In article <58ef5mF2ghjnhU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx
says...
> Subject: Re: [News] Almost 1 in 4 Europeans Uses Firefox
> From: B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
>
> On Sunday 15 April 2007 03:06 amicus_curious wrote:
>
> >
> > "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:5874205.OlL6ZAduGd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Close to 25% of Use Rate in Europe for Firefox
> >>
> >> ,----[ Quote ]
> >> | From 19.4% in the week of April 8 to 14, 2006, Firefox' use rate in
> >> | Europe increased to 24.1% in the week of March 5 to 11, 2007
> >> `----
> >>
> >>
> http://www.xitimonitor.com/en-us/browsers-barometer/firefox-march-2007/index-1-2-3-77.html
> >> http://tinyurl.com/2p4zv4
> >>
> >> Technically, it's possible that Firefox users just suft the Web more, in
> >> general.
> >>
> > Of course the good news for Microsoft is that all but a few of these
> > rustics are using Windows to run Firefox.
> >
> >
> http://www.xitimonitor.com/en-us/internet-users-equipment/operating-systems-december-2006/index-1-2-7-69.html
>
> You think that it's *good* news for Microsoft that most Firefox users run
> Windows, do you?
> Interesting.
>
> - So Microsoft puts out (sells) an OS which (according to that particular
> site) perhaps 95% or 96% of people use.
>
> - Bundled with that/those OS is the Microsoft browser - Internet Explorer.
>
> - In the vast majority of cases, the users are able to update to Microsoft's
> latest version, I.E.7 - in fact, it comes as a patch to XP, and is already
> in Vista?
>
> - Microsoft spent some years and a great deal of money/effort on that
> browser.
>
> - Due to the bundling and integration of I.E. into the OS, and to the fact
> that over the years during which Microsoft "extended" web standards, a
> great many sites became "Internet Explorer Only", it is actually
> comparatively difficult for many users to change. For those, I will accept
> your term "rustics":-)
Heh heh. You won the point hands down, but against inferior powers of
reason.
But you won it so thoroughly that we are appointing you Galactic Software
Consultant Officer.
You and Roy, tomorrow, are heading off to Alpha Centauri for a
conference.
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