Why Browser makers will still play a big role in standardizing the web.
September 13th, 2009
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A Recent trend has been for browser developers to start displaying pages that warn you about plugins that can potentially cause security as well as stability issues. While a browser crash to the normal user completely is the manufacturers fault, there are 3 things that the developers are doing
- Startup pages that tell you that although your browser is up to date, your plugins are not so the next visit to youtube could send your CPU usage to 150%. They are also very vocal about specifying whose mistake it is , see the attached and here
- Safari will let the plugin malfunction but the browser will not fail – This seems the best idea but is yet to be seen at work. Although I feel Firefox 3.5 crashes more than Safari 4.
- Extensions/Add-ons that Mozilla supports seem bigger culprits as users do anything from hiding Search engine ads to full blown 3-D photo walls. Un-tested extensions are grayed out until you give explicit consent that you are ready to “experiment”
The revolution is both way and the term “Open Web” seems more realistic now as everyone starts behaving responsibly.
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