It doesn't come from Microslop? On 19 July 2011 06:32, Lana Brindley <lanabrindley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > ************************************************** > -- Rod Stuart 6 Brickhill Drive Dilston, TAS 7252, Australia <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx> M((040) 184 6575 V(03) 6328 1543