Comments on: Linux users outlawed by Microsoft, their downloads disabled

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:12:33 +0000

Actually, it points out how skilled the folks at Microsoft are at the extend, embrace, extinguish strategy where hijacking open standards are concerned.

They basically bludgeoned Netscape from a front running browser to a grease spot, and yes I’m aware of the history of Mozilla.

You can hate Microsoft for many reasons, but IE roared from behind to easily stomp out Netscape at the cost of some court time and a toothless Justice Department rulings. It bought them an additional decade of Web dominance.

Lack of skill is not the issue.

By: carlleigh

carlleigh — Sat, 31 May 2008 04:49:27 +0000

I prefer to think of this as another example of a lack of skill on Microsoft’s part. Maybe the Microsoft tools for creating web content are very poor and cannot create universal content. So! As a company looking at Microsoft’s own web sites and realize that if you use Microsoft tools you are losing some Apple users, Linux users, old Windows users, etc. etc. etc. 20% plus of your potential audience. Use free open source tools and save all those valuable users.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:41:36 +0000

Joshua,

I use Linux so I feel your pain. It seems like I was constantly sending comments to some pretty big companies that had glitches when I tried to pay my bills online. Frontpage was the work of Satan.

But we are talking about Microsoft’s own websites. It’s not surprising they would make you use their product.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:05:23 +0000

Ken i agree with you. but by them not allowing other browsers, it limits other people too. The only time I ever use IE is when i’m looking for compatibility issues for web designs. Because IE is the only browser who has issues. You have to build a website twice because of IE. If IE didn’t exist, Pretty much all browsers would use the same style.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:26:19 +0000

I don’t see problem. It’s their sandbox, they are entitled to do as they wish. Why should they make a competitors product easier to use? You can’t activate Windows or use Microsoft updates through Firefox either.