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Unfortunately this is an anti-feature: no one will choose a browser for himself b/c he wants it, and some ppl might avoid browsers with it. I guess the only wa
by xenophanes 16y ago
Unfortunately this is an anti-feature: no one will choose a browser for himself b/c he wants it, and some ppl might avoid browsers with it.
I guess the only way it could be good for market share is I might want to install a browser like this for someone else, so they'll end up upgrading eventually even if I'm not around anymore. I'd be happy to mass install it at a big company if I could get away with it. Then even if I'm not there later, something good will happen.
- cool-RR 16y agoI think that you are overrating the thinking process that users have. Most users are not like you. They don't carefully consider the pros and cons of the software they install. Most users are like, "It's shiny, let's install it!" Okay, I'm exaggerating, but I'm saying that the vast majority of users would still download and install Firefox/Chrome even if they had an expiration date.
- xenophanes 16y agoWhy do people like that download FF/Chrome at all? They already have IE 8 I imagine.
- Pheter 16y agoI know a lot of non-technical people who install, and even recommend, Chrome because it is "the fasted browser ever". They have no idea about web standards but still have an incentive to try a new browser.