Do I really need three web browsers installed on my computer? I would think just one would do. However let me explain how easily it is to all of a sudden have three.
So I just bought a brand new PC and a fancy new iPod Touch. I am so excited I just cannot wait to hook up my iPod and start playing some tunes. But before I can do anything I must install iTunes. Piece of cake. No problem. So I follow the instructions installing iTunes. Then all of a sudden I see this Safari web browser installed on the computer. I could have said Just Say No but Apple suggested it so it must be good right? So I say what the heck let me try it out. So where do I go first with my fancy new Safari web browser? Well Youtube of course. But wait I cannot play the video. Safari says I am missing this flash plug-in. So sure no problem, I can do this. Following the instructions I am directed to adobe flash and proceed to install the plug-in. But wait there is more. Adobe suggests I install the free Google Chrome. Well why not? Must be good right? So I go ahead and follow the instructions and before I know it I have Google Chrome installed.
So I continue to follow the breadcrumbs. Updating software because I am nagged to. Installing suggested web browsers, plug-ins, toolbars all because I do not know any better. Before I know it I have a computer cluttered with web browsers all fighting over which one wants to be my default cluttered with toolbars all designed to make my life easier and better.
Call me crazy but I think I could use my computer easier without all this clutter. And for the average person who does not know to “Just Say No” their computer will have 3 web browsers full of plug-ins, toolbars, and nagging little messages to update them every few weeks. No wonder people are moving away from tradition computing toward computing devices like the iPad, Kindle, or Tablet PCs.
