[X4U] Re: Firefox vs Safari

[Mark Phillips]

On Jan 29, 2006, at 4:08 PM, TjL wrote:

> The standard browser is Internet Exporer on Windows.

I suggest your use of the word "standard" is misleading. A better  
choice would have been "typical", "common" or "most widely used". I  
complain here because the term "standard" implies there was a  
reasoned selection. That is simply not the case.

People use their heads when they choose a food store, a doctor, or  
the purchase of a car. They do so because they understand the general  
concepts involved in the transaction. While the arguments about the  
will of consumers hold for many things in a free market, few people  
actively chose I.E. Rather it was pulled along as the infantile  
consumer internet market matured, much like AT&T grew to a behemoth  
during the time when the average consumer did not understand telephony.

Now we are entering yet another stage of evolution in electronics,  
and the ploys and potentials of the new methods of communication are  
better understood by the average consumer.

FWIW, I too use Firefox for all the reasons stated in the posts of  
others. Of course, I use Safari and I.E. for testing. Not that anyone  
asked, but I give them all good marks. Still, Firefox is the best  
choice in my mind and I advise friends, family and clients to use it.

Best wishes,

  - Mark