Comments on: Will Internet Explorer 7 finally put IE6 to rest?

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:04:00 +0000

How about #6, people who don’t trust Windows Update? I was one of the poor unfortunates running Zone Alarm when Windows Update did its thing whilst I was asleep in bed – and I woke up to no internet connection. “I’m sure I had one before I went to bed!”

Fortunately for me I am in a multicomputer household, so I could use a different computer to access the internet to see what the problem was. See http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html

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Survived a Mild Slashdotting | K-Squared Ramblings — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:02:50 +0000

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By: Kelson

Kelson — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:41:02 +0000

Is it really “regaining” marketshare to transfer more of IE6’s share to IE7? Or do you think this will bring people back who have already switched to Firefox?

By: gadgets

gadgets — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:19:31 +0000

I think there is a large group of people that fit category 4. It’s because of them that Microsoft is losing marketshare to FF and alternative browsers which in the long run results in lost revenue.

Hence the need to regain some of that marketshare with this move.

By: Kelson

Kelson — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:45:59 +0000

Heh. I was sort of including that in #3, but you’re right, a distinction needs to be made between stubborn users and stubborn admins.

(Seriously — last month? What, do they have a 3-year waiting period for software updates?)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:01:51 +0000

You forgot #5 – people who’s workplace is so backward that they won’t let you install ie7. Hell we just got Windows XP service pack 2 last month.