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I have never used adblocker, so I am not familiar with it's history. However, if I read what you posted correctly, it sounded like you were talking about paying for browsers.
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Well paying for cross platform Apps, is good if your using a totally different browser than it was originally designed for & supports the more like/sharing minded concept to build a open free source community, other than MS closed minded pockets. It lets the little person out there have a slice of the action that paid Apps brings- progress.
I wasn't going on about paid browsers, just the apps part, sorry for any misunderstanding Sir Stuart.
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Originally Posted by Stuart
Why should MS provide an ad blocker? None of the other major browser manufacturers do. Yes, Chrome, Firefox and Opera do via add ons, but so can IE.
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There one reason why MS slipped so quickly down the list.. byte by byte - just offering a fixed core browser is not going push it in these day of ages, you have to offer choices & add-ons to suit each persons requirements.
Saying here is the browser, take or leave it - not going to work any more.
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Nothing new? How about several revised interfaces (that have been copied by the open source community)
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Well all browser, producers/desginers do it - even FF copied tabbed browsing from Oprea so not new but releasing the core programme source code will/has produced more. I remember when Netscape use to be king of the browser wars, not IE - even back then MS wasn't cutting the mustard
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Look at what happened to the PlayStation Network.
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Sony created there own problem there, with limited the o/s choices, then the hacker/work around usb boot hack Then ain't Sony laying off employees in drive to cut costs? (read some where)
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I wouldn't bet everything on cloud based apps taking over just yet. Look at what happened to Amazon.
Also, while your at it, ask any users of Google Wave why cloud apps may not be a good long term strategy
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Like anything new it's 50/50 something work some don't, you have to take risks to get a head of other market leaders.
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Then remember than Microsoft have proved in the past that if they misjudge the importance of a market, they can move into it surprisingly quickly even if they have to do a 180 with their business strategy
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Well MS know a lot about that with there O/S software windows 2000/Vista - not full tested from the start, knowing it has bugs but not working then before hand shameful.
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but I think they'll be around for a few years yet
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Mostly like will, as long as the shareholds get there money investment interest in return, the future is limitless as per normal with big multi nationals.
Been nice talking to you again, Sir stuart - have a good one, have a cool boozy beverage on me good buddy.
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