Yes, same here. Firefox and Windows 7, and no problems.
And, I think the results of their “study” are really easy to explain: those with less intellectual curiosity don’t feel the need to understand and find the “best” ie system, especially if they have to go out of their way to do so; researching the options and how to install and individualize them. They just use what’s already on there. And, it’s almost always IE.
Another Mozilla program you might like is Eudora OSE which is a really good email client. Mozilla recently took it over from Qualcomm after Qualcomm quit supporting it back in ‘06.
Qualcomm got 40 bucks for it with the first iteration for Win3.1.
I’ve been a software developer (database systems) for more years than I care to say. I started with desktop applications for PCs. Every now and then, I would run into a Mac user and they would ask why I didn’t write for a Mac. Simple... I like to eat.
As years passed, I began developing for web applications. I bought a Mac (MacBook) for testing on Safari-Mac Version. I had IE, Firefox, Safari and Chrome on my PC as they became available. It took all of 30 minutes using the Mac to find out a HUGE difference with a PC. What is that difference? Oh, the three keys you have to press to force a re-boot when it locks up.
In my contracts, I support IE (Windows) and Safari (Mac). When people call that use one of the others, I simply direct them to the browser that came installed on their PC/Mac. To support them all would be a foolish waste of time (money).
My personal preference is anything that displays the site I need to see... when I HAVE to. Other than that, I’d rather be fishing offshore with no computer other than my Garmin units and far, far out of cell phone range.
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