As long as corporations install Winblows (which MS will fight tooth and nail to continue), IE will dominate in the corporation. MS creates incentives for corps to buy more apps from them, more apps that currently require IE. As FF reacts and enables support for them, think Sharepoint/Project Server, MS responds with upgrades and new apps that don't work in FF (or any other browser for that matter). Thus the corporations cannot get rid of IE as their default browser on the desktop.
As Linux becomes more accepted and usage expands, so will other open source apps in the corporate setting. As this proliferates, you'll see more of a move to FF.
But there are things we can do in the meantime to limit our footprint and protect ourselves while taking advantage of some of the benefits services like Google offer. Granted it is a trade-off, but one can limit their exposure if they want to.
And things will get better. History shows things move in a pendulum. Civil liberties have been under attack in the past, and when things moved to far in one direction, events happened to turn the tide in the other direction. We will see the same thing here, and I think we are already. Unfortunately, we have gotten lazy. But if you look closely, I think you'll see the pendulum is slowing and civil liberties and privacy concerns will be protected to a greater degree in the near future.
At a minimum, a new Administration will be a breath of fresh air in this regard.
As a recent convert to google apps, this is very interesting. I have/still have all the concerns about my privacy, but the offering was too tempting to pass up. Of course I use the Firefox Customize Google add on, but also don't really put anything sensitive up there.
If they build it right, it could be very nice. I've tried all the online backup apps, and outside of Mozy, don't really like any that much. But I'm now all Linux, so Mozy is no longer an option.
Anything that competes with Microsoft is a good thing!
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2nd this option but my favorite is just to have a truecrypt volume on a USB key I carry with me
As long as corporations install Winblows (which MS will fight tooth and nail to continue), IE will dominate in the corporation. MS creates incentives for corps to buy more apps from them, more apps that currently require IE. As FF reacts and enables support for them, think Sharepoint/Project Server, MS responds with upgrades and new apps that don't work in FF (or any other browser for that matter). Thus the corporations cannot get rid of IE as their default browser on the desktop.
As Linux becomes more accepted and usage expands, so will other open source apps in the corporate setting. As this proliferates, you'll see more of a move to FF.
True.
But there are things we can do in the meantime to limit our footprint and protect ourselves while taking advantage of some of the benefits services like Google offer. Granted it is a trade-off, but one can limit their exposure if they want to.
And things will get better. History shows things move in a pendulum. Civil liberties have been under attack in the past, and when things moved to far in one direction, events happened to turn the tide in the other direction. We will see the same thing here, and I think we are already. Unfortunately, we have gotten lazy. But if you look closely, I think you'll see the pendulum is slowing and civil liberties and privacy concerns will be protected to a greater degree in the near future.
At a minimum, a new Administration will be a breath of fresh air in this regard.
As a recent convert to google apps, this is very interesting. I have/still have all the concerns about my privacy, but the offering was too tempting to pass up. Of course I use the Firefox Customize Google add on, but also don't really put anything sensitive up there. If they build it right, it could be very nice. I've tried all the online backup apps, and outside of Mozy, don't really like any that much. But I'm now all Linux, so Mozy is no longer an option. Anything that competes with Microsoft is a good thing!
Just another reason I am on the Microsoft colonic program!
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