John Bartow
john at winhaven.net
Mon Feb 4 21:10:55 CST 2013
Lol - I had another instance today where I was working at an electoral contractor's office. They wanted to watch videos on some new technologies and IE8 would display the message that they needed to use a browser that supported HTML 5 standards or download flash player. I was doing something else with the network equipment so I just said over my shoulder "use Google Chrome". The response: "Tried Chrome, no one here likes it." OK then install flash. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian Andersen Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 1:54 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] http://dromaeo.com/?jslib etc. - IE10 and Chrome 24 javascript testw results > Apparently only computer geeks like Chome on a PC. I'm not sure I'd buy that. Web statistics seem to favour Chrome as the clear winner in general. It cannot be argued that this is because of android, because safari is still the clear lead by leaps and bounds. Source: http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/02/01/apples-ios-mobile-web-share-calls- into-question-reports-touting-android-sales-supremacy That must mean that Chrome must be the clear lead on the desktop and I would have a hard time believing that they are all just geeks. Regarding Eric Schmidt - I agree, I dislike him as well. He's Google's Steve Ballmer, but he's no longer CEO of Google. Sergey Brin took that role back in 2011 - probably for the same reason why Steve Ballmer ought to be fired from Microsoft (being a bad CEO, making poor decisions and damaging your brand, etc). Best regards, Hans-Christian Andersen On 2 Feb 2013, at 11:23, "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net> wrote: > I have had far more problems with Chrome than with any other browser. > I have no idea why. > > The only web public app where Chrome seems to noticeably outperform IE > and FF is Facebook(?). And, well, that's just not enough for me. I > have an office with 12 virtual terminal devices on one speedy > workstation. We try to get everyone to use Chrome (because its > supposedly lighter on resources). As I Walk through the office most > people use IE, even after I've taken all the shortcuts icons off > except the menu structure. Apparently only computer geeks like Chrome on a PC. > > I personally don't like Chrome's sparse and restrictive UI. I don't > like that IE10 is following in its footsteps when loaded in Windows 8 tile mode. > I prefer to have a UI with parts that I can turn on/off to suit my > personal tastes. For instance, I prefer my RoboForm toolbar at the > top. Call it years of IE indoctrination but that's just my preference. > I cannot do this with Chrome. With Chrome it has to be an obstructing > overlay on the bottom of the window. I can have the way I want it with > IE and FF. So for me Chrome is the one which forces their way on me. > > I'm liking Google less and less since Eric Schmidt took over as CEO. I > didn't care for him at Sun or Novell either. IMO he is to blame for > making Google just another "evil" technology company. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav > Brock > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 12:34 PM > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] http://dromaeo.com/?jslib etc. - IE10 and > Chrome 24 javascript testw results > > Hi Shamil > > Oh yes, you are missing that IE-version-whatever per definition is and > for ever will be bad cruelware. Microsoft just can't write decent > software. It's that simple. To some. > > /gustav > > >>>> mcp2004 at mail.ru 02-02-13 18:55 >>> > > - am I missing something? > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com