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Firefox was also not pre-installed but still beat out IE.
by dingo_bat 8y ago
Firefox was also not pre-installed but still beat out IE.
- cbsmith 8y agoFirefox was pre-installed (just not by OS makers) and it didn't so much beat IE as Chrome beat IE and didn't harm Firefox nearly as much (likely because Google prioritized converting systems where neither Firefox nor Chrome were the default browser).
- AsyncAwait 8y agoInstalling an alternative browser alongside your existing one requires minimal investment. Backing up all your data, converting to alternative formats, adopting a whole suite of new programs, different conventions etc. is an entirely different investment if you're already on Windows - if you had purchased the PC with Linux, it would be the same amount of hassle switching back to Windows.