| IE falling behind Firefox, columnist says |
Feb. 03, 2006
Even though Microsoft's Internet Explorer still owns some 85 percent of the browser market, Mozilla's Firefox "already has the technological lead in the browser market, and the momentum has just started to build," an Lxer.com column suggests. "So, how can Internet Explorer catch up?"
"Microsoft has picked up on some of Firefox's hot features [in IE 7]. But even if they copied every cool Firefox feature, how will they get people to duplicate the extensions?" writes Fernando Lopez. "Would they turn IE 7 into a free office suite? I can already do almost everything I need for my daily work with Google Mail, the toolbar and the Mozilla calendar client. What compelling IE 7 features would make me want to change from Linux to Windows Vista?"
"I think that even if IE 7 turns out to be a great browser, Microsoft could not afford to put the functionality into it that Firefox has already. And, why would people pay for Microsoft's productivity tools inside the browser?" Lopez adds.
Does Lopez make some valid points? Read the rest of his article here.
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