Comment Firefox will never be adopted in Korea (Score 1) 422
Most Korean websites are designed to only work in IE and since XP is still the OS of choice, most people use IE6.
Many people have this misconception of Korea as being some kind of computer mecca. It is and it isn't. Internet penetration and PC ownership here are much higher, as is the countries investment in all things technology related but I'd venture to say that, like back home, most people here don't really know how to get the most out of their PCs or the internet.
At my job here in Korea I was running Windows 7 and Firefox. The IT guy got wind of this as I use a work laptop that is not my own (though I do take it home) and had me reinstall XP and instructed me not to use Firefox "because it has a lot of viruses." As for Windows 7, he just had no idea what it was and insisted I switch to XP.
Given this attitude in most places, even in the notorious "PC Bangs", I doubt Firefox will be taken up here any time soon. Especially since most Korean websites would need to be redone.
Many people have this misconception of Korea as being some kind of computer mecca. It is and it isn't. Internet penetration and PC ownership here are much higher, as is the countries investment in all things technology related but I'd venture to say that, like back home, most people here don't really know how to get the most out of their PCs or the internet.
At my job here in Korea I was running Windows 7 and Firefox. The IT guy got wind of this as I use a work laptop that is not my own (though I do take it home) and had me reinstall XP and instructed me not to use Firefox "because it has a lot of viruses." As for Windows 7, he just had no idea what it was and insisted I switch to XP.
Given this attitude in most places, even in the notorious "PC Bangs", I doubt Firefox will be taken up here any time soon. Especially since most Korean websites would need to be redone.