Comment Re:Mozilla had better gear up... (Score 1) 371
The fact that Firefox is getting bloated - blame the development of the web, like HTML5 support needed.
Or Pocket....
The fact that Firefox is getting bloated - blame the development of the web, like HTML5 support needed.
Or Pocket....
...Keep alienating your customers, see how that works out for you....
A good case study in that area might be Mozilla and Firefox.
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Microsoft has caught the smell of Firefox's current weakness and is exploiting it.
What to watch: will Firefox's marketshare drop to the point where Firefox no longer has any impetus in pushing for, or moving towards, new web standards? A browser's marketshare needs to be over 20% (some say, well over 20%) for the browser to have that amount of gravitas.
Perhaps this default settings quarrel is Microsoft trying to grab a lump of marketshare for Edge, giving Edge a big boost towards that 25% mark and cementing Edge as a replacement for Firefox in setting web standards.
Especially if you are looking to wirelessly transmit 1080i/p reliably. I've tried and wireless was so unreliable (display artifacts and whatnot not present with wired) that I wound up going to the crawlspace and running wires to every device in the house.
Wired whenever possible, wireless only when you have to.
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On the other hand, Oracle still has the unquestioned ability to shoot itself in the foot with the predatory pricing models apparently associated with it.
Speed. You can dig through the start menu or tap the first two letters of the program's name.
Presuming that the first two letters correctly identify the program you want to run. And then there are the dead ends when you mistype a letter....
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Microsoft Developed the Browser using WinRT which doesn't exist in Windows 7
So you agree that Microsoft does not have the technical ability to develop the Edge browser to run on Windows 7. It's quite interesting that Microsoft seems to be the only browser developer that has such difficulty with Windows 7.
Windows 7 fell out of mainstream support January 13, 2015. That means no new features.
It's a shame that Microsoft is unable to develop a browser that is not part of the operating system, as it results in disappointed customers who want to try the new version of the browser app.
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Oddly, both Mozilla and Google seem to have the technical wherewithal to develop browsers that are not part of the operating system. I wonder why Microsoft is so incapable of such a technical accomplishment.
Because it's better to use the search functions than the start menu.
Please explain why.
You might be typing with one hand, for example.
There are "sticky key" features in many OS's that duplicate that functionality.
Just because you don't have a use-case for it, doesn't mean that there are no use-cases for it.
This is not about the existence of use-cases, but the amount of use.
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There is a difference.
I do not deny that the CAPS LOCK key is widely used within niche environments.
I also do not advocate eliminating the CAPS LOCK key, merely moving it to a place that is more aligned with the amount of use it gets.
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I've tried removing the key top (bruise on my finger when I accidentally hit it).
Why is this throwback to punch cards still around?
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