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MSN's Slate Recommends Firefox over IE
brightertimes writes "That's right folks, Slate (Microsoft's on-line magazine) recently printed an article enitled "Are the Browser Wars Back?
How Mozilla's Firefox trumps Internet Explorer.""
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Microsoft released a security advisory that recommends temporarilly installing and using Linux as the simplest way to prevent the latest nasty internet worm. The windowsupdate.com website now redirects to debian.org, a sure sign that the two-year-long "Security Initiative" at Microsoft is finally being taken seriously. Company insiders say a patch will likely be out "in a few weeks tops" so that customers will be able to return to using Microsofts' superior product. According to a Microsoft spokesperson, the fact that you will be able to seamlessly continue your work using OpenOffice, Firefox and WINE is proof of the company's committment to standards conformance and interopability.
Just wait for Microsoft to come out with a TCO..
Someone didn't get the memo from old Billy boy to not diss company products.
another one joins the bandwagon...
Where did all this snow come from??
Here and I thought those sounds were from the 4th of July fireworks......
I boycott signatures
Talk about saving users from themselves.
Mozilla crew can not be bothered making comments on why people should use there product over other browsers.
A friend of the team replied "they are too busy getting it right".
Next on : "MS programmer fired and replaced by spin doctor".
-- forget
Ah, I knew Microsoft would beat slashdot somehow.
In related news, the editor for slate magazine was fired: Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at 11:04 AM
Not likely, more like a raise. They managed to slip this in and get it posted as an article on /.
"You've probably been told to dump Internet Explorer for a Mozilla browser before, by the same propeller-head geek who wants you to delete Windows from your hard drive and install Linux. You've ignored him, and good for you. "
Microsoft 0wnz Slate and uses it as one of their information outlets.
Have you Meta Moderated t
You not only read, but actually post on Slashdot. And you think you are a "normal user"? I suspect you need to recalibrate your idea of normalcy.
Just tell him that firefox is the latest version of the internet. As any fule kno, the internet is still on version 0.9, with 1.0 due out later this year.
Damn, where's +1 Conspiracy Theory when you need it... ;)
I have to give Microsoft credit on this move... They know that no smart person listens to what they say so they advertise Firefox in order to push people away from it and move back to what they "don't" recommend... IE
It's like when your mom decides she likes rap too and you have to burn every 50 Cent CD in your collection because of it...
Business \Busi"ness\, n.;
A scam in which all people involved perceive as beneficial...
Microsoft said from the start that ActiveX was secure. It took 8 years for the first big hole to come and bite them in the butt. Microsoft has an ActiveX control that turns out to have a security exploit in it. They have released an updated control that has been patched. The problem is, if you have "Always Trust Microsoft" checked, a webiste can force you to download the old, insecure ActiveX control, and then take advantage of the exploit. Microsoft's solution, never check "Always Trust MicroSoft". So my gut instinct was correct 8 years ago......
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