Firefox Rules! Opera is the fastest browser! Internet Explorer is best because it has the biggest market share!
Aren’t you tired with all this ? Well, which browser we use and which not is something of personal choice and if someone is happy in accessing the websites in distorted way (because it’s meant to be built for Internet Explorer only) then let them use it, why do you have to poke your nose in it?
The browser war all heated up again, after Opera decided to file AntiTrust complaint against Microsoft (for making the browser market as monopoly, as they provide IE only with Windows). Well, to all their credit, they’ve raised the voice on some solid point which was overlooked for so many years. I think it makes sense that if the users are given the choice of the browsers and let them decide which one they want to use.
As seen on Mashable, Microsoft replied back with this statement :
“We believe the inclusion of the (IE) browser into the operating system benefits consumers, and that consumers and PC manufacturers are already free to choose to use any browsers they wish. Internet Explorer has been an integral part of the Windows operating system for over a decade and supports a wide range of Web standards.�
Well, I think Microsoft should have taken a positive approach. They should have agreed to install other browsers on OS and slapped the complaint of Opera. This would have proved that Microsoft is confident about their product and that they think that the market share is just not because of the fact that it’s pre-installed with windows.
What ever, happens I’ll say that I’m done with all these stupid things and I’ll say that let user be the judge of what they want to use. What about you ? Do you use a browser just because they market it well or you use it because you find it useful ?
This is a silly step by Opera. What will they gain by it. I cannot think of an OS without a browser. And if microsoft did not provide IE, how will people download Opera.
Don’t you think that if it’s *Microsoft* Windows OS it’s obvious there’s a *Microsoft* browser installed?
Most stupid comment I see “Well, I think Microsoft should have taken a positive approach. They should have agreed to install other browsers on OS and slapped the complaint of Opera.”
You know MS wouldn’t allow that, cause that’s the only reason they have a huge chunk of market share. Either you have to much confident with MS or you are just ignoring the fact.
@BratPAQ : I know MS wouldn’t all that but I’m saying that they should have done that. I know their market share is because of that only but the way they are improving IE is also noticable. If you haven’t tried IE 8 (beta) then try it and you’ll see that it’s turning out to be a great product.
And yes I have much more confidence in Microsoft than normal computer users and there are reasons for it, although I wouldn’t love to fall in any such conversations.