True - but it might be nice if we could discover a way to convince people to use software without blackmail.
I'm also not at all convinced that if 90% of people were using FireFox that spyware would be eliminated. It seems a shade of the "is it less secure or more attractive a target" argument to me - but doesn't really address the problem. Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 12:12 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: SOT: Browser Stats (stirring the pot) > > Jim Davis wrote: > > > > These are not (with the possible exception of security) compelling > reasons > > for the general population. > > I know of an ISP that, after an analysis concluded that 80% of > the support calls was spyware related, instituted an "use IE, > lose support" policy. That proves to be quite compelling. > > Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186258 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
