Microsoft to Google: Stay Out Of Our Browser!

[sylvez]

[citation][nom]Eccentric909[/nom]I'm sorry, it just doesn't work that way. If any of our machines were upgraded there would be huge intranet problems, not to mention people having issues getting through the corporate firewall. We have over 75,000 workstations here, just "upgrading" isn't that easy.Please get your facts straight.[/citation]

i assume u're working at IBM? are in charge of the thinkpads and workstations?


I'm just pointing out ur reference to IBM. Are you sure you got ur facts right?

 

[dante01010]

Google, forget IE, IE sucks

 

[maulataur1]

If you search around for browser comparisons you will find that IE8 is much better than the other leading browsers at protecting the end users.

 

[hakesterman]

Google me this and Google me that, it's ok because were the big black bat. Microsoft is probably right, but i say if you want to try it go for it, if you have problems call Google.

 

[annymmo]

ecnovaec 09/24/2009 11:21 PM
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Why are you trying to make Microsoft look like the bad guy here? 99% of computer users are technologically stupid. They will install the Google add-on, have problems, then call Microsoft for support. This costs Microsoft a lot of money and loses them a lot of business when the same idiot that installed the add-on bashes Microsoft to all their friends. I'm not calling Microsoft perfect... but come on already.

Microsoft is doing this with the OEM's!

climber 09/24/2009 11:22 PM
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MS, "to all our employees we would advise against city tap water, and only using MS bottled water as we cannot guarantee the compatibility with your biological hardware and software"... Seems to me that they are just trying to scare uninformed people from using any alternative besides their solution, even though their solution is a solution of boric acid and bile. By the way, the above quote is not a real quote from MS, it is an analogy for the kind of response they had to Chrome Frame running in IE. Just in case any MS lawyers are reading this... lol
Hanin33 09/24/2009 11:32 PM
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jeeze, it seems most of the previous people commenting no little about the nature of ChromeFrame... it was never meant for the home user. it was made for business/corporate users that are stuck with IE6 because of IT policy or a lack of resources to get IE upgraded (such is the case in offices where there's only 1 or 2 IT staff and over 1000 PCs). in such cases, ChromeFrame can act as an interim solution to allow those users to access pages and applets that are compliant with HTML5 and just need a decent rendering engine in general. that microsoft would recommend users upgrade to IE8 when this would cause even more issues with in-house activeX applications and standards compliant internet webpages is telling of their overall close sightedness...

Every corporation should abandon IE-specific webpages and activeX applications!
These huge problems and yet nobody has had the idea to make an update manager for Windows and an update manager server for distributing in intra nets. This would make life for IE departments a lot easier and effective. They are so misguided by MS to think that only Windows Update can be an update program.
Try firing two browsers up, they will work. It's just two applications. Nothing special about them.

 

[Guest]

The chrome plugin is a complete non-starter. If people think this will amount to anything they have no business working in IT.

 

[daggs]

[citation][nom]Cryogenic[/nom]Bullshit! There wasn't a single vulnerability report because of Firefox ClickOnce addon.You use linux because you're a freetard maybe, and can't afford a real OS? like Windows 7 or OS X? There's no way in hell you use Linux over and non existent vulnerability in Firefox because of a MS addon. That's definitely a lame reason.[/citation]
well you know best and the managers of 80% of the super computers in the world are retarded because the use a fake os on a real computer...

way to go Einstein!

 

[badaxe2]

[citation][nom]badaxe2[/nom]Lol at people still using IE 6. How long does it take to upgrade to 8, like 5 minutes, and it's free. As for those under very large networks having tons of problems upgrading, it sounds like that would indicate a problem with your network or the proprietary software running under it.[/citation]

 

[demonhorde665]

personally io hate google they are acompany of hypocrits, and they cn go take thier crap ware and stick it where the sun don't shine


nuff said