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Maybe I'm in a particularly bad mood, but this was a lot cuter the first time. I hate IE so much that maybe I've become sensitive to everything they do (at leas

by latch 16y ago

Maybe I'm in a particularly bad mood, but this was a lot cuter the first time. I hate IE so much that maybe I've become sensitive to everything they do (at least I admit that might be the case). It feel condescending to me, especially in light of the many public embarrassment that FF has caused IE (cheating benchmarks for example) and given that if anyone deserves to get something for actually shipping it's the IE team. To me this is like the owner of a used car company sending a cake to the president of Toyota for being the #1 car manufacturer.

statictype 16y ago
I think it really is because you're in a bad mood. There doesn't seem to be anything backhanded or condescending about this gesture. Hasn't the IE team been doing this since before FF beat them in market share? This is more like the owner of Chevrolet sending a cake to the president of Toyota.
- ZeroGravitas 16y ago
  As much as I'd like it to be true, Firefox hasn't yet beaten IE in global market share. They are number one now in Europe (by some stats) and hold pole position in a bunch of countries but IE will need another 6-18 months to lose their #1 position at current rates.
tomelders 16y ago
I'll not lie; I've grown cold and bitter towards IE over the years... but it's hard not to like this.
stuhacking 16y ago
So, maybe IE isn't a great browser, but it still has actual people working on it. I bet at least one person on the IE team uses Firefox or Chrome in the office for regular browsing. Think of it this way: The people who work on IE are probably well aware of the areas that need improvement. They might not get to make the decisions about where the work is focused. There may not even be enough effort available to put into major changes. Then there's the issue of backwards compatibility that plagues Microsoft products. Microsoft is full of really nice people and talented developers. This is a gracious gesture.

by latch 16y ago

statictype 16y ago

I think it really is because you're in a bad mood. There doesn't seem to be anything backhanded or condescending about this gesture. Hasn't the IE team been doing this since before FF beat them in market share? This is more like the owner of Chevrolet sending a cake to the president of Toyota.

ZeroGravitas 16y ago
As much as I'd like it to be true, Firefox hasn't yet beaten IE in global market share. They are number one now in Europe (by some stats) and hold pole position in a bunch of countries but IE will need another 6-18 months to lose their #1 position at current rates.

tomelders 16y ago

I'll not lie; I've grown cold and bitter towards IE over the years... but it's hard not to like this.

stuhacking 16y ago

So, maybe IE isn't a great browser, but it still has actual people working on it. I bet at least one person on the IE team uses Firefox or Chrome in the office for regular browsing. Think of it this way: The people who work on IE are probably well aware of the areas that need improvement. They might not get to make the decisions about where the work is focused. There may not even be enough effort available to put into major changes. Then there's the issue of backwards compatibility that plagues Microsoft products. Microsoft is full of really nice people and talented developers. This is a gracious gesture.