[colug-432] Mozilla and Google conspiracy

[Eric Floehr]

Rick,

THE QUESTION is ... how concerned should I be that Google will pull
> the plug?  They warn me "some features may not work".  I consciously
> take my chances.  But Googoo has been whining more loudly for a week
> or two.  Then today, they upped it again.
>


I do think there is certainly an incentive for Chrome to work with Google
products better than other browsers. However, I think everyone knows how
well that's turned out for Microsoft [1,2,3].

I think the real reason isn't conspiracy, but rather limited testing and
programming resources. HTML5 and CSS3 are are moving targets and every
browser version has it's quirks [4].  So do you allocate scarce resources
on ensuring compatibility with Firefox 3.6.x, that not even Mozilla wants
you to use [5], or push them to upgrade?

-Eric

[1]  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer#Non-standard_extensions
[2]  http://www.informationweek.com/797/ie.htm
[3]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Usage_share_of_web_browsers_%28Source_StatCounter%29.svg
[4]  http://www.quirksmode.org/
[5]
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223109/Mozilla_persuades_Firefox_3.6_users_to_dump_old_browser
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