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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{incomplete|The browser war did start in the 90's}} |
| + | Firefox is a popular browser and in 2006 it was the second most commonly used browser. Its more fervent supporters sometimes wrote as if there was a moral imperative to use Firefox rather than Internet Explorer. | ||
| − | + | In this comic, Cueball (presumably representing Randall) begins each day with a reasonable perspective on the relative (un)importance of an internet browser within the world at large, but quickly loses that perspective as he this enthusiasm for Firefox gets the better of him. The humor stems from the irony that Cueball is relieved to trade the a richer perspective for a simpler, browser-oriented worldview. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:Sometimes, when I first wake up, I am caught in the horrible grip of perspective. | :Sometimes, when I first wake up, I am caught in the horrible grip of perspective. | ||
:[Cueball sitting up in bed.] | :[Cueball sitting up in bed.] | ||
| − | :Cueball: It may be a jewel of open source, but Firefox is | + | :Cueball: It may be a jewel of open source, but Firefox is JUST A BROWSER. It shows WEBPAGES. What the hell is WRONG with us? |
:Fortunately, this subsides quickly. | :Fortunately, this subsides quickly. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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