Firefox gets a nice plug and a couple of good quotes in the Spyware: IT's public enemy No. 1 artile over at ZDNet.
What remains to be seen is whether these efforts can keep users from migrating to Mozilla's Firefox. Part of the attraction of the open-source browser is its reputation as being significantly more spyware-proof than Internet Explorer. Corporations have been slower than individuals to change browsers, citing compatibility concerns, but many IT departments are taking a close look at Firefox.I mentioned in a post yesterday that I think we're getting close to taking on the enterprise. With the MSI (and silent) installer coming online soon, as well as improved compatibility that we're going to see in Firefox 1.1, I think it won't be long at all before we get over that hump. Posted by asa at January 20, 2005 09:29 AM"We have been evaluating Firefox as a more secure browser to help prevent all malware infections," said Higgins of Saturn Electronics. "Currently, it runs about 90 percent of our intranet applications."
"Internet Explorer is an inherently vulnerable browser, partly because it has such a high user base and also due to poor coding by Microsoft," said Hughes. "Here at Marist [College in Poughkeepsie, NY], we recommend that users use (it) only for Internet Explorer-specific tasks, such as Windows Update, and use Mozilla Firefox for all other browsing."
Would you be able to expand on the "improved compatibility" that we'll see in 1.1? In what areas?
Thanks,
Lloyd
I bet he means the silent document.all support (wasn't that already in the 1.7 branch, though?) and the possibility to access nodes by name or id (without using document.getElementById). There might be more of these js things where Mozilla has become more compatible, but these two I know about.
Posted by: Martijn on January 20, 2005 09:58 AMAsa, do you know if the MSI installer actually uses the MSI mechanism, or just wraps around the EXE installer (i.e., it actually launches the normal .exe internally anyway)?
If the second, what benefits does it have? (It could be better support for large corporations - I wouldn't know, I don't administer one.)
Posted by: Mook on January 20, 2005 08:06 PMRight. I knew about the document.all support (like you though, I thought it was in Firefox 1.0). Do you have more info (such as bug #) for the ability to access nodes by name/id? I'm assuming you mean like document.myform.myinput.
Lloyd
Posted by: Lloyd Cotten on January 20, 2005 10:41 PM