Firefox too mainstream for Alternative Browser Alliance
April 1st, 2007 by Kelson. Posted in Browsers, Mozilla, Site Updates and tagged for alternative, AlternativeBrowserAlliance, april1, browser, firefox, IE, Mozilla, Opera, Web
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but it’s time to refocus the Alternative Browser Alliance. Mozilla’s Asa Dotzler has referred to Firefox and Internet Explorer as the “mainstream browsers” for more than a year now, and it looks like that’s become true.
The web is no longer an IE monopoly. It’s become an IE/Firefox oligopoly. Firefox is no longer an alternative web browser. It’s sold out, its ads are everywhere, and it even allows people to build Firefox-only code.
So, starting today (April 1, 2007), the Alternative Browser Alliance will no longer promote Firefox.
So what will replace it? I thought about Opera, but most of its install base is on cell phones and PDAs, and we all know the mobile web browser is dead, right? Safari? Well, it turns out that WebKit is shutting down.
So the site will be putting its weight behind iCab. It’s as alternative as they come, and it’s guaranteed to remain that way (since it won’t run on Vista).
Update: Yes, it’s an April Fools joke.
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4 Responses to “Firefox too mainstream for Alternative Browser Alliance”
By Saskboy on Apr 1, 2007
I too have come to the conclusion that Firefox is mainstream.
And as a fellow WordPress user it’s good to see your blog isn’t yet affected by this. I’ve been working through the night on a solution!
By Saskboy on Apr 1, 2007
When it turned noon, the alert went away.
Happy April Fools Day.
(Firefox would have kept you safe anyway I’m sure
By wayens on Apr 11, 2007
You had me going there. Because it actually makes sense. lol Though when I read down to Safari’s dying I had my doubts. ^^