EPTArguing About Web Browsers - Page 4
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On April 23 2011 23:35 the-Undermind wrote: No I'm not! I don't think it is at all narcissistic for me to say that I have experience using many browsers. The reason for that being that IT IS A FACT! Similarly, it is not narcissistic for me to say that I am qualified to judge because I am a semi-experienced computer user, and because I have lots of experience with different browsers. Its not narcissistic for me to have a valid opinion on something, and for me to back up that opinion with my own experience. I don't really care if you kids think that chrome is a better browser. I don't really care if you think that internet explorer 1's alpha version is the best browser ever created! Just please avoid attacking me personally, because somewhere deep inside me, it stings </3. ......Are we done yet? Just so you better get the point: It is not narcissistic to say that you have experience using many browsers. It is narcissistic to say that you are entitled to judge when all you got is your subjective experience using the browsers, especially if you have no understanding, nor care, of the technical aspects. Even not-easy-to-measure aspects like usability and human factors have a technical aspect behind them. And yes, Mozilla missing the mobile/smartphone opportunity is a huge deal. They got the wake up call long time ago, when Apple decided to use the KHTML project as the basis of WebKit rather than Gecko, and developers admitted they lost the bid because their code was too complex and difficult to modularize. Its an example where the "one codebase fits all" model is not always the best. Embedding will become more important as the trend on personal computers leans more towards specialized devices (smartphones, tablets), where management of limited resources becomes more critical. Oh, and just so you know, I don't hate Mozilla nor Firefox. Firefox is no longer my main browser, but I have deep respect for them, as they jumpstarted a new era of browsers where vendors (Mozilla, Apple, Opera, Google, even Microsoft now) focus more on delivering the best experience based on a relatively agreed set of standards, rather than relying on proprietary technology and extensions (IE vs Netscape war). I have been following the Mozilla project since day 1, supported them, and donated to their cause (my name is in the NYT spread). Just because I am aware of some of the problems their platform has, or can be critical, doesn't means they I hate on them. | ||
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