Microsoft IE 8 Default Browser Controversy -- Trickery or Much Ado About Nothing?

CDsDontBurn · May 2, 2009, 03:06 AM

Microsoft's latest move is critiqued by the news community

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Source: DailyTech

ET3D · May 2, 2009, 11:22 AM

Much ado about nothing, that's my thought. Next time you run Firefox it'd ask you to be the default, you click "yes" and that's it. Most likely you don't even use the express setup if you're using Firefox (I certainly didn't).

IvanV · May 2, 2009, 01:37 PM

Agreed. Making a newly installed browser default will be fine for most people most of the time, and that's the best a one click install can go for.

Tipstaff · May 2, 2009, 07:47 PM

<yawn>

Tyrsonswood · May 2, 2009, 09:37 PM

lol

ExitiosuS · May 3, 2009, 02:07 AM

"It is apparent that the story is being overhyped slightly, as users who had their default overriden, would soon get a chance to fix it; almost all third party browsers (Firefox, Opera) to upon open prompt users to make them the default, if they are not the current default. However, it may be significant as a certain number of users leave their computers on for days, with open browser applications. An install of IE 8, for such users would equate to addition of traffic from email or document links to IE 8, until the user intervened to reset the default. This could give Microsoft a small but significant boost in marketshare."

Rofl... are you SERIOUS?

I like the overhyped "slightly" comment... I'd say this is a HUGE overhype.
If a person leaves their browser on for days and is too stupid to read the IE8 installation dialogue box... then... well....

90% of the time an "express" option will set that particular application as the default whatever... that's what makes it express, no dialogue boxes, no choice where to save it to, etc...

SeraphicSorcerer · May 3, 2009, 06:27 PM

The bigger the corporation the more critics there are.

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ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	Re: Microsoft IE 8 Default Browser Controversy -- Trickery or Much Ado About Nothing? Much ado about nothing, that's my thought. Next time you run Firefox it'd ask you to be the default, you click "yes" and that's it. Most likely you don't even use the express setup if you're using Firefox (I certainly didn't).

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IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,655 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Microsoft IE 8 Default Browser Controversy -- Trickery or Much Ado About Nothing? Agreed. Making a newly installed browser default will be fine for most people most of the time, and that's the best a one click install can go for. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

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Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,660 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	Re: Microsoft IE 8 Default Browser Controversy -- Trickery or Much Ado About Nothing? <yawn> __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

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ExitiosuS Simian Masterpiece! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ont. Canada Posts: 358 Rep Power: 59 System Specs	Re: Microsoft IE 8 Default Browser Controversy -- Trickery or Much Ado About Nothing? "It is apparent that the story is being overhyped slightly, as users who had their default overriden, would soon get a chance to fix it; almost all third party browsers (Firefox, Opera) to upon open prompt users to make them the default, if they are not the current default. However, it may be significant as a certain number of users leave their computers on for days, with open browser applications. An install of IE 8, for such users would equate to addition of traffic from email or document links to IE 8, until the user intervened to reset the default. This could give Microsoft a small but significant boost in marketshare." Rofl... are you SERIOUS? I like the overhyped "slightly" comment... I'd say this is a HUGE overhype. If a person leaves their browser on for days and is too stupid to read the IE8 installation dialogue box... then... well.... 90% of the time an "express" option will set that particular application as the default whatever... that's what makes it express, no dialogue boxes, no choice where to save it to, etc...

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SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,295 Rep Power: 154 System Specs	Re: Microsoft IE 8 Default Browser Controversy -- Trickery or Much Ado About Nothing? The bigger the corporation the more critics there are. __________________