Maybe Microsoft Isn't So Evil?

QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
edited October 2006 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">They sent Mozilla a cake. o.o</div>Source(because the website died, gg dugg): <a href="http://duggmirror.com/software/Microsoft_sends_congratulation_cake_to_Mozilla/" target="_blank">http://duggmirror.com/software/Microsoft_s...ake_to_Mozilla/</a>

<img src="http://dharmaturtle.googlepages.com/fromredmondwithlove.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />

Awesome stuff.

In case anyone doesn't know, today is Firefox 2.0's release. S'yeh.

Edit: And <a href="http://www.getfirefox.com/" target="_blank">it's released!</a>
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I didn't know that. 'sit any good?
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1571120:date=Oct 24 2006, 02:01 PM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Oct 24 2006, 02:01 PM) [snapback]1571120[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I didn't know that. 'sit any good?
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    The RCs have been fantastic.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I'm sorry, the what?
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    edited October 2006
    The release candidates. Mozilla just released firefox 2.0 which I have been betatesting, and is frigging awesome.

    I wonder what kind of cake and how good it was...
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    It looks like chocolate cake.
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  • KazbarKazbar Join Date: 2004-10-20 Member: 32368Members, Constellation
    i really want some cake now <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> , Go Firefox
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1571135:date=Oct 24 2006, 05:23 PM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Oct 24 2006, 05:23 PM) [snapback]1571135[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    It looks like <strike>chocolate</strike> death cake.
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    Subterfuge, best of the fuges.
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    <!--quoteo(post=1571140:date=Oct 25 2006, 08:32 AM:name=UltimaGecko)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(UltimaGecko @ Oct 25 2006, 08:32 AM) [snapback]1571140[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Subterfuge, best of the fuges.
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    I hear that. It's probably full of locusts.

    You know... bugs...

    It's from Microsoft...

    Gosh I'm funny.

    --Scythe--
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  • ByekaByeka Name changed from Freak83 Toronto Join Date: 2003-03-13 Member: 14484Members, Constellation
    A nice gesture...

    Or a publicity stunt? It's gotten our attention after all.
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  • coriscoris Join Date: 2003-07-08 Member: 18034Members, Constellation
    Meh, should have made it blue with a hint of yellow to match IE 7's colourscheme <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    It's not a PR stunt, the Mozilla guys chose to tell us about it.

    Anyways, you guys are all delusional. Opera is so much better than Firefox/IE it's almost scary. I used to wonder why anyone would ever pay for a browser; then it became free, I tried it out, and suddenly I understand.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    <!--quoteo(post=1571146:date=Oct 24 2006, 05:19 PM:name=Scythe)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scythe @ Oct 24 2006, 05:19 PM) [snapback]1571146[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I hear that. It's probably full of locusts.

    You know... bugs...

    It's from Microsoft...

    Gosh I'm funny.

    --Scythe--
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    HAHAHAHA... ha?

    Does it comply to normal cake standards, or can it only be eaten with forks made in the US? </more bad jokes>

    Nice to see tho!
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1571172:date=Oct 24 2006, 07:22 PM:name=TychoCelchuuu)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TychoCelchuuu @ Oct 24 2006, 07:22 PM) [snapback]1571172[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    It's not a PR stunt, the Mozilla guys chose to tell us about it.

    Anyways, you guys are all delusional. Opera is so much better than Firefox/IE it's almost scary. I used to wonder why anyone would ever pay for a browser; then it became free, I tried it out, and suddenly I understand.
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    QFT.

    Seriously, Opera rocks in every respect.
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1571177:date=Oct 24 2006, 07:57 PM:name=Mantrid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mantrid @ Oct 24 2006, 07:57 PM) [snapback]1571177[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    QFT.

    Seriously, Opera rocks in every respect.
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    Friggin hippies.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Used Opera, got ###### off at a lot of its little foibles, wasn't worth the money (or even being ad-blasted). Went to Firefox, and it's been much smoother and stabler, with none of the little irritations. I don't like something, fine. I can change it. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

    Now to download FF2.0. Only problem with FF is when you have over 70 tabs open at once, it tends to slow down a little.
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    edited October 2006
    <!--quoteo(post=1571172:date=Oct 24 2006, 09:22 PM:name=TychoCelchuuu)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TychoCelchuuu @ Oct 24 2006, 09:22 PM) [snapback]1571172[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    It's not a PR stunt, the Mozilla guys chose to tell us about it.

    Anyways, you guys are all delusional. Opera is so much better than Firefox/IE it's almost scary. I used to wonder why anyone would ever pay for a browser; then it became free, I tried it out, and suddenly I understand.
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    Plug-in/extensions.
    And no, Opera doesn't have all those plug-in I'm using on Firefox.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I've had web developers (their field of work is online shops) tell me that Opera is rather quirky in regards to W3C standards.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1571187:date=Oct 24 2006, 09:37 PM:name=Talesin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Talesin @ Oct 24 2006, 09:37 PM) [snapback]1571187[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Used Opera, got ###### off at a lot of its little foibles...
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    Such as...?

    Oh, and its not even ad-based anymore. Its clean and free. And you don't really need a lot of plugins, because it does a lot by default.

    And, although I'll get made fun of, some of the functions of plugins are already tackeled by widgets.
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  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    Does Opera have some kind of AdBlock feature?
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  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    I'm not surprised that a topic that should be about firefox has turned into a discussion about how great Opera is. I'm an ex-opera user who switched to firefox, and I'm never going back to opera.

    I am surprised that a topic that should have been about firefox 2.0 is actually about how great Microsoft are for buying a cake.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Err, the thread was originally about the cake, and that is what it will remain. This thread is about cake. Cake is what it is about.
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  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    I'm not disputing that the topic is about cake. I'm just pointing out that the only mention of the firefox 2.0 release on these forums is actually a topic about how Microsoft send them a cake.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Well, yeah. That's just how it is. But hey, if anybody felt it was worth more of a mention, they could always start a thread...
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    To be honest, I didn't want to post a "ZOMG FF2.0 OUTDAY!" post, as I had already posted another "news" ish topic, and didn't want to turn into DOOManiac and his slashdotting, so i figured, I'll post about the cake they sent.
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
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    To be honest, I didn't want to post a "ZOMG FF2.0 OUTDAY!" post, as I had already posted another "news" ish topic, and didn't want to turn into DOOManiac and his slashdotting, so i figured, I'll post about the cake they sent.
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    Cake is better than web browsers anyway.


    ...Unless it's delicious, creame filled web browser.
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