Google Disses Internet Explorer: A Preview of 2009
December 31, 2008
Network World’s Gregg Kelzer’s “Gmail Notice Touts Chrome and Firefox, Dismisses IE” here is worth reading. The article reports that the GOOG is not an avid supporter of Microsoft’s browser, Internet Explorer. Mr. Kelzer runs down reasons for its suggestion that users rely on Google Chrome, but the big message is not included in the article. In my opinion, the Google is taking off its bunny rabbit suit. More companies will face the real Google, which looks a bit less attractive than a bunny rabbit. The dismissal of the aging, security challenged Internet Explorer is a signal of a speeding train called the Google Flyer. Get off the tracks is how I read the Gmail notice.
Stephen Arnold, December 31, 2008