Firefox Momentum Slows

linumax wrote to mention an Information Week story about an apparent slowing of Firefox's usage growth. From the article: "San Diego-based WebSideStory released market share numbers for Firefox, IE, and other browsers that noted Firefox has crept up from April's 6.75 percent to September's 7.86 percent, a single percentage point gain in five months. During the first few months after its November, 2004, release, Firefox was adding another point each month. 'It looks like Firefox has hit the push-back point,' said Geoff Johnston, an analyst with WebSideStory. 'We always knew there was a finite number of early adopters out there and a finite number of Microsoft haters who would switch to something new, but we didn't know what that number was. It looks like we're approaching it.'"

So just to review

[oni]

The only possible reasons why someone would use firefox are:
1. they are one of those annoying people who think they're cool when they have "the latest thing"
2. they are one of those annoying people who hold an irrational hatred of microsoft.

There's no other reason. No sir. Nobody in the entire world looked at each browser and made a sound, logical choice to use the one that best met thier needs. No, that would never happen.

Re:Finite this, finite that

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh, but I thought there was an infinite number of MS haters.

Silly me, not everyone has a computer.

There can be only one

[Dogtanian]

Firefox is the biggest piece of shit I've ever used. I hope all users of it die !

That's quite probable; Firefox is a nice browser, but I don't recall seeing "confers immortality on all who use it" as a listed feature (unlike Internet Explorer, obviously).

Perhaps they'll add that in the next release. Then we'll see who's laughing.... forever!!! Muwahahahahahah!

Re:So just to review

[bedroll]

No, you missed the sarcasm. I don't quite know how, by the end it was laid on so thick that it oozed into the next post. Break it down to just one sentence and you can see:

Nobody in the entire world looked at each browser and made a sound, logical choice to use the one that best met their needs.

How, if not by sarcasm, could a ration person make such a statement? It's either +4 sarcastic or +4 insane, obviously sarcastic won out.

Re:Nothing new.

[frodo from middle ea]

Umm,

Have you been watching IE numbers, for the first time in last 4-5 years, they dropped below 90%, what did those 7-8% percent users switched to, lynx ?

Re:Finite this, finite that

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh, but I thought there was an infinite number of MS haters.

It only seems that way on Slashdot.

Re:Nothing new.

[gowen]

Easy people use more than one browser.

That's probably why Easy people are more likely to catch viruses and other nasty infections. What about those of us who aren't easy?

Me too.

[bigtallmofo]

I am shocked (shocked) that people don't get sarcasm.

I too am shocked. Subtle sarcastic humor always goes over so well on Slashdot.

firefox takes more microsoft share

[asa]

Apparently taking yet another percentage point of market share from the strongest monopoly in the desktop space is a sign of failure. OK. Whatever.

- A

Re:Me too.

[lurch_ss]

I disagree. Subtle sarcastic humor almost NEVER goes over so well on Slashdot.

Oh wait ...

Never mind.

Re:slows?

[RealityMogul]

I'm sorry, but I'm not adhering to your language specifications until W3C approves them.

Re:So just to review

[ramblin billy]

"No, you missed the sarcasm. I don't quite know how, by the end it was laid on so thick that it oozed into the next post."

So was it a Comedy Buffer Overrun Exploit or a Brute Force Crack-Up Attack? D(istinctly) D(evoid) O(f) S(incerity) maybe? I know it was too dry for Phishing.

billy - Karma Engineering?

Firefox lacking sex appeal

[Coward Anonymous]

The best, easiest and cheapest way for Firefox to boost its popularity into the stratosphere is to bundle free access to porn.
To avoid being labelled as smut vendors, an "independent" developer can come up with a plug-in to do this.