Comment Re:as the de facto sysadmin of my family... (Score 1) 409
And this is what startles me. It comes to the point that you would lie to your parents and tell them Internet Explorer doesn't even exist, because you believe Firefox to be the superior browser.
Well, for the moment Firefox IS the superior browser if you look at things like security, standards compliance, etc. Would I lie to my techno-phobic parents and in-laws about the existence of a technology if it meant getting more peace and quiet at night? You're damn skippy....
Why is it wrong for Microsoft to create a monopoly, yet you won't even let them know that Internet Explorer does exist and is an alternative to Firefox as Firefox is an alternative to Internet Explorer.
So, just because Microsoft has created a monopoly, we as consumers are obligated to to adhere to it? The current failings of IE are pretty well known at this point, and MS's lack of action on the browser front pretty much begs for a better alternative.
Even the most hardcore Linux users would think a world with only one OS [even if it was their favorite distro] would be a VERY bad thing...
Not as true as you might think. Yes, we *nix users believe in having options, but more than that we believe in having software that works the way WE want it to. If we had only one OS in the world, but it performed to our requirements, then you would hear little complaint...
Well, for the moment Firefox IS the superior browser if you look at things like security, standards compliance, etc. Would I lie to my techno-phobic parents and in-laws about the existence of a technology if it meant getting more peace and quiet at night? You're damn skippy....
Why is it wrong for Microsoft to create a monopoly, yet you won't even let them know that Internet Explorer does exist and is an alternative to Firefox as Firefox is an alternative to Internet Explorer.
So, just because Microsoft has created a monopoly, we as consumers are obligated to to adhere to it? The current failings of IE are pretty well known at this point, and MS's lack of action on the browser front pretty much begs for a better alternative.
Even the most hardcore Linux users would think a world with only one OS [even if it was their favorite distro] would be a VERY bad thing...
Not as true as you might think. Yes, we *nix users believe in having options, but more than that we believe in having software that works the way WE want it to. If we had only one OS in the world, but it performed to our requirements, then you would hear little complaint...
