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To: ShadowAce
"Users will use what is on their computer already," he said. "If they want pop-up blocking,

"Mozilla won't win with the general public by having a superior feature set," he added. "It won't win by rendering faster or being more standards-compliant. Heck, IE didn't do any of those things to get where it is today. It's on top because it's on every desktop."

Which is exactly why Microsoft jumped through hoops to make it part of their operating system. So long as IE continues to use open standards and I can use Mozilla, Safari, or even Lynx (which I frankly use more than any other browser), I don't really care of they have a 99% market share. I just don't want Microsoft to use their market dominance to undermine open standards. Fortunately, so far, every time Microsoft has tried, they've failed.

13 posted on 07/17/2003 8:45:16 AM PDT by Question_Assumptions
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To: Question_Assumptions
I don't really care of they have a 99% market share. I just don't want Microsoft to use their market dominance to undermine open standards

I frankly don't want ANY browser to have a huge market dominance, as that increases the possibility of standards corruption. The more browsers on the market, the better it is for consumers.

15 posted on 07/17/2003 8:51:05 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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