John Bartow
jbartow at winhaven.net
Thu Mar 6 12:48:17 CST 2014
Absolutely! The reason competition is good - it generally gives us more choices... and there will always be a product that makes something look like it used to for those that can't change at all ;-) -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 8:43 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8 I use Chrome by preference. I tried Firefox and didn't like it any better than IE. Different strokes, I suppose. Charlotte On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 4:40 PM, John Bartow <jbartow at winhaven.net> wrote: > IME the ones that do install another browser do it in large part due > to Google's search or Gmail page constantly nagging them to download chrome. > They have Firefox because I load it ;-) > > Another thing I've noticed lately is that most consumers no longer > realize they can type a direct URL. They seem to think they have to > search for everything. I've seen it go so far as typing google.com into Bing search. > So > sad <shaking head>. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Hans-Christian Andersen > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 2:23 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8 > > > I'm well aware of the tyranny of the default, but I'm not sure that > always holds true when you look at browser stats and see Chrome's > overall dominance of the market. > > There's a joke among us pretentious IE bashers: Internet Explorer is > the best browser for downloading a better browser > > :p > > - Hans > > > On Mar 5, 2014, at 7:52 AM, John Bartow <jbartow at winhaven.net> wrote: > > > Hans, > > I realize there are alternatives but the majority of consumers don't > > change what comes with the PC/Mac. I have trouble getting them to > > switch from ie8 on XP! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > > Hans-Christian Andersen > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 1:35 AM > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8 > > > > > > https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/chrome-web-browser-by-google/id53588 > > 68 > > 23?mt= > > 8 > > > > - Hans > > > > > > > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com