M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: > Arthur Ralfs wrote: >> M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: >>> Well ... if you mean "*Red Hat* Linux has won a significant market >>> share in servers", I agree. However, I don't think as a user that >>> either Firefox or OpenOffice are of sufficient quality or maturity to >>> be used on a Windows desktop, and I don't consider what they have >>> accomplished to be a "win". They just aren't viable alternatives for >>> anything but casual home use. I use them on Linux because they are >>> there, but they aren't on my Windows desktop at work and probably >>> never will be. >>> >> Do you mean to say that you think IE is better than Firefox? Hard to >> imagine. >> >> Arthur Ralfs >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Axiom-developer mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer >> > > I'm saying: > > 1. Firefox is *not* better than IE 7 on the Windows platform for any > reasonable definition of "better". In particular, the hype about > Firefox being more secure than IE is unsubstantiated and cannot in > fact be proven or falsified. > > 2. In a corporation or other accountability hierarchy, people aren't > always free to experiment with potential improvements. In fact, the > epidemic of malware, cyber-terrorism and other things of that ilk have > led to very restrictive IT policies. Even if Firefox were better than > IE, it would still face an uphill battle in this arena. > > Are you saying that OpenOffice is "better" than Microsoft Office on > any dimension other than price? :) > No. About the only time I use OpenOffice is to open an MS Office document that somebody sends me.
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