ahodes1 Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 Why does Microsoft make Internet Explorer, and why does Netscape make Netscape? They don't make profit on it, so how do they benefit :ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 M$ wants ppl to use their software and they want total control of a market even if a software is free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconman Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 who cares if it free plus they make money on the other products they make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahodes1 Posted February 5, 2002 Author Share Posted February 5, 2002 Originally posted by iconman who cares if it free plus they make money on the other products they make Yeah I know its good that its free, I'm just wondering WHY they do it? Silvorgold's answer sounds about right :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1980 Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 Originally posted by Silvorgold M$ wants ppl to use their software and they want total control of a market even if a software is free soo.....what are trying to imply, isnt that the goal of every company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uiop Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 one word for you all: marketshare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 Originally posted by uiop one word for you all: marketshare Not just that... It's also a great marketing tool, they can package it up into other software (I.E. (no pun intended) AOL) and it's an excellent delivery solution for their .NET services to non-windows users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 Originally posted by neo1980 soo.....what are trying to imply, isnt that the goal of every company? not trying to imply anything cuz everyone knows that m$ succeeded with IE.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[saint lucifer] Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 What the **** is the meaning of this post? Who cares. Microsoft profits off other ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 WMA and IE are paid for by Windows OS as part of our purchasing fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 calm down geez, if u dont like the thread...just dont open it lol, simple as that, u dont have to get all p/o for no reason, he was just wondering why ms and aol/time warner make browsers when they dont make any money on it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart Posted February 6, 2002 Share Posted February 6, 2002 Internet Explorer has about an 85% to 93% total market share of home users. Total Profits from IE: $0.00 So the question remains, why does Microsoft make Internet Explorer? Completeness. How do they benefit? Integration. Most people who buy a computer, buy it with an operating system (Windows) and with the main intention of surfing the 'net. This is impossible without a browser. When I first purchased a computer with Windows 95, it came with Internet Explorer 3. Without it I would have to go to a store and purchase Netscape or another alternative. Windows now comes with a function called Compressed Folders, a basic zip utility. I believe this is a very good idea, many downloads are in the zip format and newbies are left clueless what to do with them. I don't see the Winzip people whining. Two more programs I would like to see with Windows are a download manger (i.e. Getright) and a good FTP program like FTP Voyager. The other question, why does Netscape make a browser? They don't, Mozilla now makes it for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted February 6, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 6, 2002 People pay Microsoft to Include IE onto their ****ty CDs they send out so their CDs will work for every user :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahodes1 Posted February 6, 2002 Author Share Posted February 6, 2002 Originally posted by Mozart Two more programs I would like to see with Windows are a download manger... Interestingly IE for the Mac comes with a download manager... strange isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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