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| DATE | 2005-03-21 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Yahoo not supporting Firefox after all
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Yahoo not supporting Firefox after all
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39191834,00.htm
Munir Kotadia
CNET News.com
March 18, 2005, 09:30 GMT
The search firm has said that while it thinks the open source browser is
important, it can't promise its services will be fully compatible with it
Yahoo said on Friday afternoon that a statement from the company's
Australian office on Tuesday, which claimed that all future products would
be compatible with both the Firefox and Internet Explorer (IE) browsers, was
inaccurate.
In February, Yahoo launched a search toolbar for Firefox, but users of the
open source browser were forced to switch back to IE when accessing some
Yahoo services. Following communications between Yahoo and ZDNet UK sister
site ZDNet Australia , Yahoo issued a statement saying the company would not
launch any new products or services in the future without ensuring they work
on both IE and Firefox.
However, on Friday, a Yahoo representative from the US admitted that the
original statement was 'factually incorrect' because, although Yahoo
realises that Firefox-compatibility is important, it is not in a position to
promise all future products would be both Internet Explorer and Firefox
compatible.
"In the grand scheme of things Firefox is still a new technology. I'm not
saying we are not going to be developing and exploring other areas - we are.
But there are so many different products on the Yahoo network that there may
be some products that are, perhaps, not appropriate for that browser," the
representative said.
The representative confirmed that Yahoo Messenger's Avatar customisation
service is definitely being extended to Firefox, but could not provide a
firm launch date.
Munir Kotadia reported from Sydney for ZDNet Australia. For more ZDNet
Australia stories, click here.
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