Re:The second browser war
by natrius on Thursday September 04, 2008 @04:41PM
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"The IE userbase won't move, because it's comprised of those who for various reasons are loyal to Microsoft, and those who are ignorant about browsers in general."
Google has a popular website with which to inform people of Chrome when they choose to do so, and their brand is stronger than Firefox and Mozilla, so those who stick with IE due to brand loyalty are more likely to switch to Chrome than Firefox. Outside of corporate installations, Chrome has the potential to convert many IE users.
Re:The second browser war
by wildwood on Thursday September 04, 2008 @06:08PM
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Even within corporate installations, actually. Chrome installs entirely in user space on a XP machine, and doesn't need admin permissions to install. That should allow it to be installed on all but the most locked-down corporate boxes.
Google has a popular website with which to inform people of Chrome when they choose to do so, and their brand is stronger than Firefox and Mozilla, so those who stick with IE due to brand loyalty are more likely to switch to Chrome than Firefox. Outside of corporate installations, Chrome has the potential to convert many IE users.