On 18 July 2011 22:12, Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A few thoughts as to "why we put up with it": > > This isn't specifically a TW problem. Experienced consumers of all stripes > already know that retail software is usually shipped with known defects. In > the world of consumer products, software is the king of mediocrity. > > Occasionally, as with Firefox, a product will capture significant market > share without significant marketing, simply because it is somewhat less > defective than the market leader. So the question becomes: what is it about Firefox that makes it better (or "less defective") than other software? What's different about it? L -- Lana Brindley writer:speaker:blogger ------------------------------------------------ Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. --George Orwell ----------------------------------------------- http://lanabrindley.com ----------------------------------------------- Please avoid sending me Word, Powerpoint or Windows Media attachments. ------------------------------------------------ ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************