Random thoughts about the Tech world

I have always been a very big fan of Mozilla's Firefox web Browser and I have been using it as my default browser for almost three years now. I started using it way back when it was only at version 0.x. And now  the current version of the browser is 1.5.0.3 and I've seen many dramatic changes, but lately I have been noticing that the current version (1.5.0.3) which I use has been crashing from time to time. And I found out why, Firefox has been having some trouble in processing Flash objects.

Firefox now has more than 1 million users all around the world and it is currently one of the  most popular web browsers in the Web.

So, maybe you're thinking what the heck is he trying to prove here? nothing really, I just wanted to see the improvements and the flaws that one of the fastest growing web browser in the user's perspective and not in the "techy" point of view, now here is where Microsoft's IE failed.

Microsoft has been always trying to beef up and over stuff it's web browser with features that most ordinary users would not even bother to use, at more than 10MB of download size it's such a wonder why IE6 has lesser innovation than that of Mozilla's Firefox. In fact it took Microsoft more than a Year to apply tabbed-brwsing technology in their flagship browser.

Of course as I mentioned earlier, Firefox has its own flaws to. it is not perfect. but it has always puzzled me that Microsoft has been left behind in the Browser war. not only this, Bill has been losing a big chunk of his OS market to Linux and MAC. So, where has Bill's company been spending thier efforts? still I'm having no answers about to this question, But lately I have been seeing over kill efforts to try and regain most of the market that Bill has lost in the past few years, more and more products that aim to make the computing life of Bill's consumers easier. But then again do they really like the products that Bill has been giving? and are we really left to have a choice? MAC? Linux?

Well MACs are great, but they still give lesser performance than PCs, Linux? well that would have been a very good choice but then again just how many users can really install or even know how to troubleshoot a linux box?

In the application aspect, there has been a steady rise in popularity among open-source softwares. but then again are they really that good? are they really that reliable? when they bug down will there be someone to help the users about their problems? sadly the answer is still "No".

Just how long will we consumers be tied to whatever software giants like Microsoft has to offer?
and when will the monopoly of Bill's microsoft end and the freedome to choose begin? I do hope it is very soon.