reply Send to a Friend Print Running XP pro, sp2 Just installed MSN toolbar but after scheduled Microsoft Antispyware scan it no longer works and neither does Internet Explorer I managed to get IE working gain by un-installing the MSN toolbar via the add remove control panel Scan history shows something called 'Shopathome' as being removed which I assume is necessary for MSN toolbar to function. I just find it strange that Microsoft's MSN toolbar is spyware when Microsoft claims to be fighting against such software.. anyone else have this experience
Many large corporations with thousands upon thousands of users are not using XP.
Well, not if you're buying a consumer grade or business machines in small lots with the OEM software on them... However, when you've got a client who buys several hundred systems on a single PO, and you get them imaged from the factory with all your applications already loaded, you can pretty much get what ever operating system you want. We've got one client who's decided to skip XP altoghter, and haven't decided if they're going to migrate to Longhorn. We've got another client with some 8000 users who is just finishing their migration to WinXP.
There are a lot of systems out there that still have Win2K on them.
Mark
XP keeps you out of .dll he!!. seriesly.
" I can't see much difference"
How about tens of thousands of more files to plow through for virus checking in XP? For what is my question?
I don't think there are any advantages over w2k and xp, your right about the 1000's of files the AV goes through not to mention what the spybot and adware check. as for ease of use there is no difference.
"I could give you more details"
Thats close enough, thanks.
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