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echo: nthelp
to: Rich
from: Gregg Nemesure
date: 2003-02-06 18:58:02
subject: Re: Why IE became popular

From: "Gregg Nemesure" 

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It is also possible that had it not been on the desktop, it would have =
had to have been incrementally better than it was before it would take =
off as a product.

Gregg
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e42e609{at}w3.nls.net...
     Too bad for you that your belief does not match reality.  Usage =
statistics were readily available and despite IE 1.0 and IE 2.0 being =
right there on the desktop they did not get used much.  Only with IE 3.0 =
and 4.0 did usage pick up.  Clearly being on the desktop wasn't the =
reason for usage taking off.  Now you are free to ignore real usage and =
believe what you wish were true.

  Rich


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desktop, it would have had to have been incrementally better than it was = before=20
it would take off as a product.
 
Gregg
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e42e609{at}w3.nls.net... Too bad for you that = your belief=20 does not match reality. Usage statistics were readily available = and=20 despite IE 1.0 and IE 2.0 being right there on the desktop they did = not get=20 used much. Only with IE 3.0 and 4.0 did usage pick up. = Clearly=20 being on the desktop wasn't the reason for usage taking off. Now = you are=20 free to ignore real usage and believe what you wish were = true. Rich ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C2CE11.AD63A5F0-- --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-4
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