The latest from News.com has it that Microsoft will only be keeping Internet Explorer bug fixed and secure if it is running in Windows XPSP2.
What that means for the other 200 million Windows users, is that you can give Microsoft cash to upgrade Windows, or you can install Firefox and get a better more secure browser for free. Tough choice isn’t it? I’m already running Service pack 2 on my XP machine and I’m still using Firefox, simply because it is a better web browser.
Considering that many companies have only recently upgraded to Windows 2000, it is unlikely that they will be ready to upgrade to XP just to keep as secure as Microsoft can make it. (which if history is any indication is not particularly much.) So this may well be a good opportunity for Firefox to get it’s foot in the door of the corporate world.
Read the full story on news.com here.
Regards
Franki
