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So instead of getting IE bundled with the OS they were offered IE, Firefox, Opera and so on and were thus not locked in in any manner.
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So, with all popular vids encoded and every incoming one getting the transcoding treatment, all you really need now is a compatible browser -- Chrome (naturally), Firefox 4, Opera, or IE9 with a plug-in -- and to enroll in YouTube's HTML5 trial linked below to get rolling with WebM playback.
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Chorus.im is different because it works through a mobile browser like Safari, Opera or Firefox.
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The service is supported on iOS, Chrome, IE 9, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Roku devices, though those geographic restrictions keep the access pool quite limited.
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Microsoft still does a lot of things well like SharePoint, Office, Windows 7 and they have to compete with web browsers since other products exist like Opera, Firefox and Chrome with regular releases of Internet Explorer (10).
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These include Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and above, Firefox 3 and above, or Opera 7 and above. (Other browsers may work with the BBC News Player, however the BBC is unable to guarantee their compatibility).
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This has been a boon to two small browser-makers, Opera, a Norwegian software company, and Mozilla, which developed the Firefox browser based on an open-source version of Netscape.
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We use the term "buy" here loosely, since mobile Firefox will be free just like every other version of Firefox out there -- a key selling point (again, forgive our nomenclature) against rival Opera in the battle for the hearts and minds of the mobile internet warriors running WinMo -- and that's what's got carriers so intrigued.
ENGADGET: Mozilla chatting with operators over Mobile Firefox