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* [[User:tim|tim]]: There should be a default internet explorer theme which is an exact copy of internet explorer including the microsoft flag and the spaces between buttons on the navigation toolbar as this will encourage people who are familiar to internet explorer easily switch to firefox. | * [[User:tim|tim]]: There should be a default internet explorer theme which is an exact copy of internet explorer including the microsoft flag and the spaces between buttons on the navigation toolbar as this will encourage people who are familiar to internet explorer easily switch to firefox. | ||
* [[User:shadowchaser|shadowchaser]]: I completely agree with the comment about MSI packages. MSI packages are an absolute must if Firefox wants to make ANY inroads in the business or enterprise markets. Many IT departments are VERY "Microsoft" centric, and extensively leverage Active Directory or other deployment technologies. Companies are not going to bother installing Firefox manually on every desktop - they need to be able to deploy it automatically to thousands of machines automatically using Windows Installer (MSI). Adding this feature, and support for Windows Policies (ADM templates, etc) would make a HUGE dent in the IE market share. Remember all the reviews of Firefox when it came out? Most people completely wrote it off in corporate environments, saying how most would not deploy it without MSI or policy support. IT shops need automatic deployment, and the ability to force their evil ways onto users (ie/ lock out features). I disagree with tim's comment about an IE fake mode - copying IE exactially would lead to serious trademark issues. Firefox has already strived to have a similar look and feel to Internet Explorer - the only thing I would suggest is to natively support the Windows "Favorites" OS feature. You might want to take a look at the "Open Office" team. They resisted and fought for years against MSI, then finally gave in and now Open Office 2.0 supports it. Why? It's the ONLY way to make inroads into large "Microsoft Shop" corporations. | * [[User:shadowchaser|shadowchaser]]: I completely agree with the comment about MSI packages. MSI packages are an absolute must if Firefox wants to make ANY inroads in the business or enterprise markets. Many IT departments are VERY "Microsoft" centric, and extensively leverage Active Directory or other deployment technologies. Companies are not going to bother installing Firefox manually on every desktop - they need to be able to deploy it automatically to thousands of machines automatically using Windows Installer (MSI). Adding this feature, and support for Windows Policies (ADM templates, etc) would make a HUGE dent in the IE market share. Remember all the reviews of Firefox when it came out? Most people completely wrote it off in corporate environments, saying how most would not deploy it without MSI or policy support. IT shops need automatic deployment, and the ability to force their evil ways onto users (ie/ lock out features). I disagree with tim's comment about an IE fake mode - copying IE exactially would lead to serious trademark issues. Firefox has already strived to have a similar look and feel to Internet Explorer - the only thing I would suggest is to natively support the Windows "Favorites" OS feature. You might want to take a look at the "Open Office" team. They resisted and fought for years against MSI, then finally gave in and now Open Office 2.0 supports it. Why? It's the ONLY way to make inroads into large "Microsoft Shop" corporations. | ||
* [[User:Robert Strong|Robert Strong]]: I am curious if there are any enterprise companies (e.g. 5K+ employees) that have stated, "we would rollout Firefox if it was available as an MSI"? I ask because the enterprise companies I've consulted to have all repackaged the applications they deploy except for Office in some cases. This isn't to say that we shouldn't make an MSI package available... it is to say that I question whether this would really make a dent in the enterprise arena. | * [[User:Robert Strong|Robert Strong]]: I am curious if there are any enterprise companies (e.g. 5K+ employees) that have stated, "we would rollout Firefox if it was available as an MSI"? I ask because the enterprise companies I've consulted to have all repackaged the applications they deploy except for Office in some cases. This isn't to say that we shouldn't make an MSI package available... it is to say that I question whether this would really make a dent in the enterprise arena. Most of the time the CTO doesn't even know that their IT group is repackaging the software they deploy. | ||
== Extension Installation and Upgrades == | == Extension Installation and Upgrades == | ||