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From rssfeeds@jmason.org Thu Sep 26 16:34:06 2002
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From: "hyatt@mozilla" <rssfeeds@example.com>
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Subject: Validation
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:27:49 -0000
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URL: http://www.mozillazine.org/weblogs/hyatt/#85395270
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I feel so tremendously validated right now in all my criticisms of Netscape vs.
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Mozilla. I told Netscape management that if the Netscape beta shipped without
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popup blocking that CNet would write an article on it. They didn't believe me
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(or didn't care). Sure enough, the article appeared right on time[1].
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I blogged about two main annoyances when installing Netscape 7: the lack of
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popup blocking and all of the annoying advertising spam on the desktop and in
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the toolbars. I warned Netscape that they needed to take steps to correct this
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problem. They didn't listen. Take a look at the CNet review[2] highlight that
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describes *The Bad* part of Netscape 7.0:
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_Displays AOL ads everywhere; doesn't let you turn off pop-up windows like
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Mozilla does; devours 30MB of disk space._
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Plenty of other engineers at Netscape (as well as managers) complained about
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these problems and fought with those higher up to correct these problems. We
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lost every battle. The simple truth is that the people in charge of running the
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Netscape browser are incompetent. They don't understand how to make a good
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browser, or they don't care. Their engineers tell them what they're doing
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wrong, and they don't listen.
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Maybe you'll listen to the public. How about eWeek's article, Netscape 7.0
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Shrivels Under Mozilla's Shadow[3]? Are you paying attention now, you ignorant,
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stupid, incompetent buffoons?
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"I told you so." never felt so good.
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Maybe they will sit up and take notice now. If they do, well, it's about
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fucking time. And people wonder why I quit working for AOL.
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[1] http://news.com.com/2100-1023-949572.html?tag=fd_lede
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[2] http://www.cnet.com/software/0-3227883-8-20331576-1.html?tag=st.sw.8888.boxhl.3227883-8-20331576-1
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[3] http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,493248,00.asp
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