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FireFox and Longhorn: Meant For Each Other?

Posted by Hemos on from the might-make-life-easier dept.

News for nerds writes "According to the internetnews.com report, Microsoft's technology evangelist Robert Scoble said in his blog and interview that while he is a user of Firefox it can be improved if Mozilla developers take advantage of Longhorn technologies such as XAML, Avalon and WinFS, instead of making it only within GNOME/Mozilla coalition."

9 of 439 comments (clear)

  1. Use 'em and get screwed by KrisCowboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, Mozilla should start using Microsoft technologies. It's too damn boring that I can block pop-ups in my Firefox and I don't have any spyware on my system. Hey Mozilla developers, use IE engine for Mozilla and make my day.

  2. Microsoft and Mozilla working together by Bryan_W · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmmm those flying pigs sure do look pretty up there in the sky.

  3. ... annihilate. by zonix · · Score: 4, Funny

    You forgot the "annihilate" step, before you begin washing your hands.

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    1. Re:... annihilate. by grepistan · · Score: 5, Funny

      surely you mean assimilate?

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  4. Great Idea! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think this is a great idea. Currently, Firefox is just not slow, bloated and buggy enough to fit into a Windows work environment. It is upto the Firefox team to change this.

    I will applaud any effort to add new, worthless, features into Firefox. This is what makes Open Source great, and could one day make Firefox a match for Internet Explorer.

  5. Re:WinFS? by Talez · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well it could make an offline cached internet within the WinFS that could be searched much like the rest of the filesystem.

    Thats just one idea I had.

  6. consider the source by wardk · · Score: 4, Funny

    is this the same Microsoft that stressed that Lotus should focus their 1-2-3 GUI efforts soley on OS/2 and forget about that interim toy called Windows?

    just wonderin'

  7. Re:WinFS? by Fulkkari · · Score: 5, Funny
    Well it could make an offline cached internet within the WinFS

    But... But I thought the Internet came on CDs from AOL.

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  8. Luke, I am your father... by moojin · · Score: 5, Funny

    MS: Together we can rule the software industry.
    Firefox: Never.
    MS: I am your father.
    Firefox: Noooooooooooooo...........

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