Well, if your wife bought a new PC and it only had Firefox browser, but no IE, she would either have to use it or learn how to get IE (well, she could ask you, but what if this happened to a person who is not married to a slashdotter?)
She absolutely WOULD learn in that case - she's just familiar with IE - so in her mind 'why change - it works'.
As for the other one - I guess you fumble around until you get it or ask a friend.
In reality, I don't think its much of a learning curve to migrate from IE to any of the other browsers - they pretty much operate the same way with the same commands - one just has more features or is more efficient than the other.
1. Ask a friend to install Windows for him 2. Buy a PC with Windows already installed by an OEM.
In case of #1, the friend will also be able to install Firefox, in case of #2. the OEM will have installed a browser for him.
And, the OEM will likely install IE. Joe Sixpack will have no idea that there are other options out there, and continue to use what he's given.
I have tried to get my wife to use something (anything) other than IE, but she won't. She knows how to use Windows (in a limited way) can get her email and the few websites she is interested in. She also uses Word to do her report cards 3 times a year - and she happy with that. I think she represents the vast majority of computer users out there who aren't interested in the latest and greatest.
Have a look in the front of your phone book at the Terms & Conditions of your agreement with the phone company.
In there, I can almost guarantee that they don't promise anything. In mine, they say that they will try to give you a dialtone every time you pick up the phone, but they don't guarantee it.
It's like that with everything now - ISP's, phone companies, cable companies, etc.
Re:Beauty for beauty's sake makes crappy software
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Software has to:
1. Meet user requirements
Unfortunately, in a great majority of cases, the user doesn't know what he/she needs.
I can't count the number of times I have installed a system in a hospital (communications systems), made it run exactly to spec, and then have the staff say: "Why does it do that, we have absolutely no need for that! It should do this however".
Generally, the specs are made by managers, not the people who actually use the device (program, etc). This causes the spec to be what management perceives to be the need, not the actual need.
Granted, in an software situation, you are supposed to go through everything and find out what they need. How often does this happen? In most cases, a programmer is given a spec and told to write the software to it.
If found this the most interesting part of the description of Share Sniffer:
"In order to utilize ShareSniffer, it (File and Printer sharing) must be activated on your system. To learn the steps to activate your WFSP, consult the sites linked below."
That means I have to turn on my file sharing too! Not bloody likely!
But the 2nd amendment is in the United States' Constitution......does it apply to attacks coming from other countries? That would be a declaration of war, wouldn't it?
What do you mean WHAT TALENT? DAMN I wish I was as good at coding as some of these people! If they didn't put their talents to amoral ends, they could make MEGABUCKS!
Now they're so common, you can go to any security system distributor worth its salt and get a combo screwdriver that has all the common Tor-X sizes for about $10.
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Well, if your wife bought a new PC and it only had Firefox browser, but no IE, she would either have to use it or learn how to get IE (well, she could ask you, but what if this happened to a person who is not married to a slashdotter?)
She absolutely WOULD learn in that case - she's just familiar with IE - so in her mind 'why change - it works'.
As for the other one - I guess you fumble around until you get it or ask a friend.
In reality, I don't think its much of a learning curve to migrate from IE to any of the other browsers - they pretty much operate the same way with the same commands - one just has more features or is more efficient than the other.
1. Ask a friend to install Windows for him
2. Buy a PC with Windows already installed by an OEM.
In case of #1, the friend will also be able to install Firefox, in case of #2. the OEM will have installed a browser for him.
And, the OEM will likely install IE. Joe Sixpack will have no idea that there are other options out there, and continue to use what he's given.
I have tried to get my wife to use something (anything) other than IE, but she won't. She knows how to use Windows (in a limited way) can get her email and the few websites she is interested in. She also uses Word to do her report cards 3 times a year - and she happy with that. I think she represents the vast majority of computer users out there who aren't interested in the latest and greatest.
The average /.er on the other hand.........
2. If the war is over and firefox has allegedly won, why does the large majority of internet users still use IE?
Because it comes with the OS that's on that 'puter they bought a Wal-Mart.
Doesn't MS have, like, a 90% penetration in the market?
Well, I hear the hoofbeats of the four horsemen over MY shoulder.
I guess this is the start of Google's plan to take over the world beginning with the biggest kid on the playground.
C'mon! Everyone knows there are no bugs in software - they're 'undocumented features'.
I love it just for the coolness factor, but I don't see a tether on that cap that covers the USB connector.
I wonder how many nanoseconds it would take to lose it?
Have a look in the front of your phone book at the Terms & Conditions of your agreement with the phone company.
In there, I can almost guarantee that they don't promise anything. In mine, they say that they will try to give you a dialtone every time you pick up the phone, but they don't guarantee it.
It's like that with everything now - ISP's, phone companies, cable companies, etc.
Software has to:
1. Meet user requirements
Unfortunately, in a great majority of cases, the user doesn't know what he/she needs.
I can't count the number of times I have installed a system in a hospital (communications systems), made it run exactly to spec, and then have the staff say: "Why does it do that, we have absolutely no need for that! It should do this however".
Generally, the specs are made by managers, not the people who actually use the device (program, etc). This causes the spec to be what management perceives to be the need, not the actual need.
Granted, in an software situation, you are supposed to go through everything and find out what they need. How often does this happen? In most cases, a programmer is given a spec and told to write the software to it.
I'm not a shill for the company, I just happen to think the thing is cool, get your facts straight before you accuse someone!
If found this the most interesting part of the description of Share Sniffer: "In order to utilize ShareSniffer, it (File and Printer sharing) must be activated on your system. To learn the steps to activate your WFSP, consult the sites linked below." That means I have to turn on my file sharing too! Not bloody likely!
What the hell does THIS have to do with the conversation???? Moron
But the 2nd amendment is in the United States' Constitution......does it apply to attacks coming from other countries? That would be a declaration of war, wouldn't it?
Well, I STILL think that the Love Bug was put out by the RIAA. Sure helped toast a bunch of MP3's!
What do you mean WHAT TALENT? DAMN I wish I was as good at coding as some of these people! If they didn't put their talents to amoral ends, they could make MEGABUCKS!
I have heard, however, that the preview pane is enough to start the script running. I just use Pine and never worry about stuff like this.
Now they're so common, you can go to any security system distributor worth its salt and get a combo screwdriver that has all the common Tor-X sizes for about $10.