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suckerpin
10/19/09

In reply to What On Earth Is Mozilla's Mystery iPhone App?
Um. MobileMe does sync bookmarks over the air. Just sayin. #mozillaiphoneapp
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OMG! Ponies!
10/19/09

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Just to be clear, lots of things on the iPhone would be surprising. An app that streams a videofeed of me fucking my cat would be, to say the least, surprising.

So let's not solely interpret "surprising" as desired. For my money, it's just a picture of the Thunderbird logo donkey-punching the Apple logo. #mozillaiphoneapp
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anexanhume
10/19/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Come on Ponies, anyone who's seen you comment for any appreciable length of time knows that wouldn't be a surprising thing to come from you. #mozillaiphoneapp
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Mayor McRib
10/19/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I'm more surprised that your described app hasn't been released/approved yet. How long will it stay in limbo? I heard that you used a similar camera graphic as Apple, please change that and re-submit.

As for the Mozilla surprise....Netscape. #mozillaiphoneapp
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psychiccheese: You're awesome (
10/19/09

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Surprise! it's Firefox!

Nobody's expecting Firefox now, because they're expecting to be surprised, and FF is just too obvious. so now that everyone's ruled out FF from their list of possibilities, it'll surprise them! #mozillaiphoneapp
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John Herrman
10/19/09

@psychiccheese: Mystery, solved. #mozillaiphoneapp
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TheHonJudgeSmails
10/19/09

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Flash, please? #mozillaiphoneapp
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OCEntertainment
10/19/09

@TheHonJudgeSmails: Incredibly unlikely. A.) Mozilla doesn't develop Flash, Adobe does. B.) This.

Though, as a consolation prize, the iPhone gets this. Personally, I'd love to see a dedicated demented cartoon movie app on the iPhone. #mozillaiphoneapp
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/17/09

In reply to Mozilla Whines About Apple Being First in Microsoft's Web Browser Ballot Screen
Jenny, I got your number... #browserballot
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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
10/16/09

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Seriously now? What's next? Crawling back to momma's womb? #browserballot
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Heliophage
10/16/09

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Just have the browsers presented in a circle. Better yet, a circle that rotates, so any future complaints about Firefox not getting a dominant position on the circle can be hushed before they're spoken. #browserballot
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10/16/09

@Heliophage:
Yes, but wich browser starts at the top? #browserballot
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Heliophage
10/16/09

@.- -. --- -. -.-- -- --- ..- ... / .. ... / .-.. . --. .. --- -.: They all start in the middle, hidden behind a masking image so no one can determine which was on top, and then spiral outward. #browserballot
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10/17/09

@Heliophage:
But then someone will start whining about wich of 'em will reach the top first...

Sigh... #browserballot
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appletoad
10/16/09

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What a whiny bitch. If people want firefox for its features and ease of use, they will click on it. If they want IE because they don't know any better, they will click on it. If they want adherence to web standards, or are lazy, they will click on safari. If they want a browser that guests won't use cause they have never heard of it and don't know its a browser, they will pick opera. Plain and simple. #browserballot
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Gun Metal Gray
10/16/09

@appletoad: Just curious what would be the reason for choosing Chrome? #browserballot
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Experiment626
10/16/09

@Gun Metal Gray: You're an exhibitionist who wants google to know everything about your web surfing habits. #browserballot
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UnderLoK
10/16/09

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Since Opera started all of this I would guess the only reason we haven't heard anything from them yet is because they are still drafting up a response.

This is absolutely ridiculous. It's bad enough that MS is being forced to do it in the first place, but now they even have to put themselves further down the list?

If Opera and onecorewonderZilla keep this up maybe the EU will can the idea all together.

Personally I think MS should have just stuck with the "no browser" option and send IE cd's to stores like they were going to do. Make Mozilla, Apple, and Opera do the same. Case close. #browserballot
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Raziel
10/17/09

@UnderLoK: But who's CD gets stacked on top when being handed to customers? #browserballot
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UnderLoK
10/18/09

@Raziel: They sit on the shelves with the Win7 boxes allowing the customer to grab whatever they want.

The big boxes would make the layout decision. #browserballot
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Raziel
10/18/09

@UnderLoK: lol. Thanks for the info, but I was joking. 8) #browserballot
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UnderLoK
10/18/09

@Raziel: Oh I took it as they would next bitch about store layout so I think I took it the right way, but I was just saying :P #browserballot
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Raziel
10/19/09

@UnderLoK: Haha. I love Firefox, but seriously, this chick is bananas. #browserballot
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10/16/09

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I love FF (keywords + xmarks FTW), but seriously Boriss wouldn't be bitching if Firefox were first in the list.
Just seems a tad hypocritical. #browserballot
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UnderLoK
10/16/09

@2 replies by: If it used more than one core I would agree. #browserballot
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The Lab
10/16/09

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and that's why it sucks to work as a company shill. She probably knew her points were BS as she was making them. #browserballot
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Kaiser-Machead
10/16/09

@The Lab: If someone paid me enough, I'd say that "X" Corp.'s products are better than Jesus and Unicorns combined, and anyone who says otherwise is a slanderizin' sonofabitch. #browserballot
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nutbastard
10/16/09

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i think it's absurd that anyone would select a browser based on an arbitrary ordering. does she think we're retarded?

people who would choose IE probably don't give a shit about their browser. people who choose safari will do so because it's an apple program. but the others? those are the domain of those of us who DO give a damn about our browsers, who actually are familiar with them, and have rational reasons for choosing one over the others.

fans of firefox didn't get to be fans of firefox by randomly downloading it one day because it was the first in some irrelevant list. we heard good things about it and made a concerted effort to check it out.

lastly, where's the victory in duping people into using firefox by way of psychological trickery? isn't this about choice after all? and isn't choice only choice when it's informed, comprehended and consensual? #browserballot
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anexanhume
10/16/09

@nutbastard: I like Chrome because it has pretty colors! #browserballot
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Professional_Iceberg_Hunter
10/16/09

@nutbastard: Ha.. You obviously don't know my friend then. When playing Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 she always chooses her characters based on "cuteness and sparklyness" as she likes to call it.

Some people who might not be so familiar with all of these browsers would pick the one that is first, since it would seem like they put it first since it is the best choice, not because of alphabetical order. I mean, come on. #browserballot
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Xagest
10/16/09

@nutbastard:
It's not completely unheard of to select an item arbitrarily. If you're talking about knowledgeable computer techs, that's one thing. If you're talking about the more average consumer, it's another.

If someone were asked to select one of 5 HTTP Web Server programs, and they weren't familiar with any of them, then the first one in the list would most likely be the best bet. #browserballot
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nutbastard
10/16/09

@Professional_Iceberg_Hunter:

then i'm going to have to assume that's why people vote democrat. #browserballot
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Ryanraven
10/16/09

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Is this list in order of developer? sorted alphabetically? I think that's fare enough. I mean IE doesn't have flashing lights on it or anything #browserballot
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jetRink
10/16/09

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Microsoft should just take a representative from each browser out for Happy Meals. Whoever yells shotgun first on the way back to the van gets first position. #browserballot
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Kaiser-Machead
10/16/09

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Because it's been proven by Internet science that people who like a certain thing will be more prone to select something else if it's first on the list. #browserballot
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