OT: Firefox 4 becomes IE

For all you Firefox fanbois, the article below describes upcoming changes to
FireFox. You should pay close attention to the part where they talk about "to
make it both more tightly integrated with the computer it's running on, and
also more hooked into Web services." This is the part where it becomes more
like IE and you will need to invent new IE FUD to explain away why you use an
immature, insecure browser.

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?.../03/28/1736255

It'll never be as lame as IE.

Have you tried Prism?

Dave

firefox is only a brand of the underlying mozilla opensource browser.
There have been other variations

A worse example towards what you say is called FLOCK browser.

But there are other implementations of the mozilla browser that are 100
clean and will remain so, like iceweasel. In fact I have seen several
flavors of the mozilla (firefox) not the mozilla aka seamonkey browser, on
various linux distros.

This started because the firefox logo and name is a brand, and not true GPL.

You can go and make your own version too if you like too.. thats the power
and beauty of opensource



"PNutts" <> wrote in message
news:E6437FD3-B494-4FD7-AC0E-...
> For all you Firefox fanbois, the article below describes upcoming changes
> to
> FireFox. You should pay close attention to the part where they talk about
> "to
> make it both more tightly integrated with the computer it's running on,
> and
> also more hooked into Web services." This is the part where it becomes
> more
> like IE and you will need to invent new IE FUD to explain away why you use
> an
> immature, insecure browser.
>
> http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?.../03/28/1736255

You must be a Microsoft fanboy

You really need to educate yourself, especially if you want to go around
pushing claims like you do.

Read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceweasel

Firefox is only a trademark brand.. the same basis of the browser can be
used by anyone to make a browser that fits his her needs, or to be clean
from any "web service" or integration.

Because its opensource guarantees that it will NEVER become like IE



"PNutts" <> wrote in message
news:E6437FD3-B494-4FD7-AC0E-...
> For all you Firefox fanbois, the article below describes upcoming changes
> to
> FireFox. You should pay close attention to the part where they talk about
> "to
> make it both more tightly integrated with the computer it's running on,
> and
> also more hooked into Web services." This is the part where it becomes
> more
> like IE and you will need to invent new IE FUD to explain away why you use
> an
> immature, insecure browser.
>
> http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?.../03/28/1736255

"PNutts" <> wrote in message
news:E6437FD3-B494-4FD7-AC0E-...
> For all you Firefox fanbois, the article below describes upcoming changes
> to
> FireFox. You should pay close attention to the part where they talk about
> "to
> make it both more tightly integrated with the computer it's running on,
> and
> also more hooked into Web services." This is the part where it becomes
> more
> like IE and you will need to invent new IE FUD to explain away why you use
> an
> immature, insecure browser.
>
> http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?.../03/28/1736255

What is IE? Oh, IE -- haven't used that routinely for over 5 years. Once I
have Firefox installed, I click "Make it my default Browser" and "Warn me if
this changes".

Then I go to the only 2 option setting I like changed, making the center
button always open in a new tab and always show the tab bar. Oh yea, also
set the home page.

Does anyone use IE any more?

"groovy" <> wrote in message
news:47ee7489$...

> You can go and make your own version too if you like too.. thats the
> power and beauty of opensource

Understated power of open source too. If enough people feel strongly
enough, they don't have to listen to the MeSaySo Corporation. It migrates
and forks. Just like auto manufacturers. Imagine if Ford, GM, Toyota and
Honda only sold Vista?

Whoops, GM Olds did sell a Vista, it was a lemon too.

This is why I don't often frequent this group. I post a link to information
and include some opinion (because I don't like link-only posts) and out comes
the personal attacks. I saw nothing in the reply link to refute the article I
posted. There are people smarter than me whos job it is to figure this stuff
out and I felt compelled to post it in a Windows forum where FUD flows like
spice.

Choosing to not use a third party browser on the Windows platform and
calling BS on others claims does not make a fanboi. 'nuff said.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanboy

"groovy" wrote:

> You must be a Microsoft fanboy
>
> You really need to educate yourself, especially if you want to go around
> pushing claims like you do.
>
> Read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceweasel
>
> Firefox is only a trademark brand.. the same basis of the browser can be
> used by anyone to make a browser that fits his her needs, or to be clean
> from any "web service" or integration.
>
> Because its opensource guarantees that it will NEVER become like IE
>
>
>
> "PNutts" <> wrote in message
> news:E6437FD3-B494-4FD7-AC0E-...
> > For all you Firefox fanbois, the article below describes upcoming changes
> > to
> > FireFox. You should pay close attention to the part where they talk about
> > "to
> > make it both more tightly integrated with the computer it's running on,
> > and
> > also more hooked into Web services." This is the part where it becomes
> > more
> > like IE and you will need to invent new IE FUD to explain away why you use
> > an
> > immature, insecure browser.
> >
> > http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?.../03/28/1736255
>
>
>