Comments on: Competitive Consumer Products are Hard http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/11/09/competitive-consumer-products-are-hard/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:25:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dave http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/11/09/competitive-consumer-products-are-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Dave Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:23:39 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=174#comment-523 I'm glad to say that I'm one of those that installs Firefox on every new Windows/Linux system install. I set it as my default browser every single time. I would like to give Apple the benefit of the doubt but with their history it's hard to do that. It just seems like all they want to do is monopolize every market out there (software, hardware, multimedia). About the "Major Player", mainstream tabbed browsing started to appear around 1999/2000. It took almost ten years to adopt tabbed browsing into their product. Through that time, they introduced one bloated feature after another in which they ended up having to disable them by default through their system updates. 75% sounds right, considering Firefox carries 12% market share not to mention the market share of Netscape, Opera, Safari, and a few others flying around out there. I can imagine what the Firefox crew is going through. It's tough when you actually have a good, agile product when the staunch bloated foes act like ignorant children to get their way. Your crew did good, keep it up. I’m glad to say that I’m one of those that installs Firefox on every new Windows/Linux system install. I set it as my default browser every single time.

I would like to give Apple the benefit of the doubt but with their history it’s hard to do that. It just seems like all they want to do is monopolize every market out there (software, hardware, multimedia).

About the “Major Player”, mainstream tabbed browsing started to appear around 1999/2000. It took almost ten years to adopt tabbed browsing into their product. Through that time, they introduced one bloated feature after another in which they ended up having to disable them by default through their system updates.

75% sounds right, considering Firefox carries 12% market share not to mention the market share of Netscape, Opera, Safari, and a few others flying around out there.

I can imagine what the Firefox crew is going through. It’s tough when you actually have a good, agile product when the staunch bloated foes act like ignorant children to get their way. Your crew did good, keep it up.

]]> By: Disbelief http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/11/09/competitive-consumer-products-are-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Disbelief Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:51:46 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=174#comment-522 75%? Um, methinks you're underestimating. You're the hero(ine) of your own movie. 75%? Um, methinks you’re underestimating. You’re the hero(ine) of your own movie.

]]> By: Scott Siegling http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2007/11/09/competitive-consumer-products-are-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Scott Siegling Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:42:53 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=174#comment-521 A good post. I think that Apple should include Firefox with the default installation on its machines as an alternative to Safari. Your analysis of Apple as competitor fails to mention, however, the largely open-source nature of Safari/Webkit, which is a far cry from current and previous versions of Internet Explorer. A good post. I think that Apple should include Firefox with the default installation on its machines as an alternative to Safari.

Your analysis of Apple as competitor fails to mention, however, the largely open-source nature of Safari/Webkit, which is a far cry from current and previous versions of Internet Explorer.

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