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Source: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/11/0913207 | Source: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/11/0913207 | ||
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ricatcw brings us an article describing some of the obstacles Firefox is facing while competing with Internet Explorer for business use. Quoting Computerworld: "Now nearly three-and-a-half years old and nearing the release of Version 3, Firefox no longer can be accused of being callow. And while many IE-only apps remain, plenty of others have been overhauled to support Firefox as well. However, other obstacles to broader adoption have emerged. Mozilla thus far has neglected to develop tools to help IT departments deploy and manage Firefox, and it doesn't offer paid technical support services to risk-averse corporate users. Janco Associates Inc. in Park City, Utah, currently gives Firefox a 16% usage share among visitors to 17 business-to-business Web sites that it monitors. Janco puts IE's share at 67% while giving 9% to Netscape and 3% to Google Desktop | |||
Moziila position: | |||
Kuo added that he doesn't think Mozilla will suddenly change its attitude and develop a browser deployment tool that could render FrontMotion obsolete. Mozilla "could create it themselves," he said. "But it's obviously not their priority." | |||
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9056780 | |||
User reponses /comments | |||
That's great information; but at the same time it's actually a really good example of lack of support contributing to so many corporations /not/ willing to use FF. | That's great information; but at the same time it's actually a really good example of lack of support contributing to so many corporations /not/ willing to use FF. | ||