"Thor (Hammer of God)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 04/04/2006 05:49:18 AM:
> I got a couple of emails regarding this... I was referring to the granular > control over each individual configuration setting one may set for IE via > Group Policy, not just "deploying" the install. Hey there, oh merciful and mighty Thor ;) I understand what you are saying, and since many intelligent people are hesitant to defend the positive truths of Microsoft software, it's good that we have your voice to help redirect discussions. In the end, it boils down to a business decision. IE has some compelling reasons for use (even beyond the 'it came on the desktop' which I so tire of hearing). Firefox has different compelling arguments. While we nerds like to pick one which suits our particular liking and defend it with all the blood and flesh in our being, there are specific reasons for any particular company or individual to choose one or the other. Since management relies on us to share the benefits and costs of each, it is good to have both sides represented. While I might like to choose Firefox for its relative speed in patching, extensions, and cross-platform capabilities (and relatively low target profile), the company doesn't necessarily see the value in changing standards. If a company has invested a great deal of development time and money on apps which only support IE (regardless of how reprehensible that may be), it may not make as much sense. It has to be a business decision. Heck, a friend's (relatively large) company is still using WEP for wireless in some areas simply because it would cost $300k to replace their equipment to support PEAP or WPA. How dare they! ;) Security is about measured risk, increased deterrence and difficulty of being 'had'. Not that I'm telling you anything new. Matt ps. May ye be a hef-n-hour in heaven 'fore the Devil knows yer dead. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
