02-10-2005, 12:55
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Re: Whose fault is it anyway?
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Originally Posted by patrickp
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Originally Posted by Stuart C
Look at Firefox.. I mention firefox as the article does refer to it.
If you download firefox, then add an extension which cause firefox to malfunction. It possibly also opens a security hole. However, without extensive bug testing, it is not clear that the fault is with the extension. Who do you go to? Mozilla, or the Extension author?
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Well, you don't pay for Firefox: the producer of any free software simply has to say that people use it at their own risk, and I don't find that unreasonable.
IE is a different matter. True, you can get it entirely for free, but on the other hand you get it as part of Windows, which you pay for, and it's an essential part of the operating system.
For myself, I would rather not have IE on my PCs, but I have to. Additionally, M$ insist that I use it for updating my Windows software - which I have paid for - and I believe that the reason for this is that they're using the least secure aspects of it, which other browser manufacturers prefer to leave out, to check my software and run the updates. I'm referring to ActiveX, of course. |
My post wasn't intended to be an attack on Firefox. As I stated, I mentioned it because the article did. My point still stands. It is impossible for Microsoft (or any software company) to guarantee that their product will work 100% of the time on everyone's PCs. All they can do is guarantee that they will fix any known problems within a reasonable amount of time.
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