NewsBot Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Raw first-week sales numbers are often used to indicate the efficacy of a product's launch. But really, the thing these numbers best represent is the level of user excitement. Today, Microsoft revealed that users were very excited about Internet Explorer 9 RC, which launched last week. According to Microsoft, IE9 RC was downloaded 2 million times in the six days following its launch. While a big number, it's doubly significant because these were users who actively downloaded the software without a Windows Update auto update, or a system alert telling them an update was available. These users knew the update was there and went out and got it. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_A Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 According to Microsoft,... these were users who actively downloaded the software without a Windows Update auto update, or a system alert telling them an update was available. These users knew the update was there and went out and got it. Absolute rubbish! Marketing drivel! You get prompted to install the !$%*ing thing every time you visit a Microsoft web-page. Actually -- IE8 & IE9 are somewhat better than their predecessors, but now they have Chrome 9 and Firefox 4 (when it arrives) to compete with and IE is losing major market share to both Chrome and Fx, particularly in Europe. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0_0 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Absolute rubbish! Marketing drivel! Too funny, and absolutely true, the rubbish & drivel part Speaking of rubbish, drivel, and obnoxious... I've become seriously annoyed with the latest IE 'Beautiful' campaign ads that run endlessly (I started using ABP because of this ad) - "enjoy a more beautiful internet". The ads use this and other pretentious "beautiful" cliches, and seem very out of place unless you're prone to fantasy. OK, I injected my opinion here Hasn't IE been one of the most non-compliant browsers to 'beautify' the coding experience with hacks galore, with the displayed result, shall we say - less than 'beautiful'. Have a read of any HTML or CSS books under 'IE Hacks' - hmm, sounds fitting! So, (for me) this 'internet' business is far from beautiful, rather, it's closer to a cacophony of too many voices all screaming look at me with little to say. Thank you IE, you've made this experience all the more 'beautiful' - welcome to the party, where have you been? The internet does make getting old drivers a bit easier though, porn is cheaper, if you're hungry, spam is everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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