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Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Re: Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Post by m_mueller »

officialjunk wrote: post #28
peterkelly wrote: post #24

While I can understand some of the concerns here, I'd encourage you to look at where Internet Explorer is now; it's come a long way in the past few years. IE today offers a brand new experience with many different features. The reworked Internet Explorer lets you search smarter and do more with its cool new features, such as multitasking, pinnable sites, and full-screen browsing. Wherever you are, Internet Explorer i…

At least try to make is sound like a real comment rather than copy and pasted marketing verbiage. Unless this is satire...

You must be one of these people who complain about Onion articles not being truthful.

Re: Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Post by Piskvorrr »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #49
Renaud wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IE still represents abut 20% of Browser usage, it's still more than Firefox and a lot more than Safari. You never know, the new direction MS is taking with regards to openness may bear its fruits. It's going to take a lot for MS to regain its past market shares, but personally, I'd prefer if it stayed around and compete with the other browsers. I don't want Chrome to end-up being the new IE.

At least Chrome is constantly updated, is fast, and most parts of it (certainly the important parts) are open source... If there's going to be a browser monoculture, Chrome seems like the best option at the moment...

"If there's going to be a browser monoculture, IE6 seems like the best option at the moment." Yay for repeating the history?

Re: Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Post by drdaeman »

doxcf434 wrote: post #35
peterkelly wrote: post #24

While I can understand some of the concerns here, I'd encourage you to look at where Internet Explorer is now; it's come a long way in the past few years. IE today offers a brand new experience with many different features. The reworked Internet Explorer lets you search smarter and do more with its cool new features, such as multitasking, pinnable sites, and full-screen browsing. Wherever you are, Internet Explorer i…

IE is also very useful for installing Chrome.

Not only that, but it also performs extremely well at downloading Firefox.

Re: Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Post by booruguru »

Microsoft doesn't deserve a second chance. They went out of their way to destroy Netscape and then allowed IE to languish for years. Microsoft has always been an underachieving bully. Mediocrity is part of their DNA and they simply have no desire (or ability) to make good products consistently.

Re: Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Post by sheltgor »

higherpurpose wrote: post #45

I hope now everyone sees the Penny-Arcade reviews in a totally different light, too (and by the way, Gabe has already admitted to getting lots of free stuff from Microsoft).

It may be the case that he gets paid, but the Surface is at least a legitimately good piece of hardware (much better in its product domain than IE)

Re: Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Post by nyrina »

drdaeman wrote: post #53
doxcf434 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IE is also very useful for installing Chrome.

Not only that, but it also performs extremely well at downloading Firefox.

What more can you ask for in a browser than these two points?

Re: Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Post by scope »

drdaeman wrote: post #53
doxcf434 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IE is also very useful for installing Chrome.

Not only that, but it also performs extremely well at downloading Firefox.

LMAO!!!

I work at a bank (network and maintainace department) I see the case on MOST PC's where a user prefers either Firefox or Google Chrome over IE, it's NOT because the user is aware of the performance issues but they generally assume/gossip that other browsers JUST work better...

and they do :)

Re: Microsoft Paying Bloggers to Write about Internet Explorer

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Post by sorincos »

testrun wrote: post #29
peterkelly wrote: post #24

While I can understand some of the concerns here, I'd encourage you to look at where Internet Explorer is now; it's come a long way in the past few years. IE today offers a brand new experience with many different features. The reworked Internet Explorer lets you search smarter and do more with its cool new features, such as multitasking, pinnable sites, and full-screen browsing. Wherever you are, Internet Explorer i…

Whatever Microsoft is paying you, it is not enough.

Seems the way to go nowadays - Putin is also officially paying bloggers to boast about Russia's prowesses.
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