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So what features do you include?
I'll start with:
- Lean, secure and fast, fast, fast
- Full CSS 2 compliance
- Tabbed browsing ala FF
- Default MSN search
- Pop-up blocker
- Trojan & malware blocker/alert
- Auto update for new features, trojans, malware
- Competitive SE ad blocking set as default
Add your features or comment on those above.
That's just not how they do it:
1. Add a bunch of features that nobody ever heard of before and that aren't in any standards. Make them irresistible eye candy for designers/developers. Patent them.
2. Bloat. Lots of big confusing code so nobody has any idea what we did. Supports claims like "if IE X is discontinued, all intel chips will melt."
3. Make sure that the only way to update anything in Windows requires IE X. Not just windows and office, but all software running on windows.
4. Strike a deal where you'll buy public safety agencies new radios (much needed post Katrina). In exchange you'll set up all their web services so they ONLY work with IE X, forcing all previous users to upgrade, and requiring everyone to have IE X if they don't want to get left on a rooftop in rising waters.
5. Make sure IE X won't run on any non-windows system. See #2 & #4.
6. Have it secretly record and return (very discretely)to MS key information typed into browser. Only use to blackmail key politicians to get around monopoly issues.
7. No matter what it takes, make sure pages display differently than any other browser, and especially different from standards. Reimagine the box model if necessary.
8. Build a few disastrous back doors into program. Secretly leak to hackers in 18 months. Use to force everyone to upgrade to IE XI.
That's what sells. What were you thinking?
Sometimes I think there needs to be a major split -- so that the consumer version of IE has none of that junk and there's an enterprise version that takes the "browser as an application platform" approach.
But I'll bet that's not practical at this late date.
That's just not how they do it:"
Maybe ..;>)
But what if they *did* ..
"Sometimes I think there needs to be a major split -- so that the consumer version of IE has none of that junk and there's an enterprise version that takes the "browser as an application platform" approach."
Really good point. I'm so far removed from a corporate environment that I hadn't even thought of that.
"But I'll bet that's not practical at this late date."
How about for purposes of this thread we assume that Bill or Steve have seen the light and that is what they have decided to do.
You are then leading the team to develop the "consumer browser".
1. Intuitive "Internet Options" -- heavily user tested for friendliness and clarity
2. Ability to run local files without security notices (should come naturally after a solid security overhaul)
3. Selective deletion of cached files and cookies
4. Treat Office documents and PDF files as external (nice idea but it just doesn't work)
- Competitive SE ad blocking set as default
If the default setting was to block Google, Yahoo, etc ads, what effect do you think it might have on their bottom line?
The default setting would be "adds off", and the user could set it to "ads on" .. but how many would?
And with every "automatic update" the default would be re-set.
I would imagine a lawsuit or 2, but since it is set at the discretion of the user .. could Google win?
And I imagine a "pay to set default on" might be available.
A cash cow for M$?
