__/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Wednesday 26 July 2006 23:51 \__
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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4273878.pKNJJf6HAb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> This reminds me of my attempt to convert a friend to Firefox
>> some time ago. I left him there working happily with Firefox
>> (Brushed themed) and later he returned and said that some
>> CNN feature did not work. "It's better to have half a loaf
>> then no loaf at all", he told me and then returned to using
>> Internet Explorer. Microsoft plays a dangerous games as it
>> patronises Web standards and spreads its own 'cancer',
>> deliberately.
>
> As a compromise, your friend might appreciate the "IETabs" Firefox
> extension. If a certain page doesn't render correctly in FF, just right
> click on the page and choose "View in IETabs", and a new tab will be
> created, using the IE rendering engine. Of course, this means any bugs or
> security flaws will be enabled as well.
>
> Probably better than running IE all the time by default, though.
>
> - Oliver
It's difficult to have people adopt something they have not
yet grasped (especially understanding of a feature's
merit/s). The same argument applied to people who migrate to
Linux and take a long time to make use of virtual desktop
(workspaces).
Best wishes,
Roy
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