Asa Dotzler wrote: > Brian S. Craigie wrote: > > <snip> > >> Sorry, I don't rate the capability or stability of a piece of >> software by how many times it crashes. Yes, NS4.75 used to crash >> regularly, but it didn't do any harm, and I restarted it and carried >> on. I don't care if it crashes twice a day as long as it all works >> the same (or better) as NS 4.x without any missing functionality. > > > > So then you use a browser purely for entertainment?
No. > Many people aren't so fortunate. Most people I know use browsers as > part of their work and even one crash that causes dataloss is a > serious problem. If I've just spent 2 hours filling out forms in a > web-based tool or composing an email message and the app crashes > wiping out my work then I'm going to be seriously peeved. I'm > seriously peeved a lot of the time ;) I know the feeling. > My point is that, while you may not, many people do condider > application stability to be extrememly important. Of course, but what I'm trying somewhat unclearly to say it that it doesn't matter if it never crashes if it doesn't do what you need it to do; then it's not worth having. > --Asa > Warmest Regards, Brian
