[SpA]Greasy_greabo wrote:
Tbh, because Microsoft bundled IE with their dominating Operating system, they were also dominating the browser share due to the fact that every Windows that was sold they could count it. This meant that a) all websites have to be designed around a shoddy, yes shoddy, browser and b) that other better and more effective browsers were effectively hidden from people.
Is it right that because you have monopoly in one area you should have monopoly in another?
In my opinion, no, people should have the right to choice over web browsers and the better should be chosen. If people got the choice out of all the web browsers available now straight up, most would easily pick chrome or firefox due to it being better. This would then as Saint says, make microsoft up its game and actually release something that isn't shoddy. But because IE is bundled, who is gonna bother looking up for another browser if they don't know any better.
My view of the whole thing.
You still aren't making an argument for me the end user - just developers of other browsers. Of course people have the right to choose - they always have and always will. Just because MS bundle software doesn't mean that right is removed.
Look I use Tescos to do my shopping, there are probably better and cheaper places else where but I don't because I don't need to and the benefits aren't big enough to make me want to look. Should Tescos change the way they do business - probably yes as they screw there suppliers. However that does not me I the end user actually care or would want Tesco's to change.
Can't really speak about if web site designers think they are forced to design for IE - surely its as much down to skill of the developer to right good websites? It been around long enough now - why can't it be the standard?
Anyway wasted too much time - I use Firefox. When I re-install windows I NEED IE in order to access the internet. Unless MS start to bundle Firefox or something else with Windows Disk then that won't change.
Oh and one last thing before we get all high and mighty about MS are evil. How many of us actually pay for our software any.............. now who should fined?
Posted in good humour but enjoying the dedate