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Microsoft (somehow) supporting browser swap by KeyStorm on 07-05-2004 at 10:11 PM
Read more: http://slate.msn.com/id/2103152/
(Slate is an E-Zine owned by MicroSoft Network)
RE: Microsoft (somehow) supporting browser swap by WDZ on 07-05-2004 at 10:23 PM
quote:That doesn't say "by Microsoft"
How Mozilla's Firefox trumps Internet Explorer.
By Paul Boutin
RE: Microsoft (somehow) supporting browser swap by Kryptonate on 07-05-2004 at 10:41 PM
quote:the site belongs to Microsoft while the text kind of destroys Microsoft's Internet Explorer
Originally posted by WDZ
That doesn't say "by Microsoft"
. Kinda funny actually 
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RE: Microsoft (somehow) supporting browser swap by bach_m on 07-05-2004 at 11:05 PM
its a statement of fact. Mozilla has built a superior browser, and even microsoft employees acknowledge it.
RE: Microsoft (somehow) supporting browser swap by KeyStorm on 07-06-2004 at 08:42 AM
quote:
Originally posted by WDZ
That doesn't say "by Microsoft"
quote:
(Disclosure: Microsoft owns Slate.)
RE: Microsoft (somehow) supporting browser swap by WDZ on 07-06-2004 at 08:57 AM
quote:So? The opinions of one person don't necessarily represent the entire organization. The author isn't even a Microsoft employee, as far as I can tell. http://www.paulboutin.com/PaulBoutin.html
Originally posted by KeyStorm
Microsoft owns Slate.
Do you think Microsoft would have deleted the post if they didn't agree with it?
RE: Microsoft (somehow) supporting browser swap by KeyStorm on 07-06-2004 at 09:25 AM
No, but I'm sure Microsoft have they policies concerning Slate and what and can what cannot be said (like any private media).
hink that they maybe really discourage using Internet Explorer while they are developing a better version and think that it would be safer (after CERT's alert) to use another browser. Maybe they just told Bouting to defend Firefox.
If they did it them selves the company could collapse down, but if they tell it through they owned companies it doesn't look so bad.
Maybe Slate was told to write a review of Firefox to let people swap it for critical usage (IE is proved to be inadecquate), so why not?
I'm not claiming MS support Mozilla, but maybe they want to spot people's interest at it while they improve MSIE. They won't get much benefit anyway from Internet Explorer, so they basicly don't care much if the usage percentile falls from 95% to 80%.
Hope you got my point. 
RE: Microsoft (somehow) supporting browser swap by fluffy_lobster on 07-06-2004 at 01:16 PM
Actually, it's probably it's part of their policy to allow the odd free-thinker within their organisation to make the company seem less domination-focused. Notice it's also an official piece of advice from security experts in response to a specific threat. It's not saying Mozilla is better, in fact if you read it further it says the opposite. It is nice to see a personal, conversational face to microsoft though