Comments on: What is a Web Browser? No One Knows!

By: DEZ

DEZ — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:15:49 +0000

Google should think beyond being the best “browser”. Think beyond being an operating system.

In the second half of 2010, Google plans to launch the Google Chrome OS

I called it!
Only problem is, its still just Linux with a fancy shell.

Not quite thinking beyond yet.

By: DEZ

DEZ — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:15:12 +0000

Google should think beyond being the best “browser”. Think beyond being an operating system.

In the second half of 2010, Google plans to launch the Google Chrome OS

I called it!
Only problem is, its still just Linux with a fancy shell.

Not quite thinking beyond yet.

By: sashamore @aol.com

sashamore @aol.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:52:24 +0000

this article is absolutely made for me…..but it doesnt explain anything.i use my computer (dell infiron) daily
but i havent a clue what a browser is….i know i am on aol
and windows……but that’s about it….can someone tell me
how to find a/my browser via windows?

yrs,
sashamore

By: norrisism

norrisism — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:49:47 +0000

Considering that the average user has Internet Explorer with toolbars blocking half of their screen, this doesn’t come as a surprise.

By: johnny silver

johnny silver — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:47:55 +0000

So let’s get this straight, google is ‘the internet’ and a ‘place you can search’ and a ‘browser’… ;)

(actually some of those guys answers are surprisingly/scarily nearer the mark than you’d think – how many of us rely on googles API’s on our sites)

The scary lesson we can learn from this video is that these are the people that are using the sites we build (and I bet they all use IE6!).

…I’d love to have seen the response to ‘what is web 2.0′ – anyone..?

By: charlesroper

charlesroper — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:52:55 +0000

Most people I speak to still don’t know what the difference between Windows and Microsoft Office is. Generally, most seem to think that Windows is Office (i.e., they think that Word, Excel et al. are Windows). This realisation has come about when people buy a new PC and discover it doesn’t come with Office.

So this isn’t just about browsers: it’s about computers in general. The vast majority of users think about computers in the same way they think about appliances: they’re tools that do stuff and if they work, why would you want to change them? Apple deeply understands this. Microsoft knows it too, but in a more cynical way (although I think that may be changing).

What’s important is that pressure from Firefox, due to increased uptake by tech-mavens, forced MS to change IE for the better. As long as we mavens keep the pressure on, keep trying out new things, keep pushing the new, the good stuff will eventually filter down to the masses, in one way or another.

By: DEZ

DEZ — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:31:31 +0000

I think by not knowing what software tool he/she is using to do a task, actually leads us quicker to the realization of technological convergence.

Google should think beyond being the best “browser”. Think beyond being an operating system.
Think.
Google Won.
One gadget for everything.

By: busy

busy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:49:24 +0000

I see the ongoing campaign of “Just erase the icon for IE and tell them they use Firefox now” has been working. As a participant, this pleases me.

By: whyulil

whyulil — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:51:51 +0000

most people I work with dont know how to find google. For example, i took the google logo off the intranet as ive never used it in the 5 years ive worked here, assuming most people would just type the address in. how wrong was i! It amazes me how supposed intelectuals know nothing about what they use on a daily basis. I think people dont want to know as everything scares them.

By: acronin

acronin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:10:17 +0000

The fact that most of us have no clue of the difference between a browser and a search engine is a good thing. We use what we use because it works! It’s the exeperience of the ‘ride’ that keeps us from switching. You’ve heard it said, “I don’t care what makes my car run or what makes my watch tell time”. I just want to arrive at my destination in style and on time.