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Re: Konqueror is an Innovative 'Killer' Application for Linux

  • Subject: Re: Konqueror is an Innovative 'Killer' Application for Linux
  • From: "Aquila Deus" <aquila.deus@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: 11 Sep 2006 13:59:35 -0700
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Aquila Deus ] on Monday 11 September 2006 14:59 \__
>
> > Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> >> The Linux killer app: KDE's Konqueror
> >>
> >> ,----[ Snippet ]
> >> | One of the unique features of Konqueror that really is amazing is
> >> | it's ability to do split screen browsing. Right click on the status bar
> >> | on the bottom of the screen and you get a menu allowing you to split the
> >> | screen either horizontally or vertically.
> >> |
> >> | This isn't just a "gee whiz" feature. It's actually very useful. Take
> >> | shopping on line, for instance. My wife is very jealous of this
> >> | feature. :-)
> >> |
> >> | Take a look at the following screen shot, which shows me looking at
> >> | two different tents and comparing their specs side by side.
> >> `----
> >>
> >> http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT4753761802.html
> >>
> >> Shame for proprietary platforms. No Mac or Windows version, unless you go
> >> through the trouble of installing KDE, which is hard.
> >>
> >> Firefox has the advantage of having a /large/ community that generates
> >> plugins. This will probably kill Internet Explorer, Opera and it is
> >> already killing Safari (KHTML), in terms of usage.
> >
> > It doesn't work with gmail and google calebdar.
>
> Not true. GMail and Google Valendar don't work with Konqueror. Google appears
> to favour Firefox and IE, only later to support Safari. Konqueror and Opera
> are, to Google, not worth RoI-wise. Bin the mantra.
>
> And by the way, Google think Web standards are a joke. Hypocrisy by all
> means...

And it's completely true. Who care about those standards if firefox
doesn't follow them?


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