Could this campaign see the end of IE??

[kae101]

I just discovered this little gem at the bottom of my google search box...

http://opentochoice.org/en/

How refreshing that even the general public are encouraged to get in to discussions about browser choice.

Hopefully it will encourage people to explore other options or even just press the 'update' button on their current browser.

They have sold it as 'taking control of your online life' which is great for designers who want to encourage this attitude!

KA

[David]

This all assumes that people actually want choice (which I seriously doubt). Most people just want a browser that does all the usual stuff without having to download and install and update - people like my mum. For those people, IE is there and it works - what more is there to say? It's easy to forget that most people using the web are not technically sophisticated, they're just living their lives.

So, NO, this campaign will not see the end of IE and it's no surprise that the campaign is run by Mozilla.

[kae101]

There was never any doubt SOMEONE was trying to gain from this campaign, but even if it just gets 10 people to think... ooo my browser, then I think its worth it!

[Kris M]

Hey guys, check out the post I made last week in the Browser section. With Microsoft opening up EU Windows users to different browsers - things are bound to change http://www.websitearchitecture.co.uk...nge-next-month

[David]

This Mozilla campaign hopes to capitalise on the Windows "Browser Choice" update. Most people will find it an annoyance. I'm not pro IE but I'm not sure this is teh best way to go about making a change. Personally, I think the CSS3 progressive enrichment movement is a far more powerful inscentive for people to move.

[Stewart]

I agree that most people couldn't describe what browser they use but there seems an increasing amount of coverage on the topic - Google for example advertising Chrome on a large format poster campaign, so maybe this will start to be more relevant in the future.. but if the general public don't even really understand what a browser does not too sue they will ever be able to comprehend the 'progressive enrichment' debate - maybe by the time MS start to get ahead of the curve on web standards.

[Kris M]

Hey all, well it looks as if IE9 will incorporate CSS3 rendering... check out this post which highlights its features

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...evelopers.aspx

[David]

And more here: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/201...evelopers.aspx