Topic: Microsoft bans Firefox , Chrome & Opera on upcoming Windows 8

Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #19,475

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/mozilla-and-google-accuse-microsoft-of-unfair-browser-competition/4995?tag=nl.e539

Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 32 minutes later[^] [v] #320,138

Pretty misleading title, but it is a fucked up situation.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 17 minutes later, 50 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #320,141

@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Yes & No

~~Title as headline.~~

Cell phones & Tablets are all ARM devices. PC's other then for work & power gamers, are soon to be obsolete.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 24 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #320,142

Look what you've done, Microsoft.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #320,143

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 52 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #320,144

@OP
What are your thoughts on the Linux copypasta?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 30 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #320,148

@previous (D)
copypasta for lutz...If its not tl,dr

Wish I had the time to install Linux on one of my machines. I do UNIX -Sun work stations.

genre joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 13 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,152

Internet explorer is for retards. And I know, you're all just going to call me retarded.

genre double-posted this 14 years ago, 38 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,153

Go ahead. Insult me.

(Edited 57 seconds later.)

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 58 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,154

@320,152 (genre)
@previous (genre)
you're retarded

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 11 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,162

@320,153 (genre)
No because I use FF Chrome and resort to IE only when I have too. Web still has pages that only render properly in IE.

Also for Active X - examples are having to download a patch from MS. Still only possible with IE.

GenreGreen replied with this 14 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,167

@320,154 (F)

I will hunt you fucking down. I have backtraced your IP. I will kill your family, your dog, any spiders in your room then I will kill you. Enjoy your internet. It will be your last.

HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 24 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,179

@320,141 (A)
> Cell phones & Tablets are all ARM devices. PC's other then for work & power gamers, are soon to be obsolete.
I'd rather not lose the PERSONAL computer just for a convenience computer.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 7 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,181

wait, so explain like im five, whats so bad about forcing other browsers to operate only in a sandbox? it sounds grate for lazy fucks like me that keep forgetting to use my sandbox.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,184

@previous (H)
The article explains the "Why"
Bottom line is that MS handicaps browsers and prevents them from doing things efficiently.

Keeping them from Active X and making Active X the only efficient means to use MS 8.
I think Euro will have some lutz with this and beat the shit out of MS again.

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,299

Apple taught Microsoft that it's pretty easy to tell people what they want to their faces.

squeegee !firstkPE1Q joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,300

@previous (I)
yes, and now Microsoft is telling us what we don't want.

Anonymous I replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,302

@previous (squeegee !firstkPE1Q)
Sadly, there are enough apathetic, uninformed and generally stupid masses that willingly use IE for it not to make a difference to them. Before iOS (or iPhone OS), even Mac fanatics laughed at the idea of using something like Safari in lieu of an alternative like Firefox.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 21 seconds later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,303

@320,300 (squeegee !firstkPE1Q)
10/10

squeegee !firstkPE1Q replied with this 14 years ago, 11 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,307

@320,302 (I)
all they really have to do is make it slightly hard and confusing for people to setup, configure or install and most people will use the easily usable option. my dad wouldn't use firefox for years because windows kept saying, "do you want to make Internet Explorer your default browser?" and he'd inevitably click yes. he said it was a bother.

squeegee !firstkPE1Q double-posted this 14 years ago, 10 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,309

In the future every computer will just be a windows internet browser built around the registry.
everything will be apps!
everything!
giant supercomputing servers will run all of your applications!
your desktop will be nothing more than a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse.
you will pay for computing power the same way you pay for bandwidth.
it's the future.
it has been prophesied!

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 12 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,318

@previous (squeegee !firstkPE1Q)
> your desktop will be nothing more than a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse.

Wot I find amazing is how that was the way it used to be. Back in the dark ages of computers.

Even more funny is the early O/S UNIX.

UNIX of course is still used for supercomputers. Linux has taken over because its free.

The more things change the more they remain the same - Only bigger and faster.

Anonymous I replied with this 14 years ago, 10 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,320

@previous (A)
I gotta admit, as archaic as X11 is, its whole network thing is pretty awesome.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 7 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #320,324

@previous (I)
10/10

Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 2 days later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #320,831

Year is 2012. Internet makes knowledge available to all the world. People still don't know Windows is a pile of shit.

facepalm.jpg

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 day later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #321,059

@320,320 (I)
Wayland will rule.

Minichan