The problem is that when you take out a full-page ad and you're main talking point is the number of downloads, then that is what potential users take away from it. Instead, the focus should be on the amount of unique features and stability that Firefox offers over IE.
Touting the numbers is almost like saying "c'mon everyone else is doing it" and that's the same herd-mentality that Microsoft proponents are so often criticized for having.
But as a measure of market-share, there really isn't a better way to measure how many installs of Firefox vs. IE are out there. The only other way is independent polls which will never be accepted as accurate either.
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The problem is that when you take out a full-page ad and you're main talking point is the number of downloads, then that is what potential users take away from it. Instead, the focus should be on the amount of unique features and stability that Firefox offers over IE. Touting the numbers is almost like saying "c'mon everyone else is doing it" and that's the same herd-mentality that Microsoft proponents are so often criticized for having. But as a measure of market-share, there really isn't a better way to measure how many installs of Firefox vs. IE are out there. The only other way is independent polls which will never be accepted as accurate either.