Interviewed by CNN on 01/08/2011 17:41, Tony Mechelynck told the world: > On 31/07/11 05:06, Rufus wrote: >> question wrote: >>> >>> Ie users are suppose to be Dumb >>> >>> http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/07/30/internet-explorer-users-are-dumber-study-shows/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> ...Opera?..really?.. >> > > I notice they didn't even include SeaMonkey in their test data (except > maybe as part of the Firefox sample, which in this case I have a sort of > gut feeling is doing us a disservice — but I have no proof). Who knows? > Maybe _we_ would have scored higher than Opera if only we'd been tested > separately. :-P
I think that, generally speaking, *ignoring completely the actual merits of each browser,* you will find higher concentration of smart users in the products with the least market share. The reason are simple: user inertia and network effect. The less-smart users tend to stay with what they know, or what has a well-known brand name. *Any* change demands a bit on the user, be it on installing, or learning the interface of the new product, or migrating settings, or figuring out how to deal with the odd case this new product does not work as well as the old one did. So, the dumbest users (or at least the least computer-savvy ones -- my father is astoundingly smart, he's a very respected mechanical engineer with a number of patents to his name -- but he's just not at home with computers) stay with whatever came with the machine (IE on Windows, Safari on Mac). The slightly savvier ones will know that Firefox and Chrome (two well-known product "brands") offer features IE lacks, and will try them -- safe in the knowledge that if they get stuck, their computer-savvy workmate/nephew/friend will help them. Only the savviest users will attempt to use "obscure" products like Camino, iCab, Seamonkey, Maxthon or Opera. -- MCBastos This message has been protected with the 2ROT13 algorithm. Unauthorized use will be prosecuted under the DMCA. -=-=- ... Sent from my HOLMES IV. *Added by TagZilla 0.066.2 running on Seamonkey 2.1 * Get it at http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmailnews.html#tagzilla _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
