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IE6 is pretty slow on some pages now, though it does work ok with Flash for me. In fact, when some earlier version of Firefox, 5 or 6, had some weird issues with Flash, IE6 helped me out until newer versions of Firefox came out.
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Before reading this thread I'm pretty sure I was unaware of this, being a privileged American and all:
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How does the Browser Choice thing work, BTW? Every time you open IE, does Clippy pop up and say, "It looks like you're browsing the Web, mon ami. Are you aware that there are other browsers besides Microsoft Internet Explorer?" I hope he's wearing a beret; I really do.
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19-11-2011, 03:03 AM | #3 | ||
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The big catch is that the goals of the Mozilla Foundation, that make it eligible for a favorable tax status, translate exclusively into promoting its own products. BTW it could be argued that this catch applies to every non-profit organization, including churches and charities.
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09-11-2011, 07:26 PM | #5 | ||
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It is not complicated at all. The goal of those marketing campaigns is to gain direct monopoly. Once you get that, you can do whatever you want without getting bothered about it. This mean stagnating, dropping customer support (i.e. not having to spend money or a great deal of money on new features or support), boosting the price of products to your liking even though you offer nothing great in return, etc.
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I remember I used to do that with IE and MSN Messenger too, in those dark past days... |
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A curious example of business model is Opera. It has more features than any other, and it's ported to many more platforms than any other, without being open sourced. After a foray into legit adware in the 90s, their current business model is that they build a name for themselves making a browser for the PC, where most people will have the chance to learn about their brand--and there's no chance of charging since everyone in the competition is giving their browsers away for free; and they get some money by charging OEMs of platforms such as mobile, Nintendo Wii, ebook readers... Quote:
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09-11-2011, 09:42 PM | #7 | ||
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I'm not saying it is very logical but that's exactly how it works. And even though IBM has been driven away from the business in your example, if they made plenty of money back then with that scheme those VIP big guns most probably considered the whole thing as a huge success. When you are a CEO or whatever, making money is all what matter. |
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I know, I'm not even a CEO but for some reason I'd still like to maximize my income! I ought to be ashamed.
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Making money? OH GOD NO! /sarcasim
I remember the whole I.E Netscape thing barely and even as a young person it sounded like the dumbest thing ever. Netscape has always been the one in the wrong to me, they lost market share and instead of making their product better to get it back they sued Microsoft. Netscape wasn't just a Internet browser it did mail and a bunch of other stuff and I don't think it was always free. So there is more to the story then I remember or know. Microsoft has the money to throw some down a well and advertise their browser even if they never get any money back out of it. I am also sure that in some way Mozilla/Google/Apple and the like are all getting money from their "free" browsers. Remember Google has a free search engine, they sure as hell get a lot of money out of that one. I would say the reason you don't see any law suits over media players or anything else Microsoft has coming with their OS is cause they locked down their Terms of Service/Use and got smart about the law and how to stop any lawsuits about it. And no one has been brave enough to try and step into the ring with a giant who can spend more money on lawyers then they do on their entire staff. |
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Or... Y'know... Maybe your are. It is starting to be a little complicated to see thru the sarcasm... Last edited by Eagle of Fire; 10-11-2011 at 01:48 AM. Reason: Adding quote since Darth posted at the same time as me. |
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