Re: What's the Big Deal with Firefox?
"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T" <[email protected]>
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| Organization | VPEA |
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Howard Brazee wrote: > On 14-Jan-2005, Ed Mullen <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>. I prefer the suite concept over the FF + TB concept, so >> >>>>Mozilla is just a better fit for me. >>> >>> >>>If you prefer the suite concept over the best of breed concepts, then you're >>>the ideal MicroSoft customer. >> >>Why in heavens name would you reply like that to a very reasonable >>response? Sheesh. It doesn't even make sense. Microsoft's analogous >>products are NOT a suite like Mozilla. IE and OE are just like FF and >>TB: a *pair* of apps. > > > Outlook is part of Office. Outlook is another Product altogether that is designed strickly for business use and cost hundreds of dollars, if over a $1000.00. Entourage is part of Office with is an Addressbook and Planer with OutLook Express capabilities tacked on. I may be a Mac person , but I did work on PC's for a school system and I do know about some of the products and history of MicroSoft. > > >>And "best of breed" may be arguable for FF vs. IE, I'm not sure TB is >>there yet. Neither, separately or paired, in my experience, is a match >>for the Suite. Just my opinion. > > > The discussion is which concept is better, not which implementation. He > prefers the suite concept. Microsoft likes to sell suits to people who like > the suite concept and who might or might not have bought Access along with their > Excel, had they been shopping for best of breed. > > Implementation issues can override philosophical preferences, but the above > quote was only concerned with the latter. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |[email protected], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:[email protected] <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://vpea.exis.net>