MS to help Corporations to move to Mozilla!

[kurttrail]

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5378366.html

Well no IT manager with a tight budget is gonna spend their limited funds to
upgrade from Win2k to XPSP2, when it is easier to just move to an Open
Source browser!

Then a switch to Linux won't be far behind!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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[Kevin]

I can see two problems with this line of thought.

1. There would be a training problem with regards to using a browser not
familiar to the majority of users.

2. There would be a training problem with regards to using an operating
system not familiar to the VAST majority of users.

Other than those two points, it would look like smooth sailing.

 

[kurttrail]

I can see two problems with this line of thought.

1. There would be a training problem with regards to using a browser
not familiar to the majority of users.

Have you ever used Mozilla? Easy as pie. You can even skin it to look like
IE.

2. There would be a training problem with regards to using an
operating system not familiar to the VAST majority of users.

Nope, most corporate users have no real need to play around in the OS, but
with the apps necessary for their job. Once linux is setup to run their
apps, all most of corporate end users would have to do is click on an icon
on the desktop.

The IT guys would be the ones that would need retraining, and that could be
done while do the testing, before rolling Linux out to the corporate end
users.

Other than those two points, it would look like smooth sailing.

Much smoother than staying on the MS extortion train, in the long run.

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[Donald McDaniel]

Have you ever used Mozilla? Easy as pie. You can even skin it to look like
IE.


Nope, most corporate users have no real need to play around in the OS, but
with the apps necessary for their job. Once linux is setup to run their
apps, all most of corporate end users would have to do is click on an icon
on the desktop.

The IT guys would be the ones that would need retraining, and that could be
done while do the testing, before rolling Linux out to the corporate end
users.


Much smoother than staying on the MS extortion train, in the long run.

I firmly doubt that Microsoft is going to help anyone move to Mozilla,
since none of the Mozilla browsers can be used with Windows Update. I
especially doubt it with Microsoft's push for security nowadays.

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[kurttrail]

I firmly doubt that Microsoft is going to help anyone move to Mozilla,
since none of the Mozilla browsers can be used with Windows Update. I
especially doubt it with Microsoft's push for security nowadays.

Did you read the article?

And most corporate IT departments don't use Windows Update.

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[Kevin]

Have you ever used Mozilla? Easy as pie. You can even skin it to look like
IE.

I have tried Mozilla and while it certainly does have some features that
should have been incorperated into Internet Explorer a couple of years ago,
I found I didn't like it.

Nope, most corporate users have no real need to play around in the OS, but
with the apps necessary for their job. Once linux is setup to run their
apps, all most of corporate end users would have to do is click on an icon
on the desktop.

The IT guys would be the ones that would need retraining, and that could be
done while do the testing, before rolling Linux out to the corporate end
users.

Why should a company spend money to retrain when they have experienced and
trained technicians and engineers already on the payroll? A move, enmasse,
to an operating system like Linux is just not going to happen.

Much smoother than staying on the MS extortion train, in the long run.

I am among the first to agree that Microsoft has, in a few areas, behaved in
a rather Draconian fashion, but I won't go as far as extortion. Torture,
maybe . . . !

 

[kurttrail]

I have tried Mozilla and while it certainly does have some features
that should have been incorperated into Internet Explorer a couple of
years ago, I found I didn't like it.

I love it. Problems with browsing only occur when a web developer designs
their site only for IE. And with many more people moving away from the IE
target, they won't be able to do that much longer.

Why should a company spend money to retrain when they have
experienced and trained technicians and engineers already on the
payroll?

To get away from MS dictating what OS and when to upgrade to it.

A move, enmasse, to an operating system like Linux is just
not going to happen.

It's happening more & more all the time. Many in the IT world are realizing
that the homogenous world of MS OSs is a security hole in and of itself.

I am among the first to agree that Microsoft has, in a few areas,
behaved in a rather Draconian fashion, but I won't go as far as
extortion. Torture, maybe . . . !

I don't know in what world your living in, but in mine, torture is worse
than extortion.

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[Plato]

I love it. Problems with browsing only occur when a web developer designs
their site only for IE. And with many more people moving away from the IE
target, they won't be able to do that much longer.

Well, problems with browsing can be caused by other factors, but yes,
desinging a site for only IE is a BIG mistake. Many webmasters only test
their pages with IE. Especially in offices/corporations. Heck, even MS
makes their pages non-IE compatible now.

 

[kurttrail]

Well, problems with browsing can be caused by other factors, but yes,
desinging a site for only IE is a BIG mistake. Many webmasters only
test their pages with IE. Especially in offices/corporations. Heck,
even MS makes their pages non-IE compatible now.

Yeah, I shouldn't have used "only." But Mozilla is pretty easy to use, and
I haven't had any real problems with it.

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[Frank]

Yeah, I shouldn't have used "only." But Mozilla is pretty easy to
use, and
I haven't had any real problems with it.

!!!!Malarkey!!!!
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[kurttrail]

!!!!Malarkey!!!!
These wanabees are just like the hula hoop and pet rocks.
They come and they go.

Are you talking about Mozilla or me?

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