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No, not interested. Yes, definitely!
Debate Score:53
Arguments:21
Total Votes:66
Ended:06/18/08
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Will you participate in Firefox's Download Day?

Set a World Record June 17

No, not interested.

Side Score: 15
VS.

Yes, definitely!

Side Score: 38
Winning Side!
4 points

I know, I'm against the odds here... but I use Safari (on OS X). If I were to use FF (which I do occasionally) it would probably let me know it's out and I would dl it...

I know that's not really an arg, but this seems to be so unbalanced that I should share that with all of you.

Now, if I find out that FF3 beats the shit out of Safari 3 from credible sources, I'll have no other choice.

525 days ago
2 points

While Firefox has improved by leaps and bounds, there's simply no reason for me to take part in a marketing event sponsored by Firefox.

I've already downloaded RC3 of their latest release and it's pretty good. But the time it takes Firefox to first start up is still almost three times longer than IE (atleast on my computer, other computers may vary).

Lastly, there are still a few websites and applications which refuse to work with Firefox (and IE 7 for that matter).

523 days ago
1 point  

I pledged and everything, but unfortunately I won't be around June 17.

525 days ago
1 point  

I'll be away on a course on Tuesday, so unless they have WiFi I won't be downloading that day

524 days ago
0 points

I'm adding an argument to this side because it's visually awkward to see such a lopsided debate. Plus, why would anybody be so passionately disinterested in a browser to effectively argue against participating in its download day?

Honestly though, I can hardly even remember holidays that remain the same every year. I'll probably forget and then get it the next day.

525 days ago
-2 points
7 points

Please, please, please everybody download Firefox! Do you have any idea how annoying it is to continue to support IE6? Ah, it sucks!

525 days ago
- paralogical(43) Supported
2 points

Seconded. IE6 is horrible.

525 days ago
5 points

Probably, I run firefox 95% of the time for my Internet usage anyway and I've been looking forward to v3.0 for some time now.

525 days ago
4 points

I use Firefox all the time and setting records is usually lots of fun. :)

525 days ago
3 points

Why not? Is there a good reason not to? After all, it will still consume less bandwidth than 1% of the spam sent that day.

525 days ago
- Selric(61) Supported
3 points

Will I download Firefox? Probably. Setting records is fun.

Is there a good reason not to? Um, yeah, if you like Java and run Ubuntu. Firefox's Java JRE module sucks; a major drawback, and Ubuntu, being Linux-based, can run Java all day, but won't allow cross-platform calls, so no JRE-JDK crossbreeds. It's a known flaw and has been since Firefox 2.0.0.9 and Java 6, but Mozilla hasn't fixed it yet. There are some workarounds, but I still have problems on heavy Java portals with Firefox freezing solid and requiring a kill.

And no, Seamonkey and Iceweasel have not fixed the problem either. Mozilla is supposed to be reconfiguring their JVM to handle the JRE 6 and up calls, but even Java 5 didn't play nicely and Sun no longer supports 4 or below. It's a mess, but I do have hope that things will improve.

525 days ago
3 points

I've already signed up to participate in download day, so definately. I'm on the RCs now, and there's no reason anyone shouldn't be using Firefox now; It's ahead by leaps and bounds.

525 days ago
2 points

I definitely will be, I love FF. And the more attention it gets, the more converts it should get, which I'm all for—IE just sucks, plain and simple.

525 days ago
2 points

Indeed! Why not? Firefox rocks my socks.

522 days ago
1 point  

FireFox is the only browser I use.

525 days ago
- xaeon(998) Supported
3 points

I occassionally use IE... to download Firefox on other people's computers.

525 days ago
- Bradf0rd(1299) Disputed
0 points

Have you ever uninstalled Firefox? I hear if Firefox is your only browser, and you uninstall it, you win the Mozil-loto...

... just do it.

525 days ago
0 points

If i remember.

523 days ago
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