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| Time: 11:18 EST/16:18 GMT | News Source: Business 2.0 | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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Blake Ross is lounging at his parents' Florida Keys condo, thinking ahead to his first day back at Stanford. His goal for his sophomore year: nothing less than to "take back the Web" from Microsoft. You might think the shy 19-year-old is outmatched. Think again. Ross, a software prodigy who interned at Netscape at age 14, is the lead architect behind Mozilla's Firefox -- a revolutionary new browser that's catching on the way Mosaic did in 1993. In beta for the past four months, Firefox version 1.0 is set to be released in November. With that, Ross will issue the first truly formidable challenge to Internet Explorer that the world has seen in seven years. "We're hoping for 10 million downloads in 10 days," Ross says proudly. | ||
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| #1 By 37 (67.37.29.142) at 10/20/2004 12:05:53 PM |
| If 1.0 operates anything like the current PR release, then I know I will be disappointed. |
| #2 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 10/20/2004 12:15:43 PM |
| I like Firefox a lot... but it won't be going on my company's machines. We still need IE for a number of sites, and it doesn't make sense to patch not one, but two browsers containing flaws. |
| #3 By 8556 (12.217.173.227) at 10/20/2004 3:19:53 PM |
| Firefox is far from being revolutionary in nature, style, or content. Mosaic was a true breakthrough. The author's equating the two is simply severe exaggeration. |
| #4 By 3653 (63.162.177.143) at 10/20/2004 3:28:55 PM |
| lol @ yet another msft killer. empty fluffy journalism. |
| #5 By 9589 (68.17.52.2) at 10/20/2004 3:39:53 PM |
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Yeah, always its about to be released; at this date it will do that; hey, wait until you see this; etc. with open sore crap.
Ho hum |
| #6 By 13030 (198.22.121.120) at 10/20/2004 4:22:42 PM |
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#1-5: Allow me to summarize your statements: If it's not MS, it's crrrap.
#1: What problems are you encountering? I've been using it exclusively for several months and have encountered only two problems. #3: I think the author is jazzed about the extensibility features built into Firefox. Evolutionary, definitely. Revolutionary, not in the usual geeky sense, but definitely otherwise, since the aim is to overthrow IE. #4: What could all these journalists be writing about? Remember, journalists are always behind the curve, so they are only reflecting what is already been happening around them for some time. #5: Are you related to Parkker? You sound just like him. |
| #7 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 10/20/2004 4:58:35 PM |
| #6... not sure how you can get that from my point (#2). The given is we have to keep IE because Firefox does not render some sites properly. So, we have to patch IE. Now, why should I roll out Firefox? I'm trying to reduce patching complexity and testing, not make it worse by duplicating an application with its own patching requirements. I like Firefox, but it's just not worth it. |
| #8 By 26651 (198.53.90.236) at 10/20/2004 7:52:13 PM |
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Firefox is proof that competition is good for everyone. It should make MS take a deep breath and realise that all is not well.
From my vantage point, a teenager is trying to make something for everyones benefit including MS. Now MS has to pony up and improve its browser or more people will start using Firefox. Which to me is good for everyone including puker... |
| #9 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 10/21/2004 1:05:48 AM |
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Netscape killed itself. Its decline had zip to do with MS or even its better IE browser and a lot more to do with a fundamental error the company made - Netscape was actually the one that departed from "standards" and worked to replace "all" operting systems with its browser - where the browser was the OS. As if "standards" are in any way standard.... They lost and I assess that they beat themselves due to the way largely American people see the PC - as property and intensely personal where "they" make the decisions about what they run on them and how.
The real issue here and the agenda that I see is driven by pundits who wish to compel MS to write another version of IE ahead of Longhorn and the fundamental changes it will bring in how SW is supported across the public networks and Internet. MS properly sees the OS and the PC as a "platform" from which one launches a series of "user experiences" that use a combination of local, and diverse private and public network devices and software. The matter is decided and any young man smart enough to drive Firefox's development is certainly smart enough to recognize these present and very likely future realities. Indeed, SW will evolve as services - very complex and very dynamic services. Consistent platforms, well integrated and easy to use management systems and tools with which millions may author new services will dominate how humans use information and information systems. Now, what I find truly amazing is how obvious these basic elements are [as expressed by MS and its leaders]. They could not be more clear about their intentions, or their vision. Have you noticed the many new services emerging within their business solutions division - they are testing and defining the markets' needs and responses. The really sad part is competition <as a word>. MS appears to properly compete with itself [largely], while many others compete with MS.... Dumb! OSS and the non-MS commercial houses need to stop that and simply produce what people will buy, or use. Arguing in favor of these in the context of MS only ivites definition by MS - even inadvertently. That is not how businesses win. |
| #10 By 9589 (68.17.52.2) at 10/22/2004 11:32:47 AM |
| #12 -Halcyon, what are you the butt boy for Firefox? Give us all a break - what a bunch of hype! |
| #11 By 9589 (68.17.52.2) at 10/22/2004 3:05:49 PM |
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#14 - The reality was that nearly the entire Tech Media began publishing articles trashing IE and elevating Firefox, among others, to nirvana while totally ignoring the imminent release of SP/2 for Windows XP and any security issues in these other browsers.
Meanwhile, Firefox has captured a whole 2 percentage points of the browser market. Wow! Expect continued Tech Media slobbering over Firefox a la Apple that has a similiar "hold" on the PC market. |
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