Pages Tagged “Alternative Browser Alliance”
Blog Posts
- Internet Explorer Goes Chromium
Microsoft has confirmed: They’re building future versions of Edge on top of Chromium, bringing the web another step closer to monoculture.
- Don’t Block Internet Explorer
At least one website is silently redirecting IE users to the Alternative Browser Alliance. Here’s why that’s not a good idea.
- Alternative Browser Alliance Update
Just a quick note: I finally got around to updating the Alternative Browser Alliance website. Not the full rewrite that I was planning to do two months ago, but at least it’s now current on things like Google Chrome, Firebug, Dragonfly, etc. I’ve also released that site under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license, […]
- The New Browser Switch Campaigns
Rather than looking at campaigns for specific browsers, I’m looking at a class of campaigns that are either promoting a group of browsers, or advocating against the current dominant player: Internet Explorer. Browse Happy — the classic. Goal: Move users away from Internet Explorer. Target Audience: IE users. Promotes: Firefox. Also Safari, Opera, and… um… […]
- Suggestions Wanted: Alternative Browser Alliance Relaunch
You may have seen my website, the Alternative Browser Alliance. I put it together in 2005, when flame wars between Opera users and Firefox users were at their height, to show that we shared a common goal: opening the web. The most popular page on the site is a list of web browsers, which is […]
- The Spammers, The!
I recently noticed that the mail server was experiencing 4 times the typical number of SMTP connections. It didn’t seem to be under any stress, though, not as far as server load went. So I watched the log file trail, and saw a bunch of messages coming in to nonexistent users with the pattern, FirstnameLastname@alternativebrowseralliance.com. […]
- Survived a Mild Slashdotting
This server weathered its first Slashdotting last Friday, or at least the first I’ve noticed. But then, it was a mild one compared to some reports I’ve seen. While writing up my commentary on IE dropping WGA last Thursday, I realized that the original story was perfect for Slashdot. It had Microsoft, anti-piracy methods with […]
- Will Internet Explorer 7 finally put IE6 to rest?
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Team reports on a new IE installer release. They’ve changed a couple of defaults, updated their tutorials… and dropped the requirement for Windows Genuine Advantage validation: Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we’re updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as […]
- Firefox too mainstream for Alternative Browser Alliance
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but it’s time to refocus the Alternative Browser Alliance. Mozilla’s Asa Dotzler has referred to Firefox and Internet Explorer as the “mainstream browsers” for more than a year now, and it looks like that’s become true. The web is no longer an IE monopoly. It’s become an […]
- Firefox and Opera: Allies?
Opera Watch posted an interview with Firefox co-founder Blake Ross yesterday, in which he talks about Firefox, Opera, and the relationship between the two. When asked about the rivalry between fans of the browsers, he says, “I think it’s ridiculous. Millions of people out there rely on us to make the Web better, not have […]
- Tertiary Slashdotting
Today I noticed a spike in traffic coming from a post on Spread Firefox where I had made a comment. Not a ton of traffic, just ~15 hits from the same page on the same day, but that’s unusual for traffic from SFX posts—especially old ones. I checked to see if it had climbed into […]
- Take Action: Browser Choice for an Open Web
Domination by a single web browser harms the web, whether it’s Internet Explorer or Chrome.
- Why Alternative Browsers?
When Internet Explorer won the first Browser War, the web stagnated. Lack of competition led to a lack of technical innovation, and with 95% of people using the same software (with the same vulnerabilities), the web became a breeding ground for viruses and other malware.
- The Alternative Browser Alliance
I’m launching a new browser switch site, with a bit of a twist. It’s promoting all alternative browsers, kind of like Browse Happy, but a bit more inclusive and aimed at a slightly different audience. The idea is that a diverse browser “market”—one with three or four major browser suppliers all competing with each other—is […]