RE:Support Mozilla Foundation
by Vikram Tayde on Mar 05, 2007 11:36 AM Permalink
If it rules, why does it need support. I guess 'volunteering' doesn't take you far. Though I personally prefer Firefox to IE, I refrain from posting immature comments. By the way, Firefox has its own set of problems. Even though it's very popular among youngsters, it's not a very good business choice.
RE:RE:Support Mozilla Foundation
by suraj yadav on Mar 05, 2007 12:28 PM Permalink
How much you know about business choice Mr. Tayde. I think you forgot the phrase which says a journey of thousand miles begins with single step.
Firefox has not reached at its apex yet. its just begining and not to mention very impressive beginning. Open source concpt is gaining momemtum and definately its moving in positive direction. Either you work for MS or you dont have long vision, thats why you are so sceptical about Firefox. you said its popular among younsters, i agree with you, but i am disappointed that you coudnt find the reason. the reason is IE comes default installed on 90% PC share in world and many people they dont even know which OS they are using. youngsters know the benefits of using firefox and thats why they use and ofcourse its gaining its popularity among other aged people as well.So it would be stupid of you, if u become so much passimistic about firefox. If firefox has problem then IE has bigger problems.
RE:RE:RE:Support Mozilla Foundation
by Vikram Tayde on Mar 05, 2007 01:08 PM Permalink
Hi Suraj, thanks for your response. I agree with a lot of things you say, especially about Firefox reaching its apex and gaining popularity with 'other age groups'. I hope this happens, and soon. I have followed the Linux open-source development for more than 10 years. I've been working with IE since 1996 (6 years before anyone thought of Firefox). I've witnessed a lot before I grew 'skeptical'. I do not work for Microsoft, and personally prefer Firefox over IE.
I apologize if I offended you, but I've been rather cold about open source development, including that of Firefox. The compatibility of a browser and its working makes a direct impact on my industry and on my work. Scores of frustrated eLearning LMS developers (and end users) will tell you why IE is the only choice they have. You'll witness similar arguments from banking/payment gateway developers. Review any banking/eLearning browser statistics, and you'll know.
I just hope Firefox (and similar entities) present a good solid competition for Microsoft. This will ensure a good product range for developers and users, and make them available at reasonable prices. IE's popularity, though helped by default installations on Windows PCs, is and remains undisputed in any business environment. In fact, 'IE coming default installed on 90% of PCs' is not gonna change for a long time. It's what happens when a giant with a US $ 300 billion market capitalization supports a flagship browser. Though I may not be a skeptic, I'm not a believer either.
