Peter Lairo wrote: > Ben Goodger wrote: > >> Since when did standards intrude into UI and feature development for >> applications? ... > > > These are two different issues. Your example *only* affects the *user*, > who is able to choose another browser. Favicon requests affect the web > page host, who, short of blocking all Mozilla calls, cannot choose what > happens to his bandwidth. This is simply disrespectful, inconsiderate > and plain wrong to do this. >
And a guaranteed way to reduce the rate of adoption of your product. And since that rate is already zero.... >>> Somehow, over the strong objections of many people, it was checked in >>> and turned on in 0.9.7. >> >> >> Somehow, over the strong objections of many, George W. Bush >> implemented tax cuts in the US. >> >> Somehow, over the strong objections of many, Netscape no longer >> supplies its engineers with free soft drink. > > > The "many" deserve to be considered as well. Otherwise, the "many" will > go elsewhere, if their concerns are trampled on too often ;) > Just to put a fine point on it: The many went elsewhere long ago. What AOL apparently can't understand is that they're in a position of trying to get back suckers I mean users they've already lost, not trying to maintain a current user base, for the simple fact that there isn't an existing Mozilla user base.
