A few opinions on why Microsoft held back auto updates for Japan.
A few opinions on why Microsoft held back auto updates for Japan.
Whether we like it or not there may be some valid reasons why Microsoft withheld auto updates for Japan.
1. Ecommerce sites did not check for compatibility.
I believe this holds more weight than anyone can imagine. There are many companies that truthfully were not aware to check their sites in IE7. Since it’s the main browser used compatibility is a big issue.
2. Live.co.jp isn’t IDN Compatible yet.
Live (Formally MSN) is the only one of the big 3 search engines that isn’t 100% IDN compatible. IDN domains show up in the search results but they show up as Punycode. How can you promote a new feature like IDN compatibility with the browser if search results don’t show up right?
3. Make money by having Yahoo advertise it first.
The Yahoo Japan portal is one of the most used sites in Japan. Letting Yahoo Japan do a Yahoo version of the browser is a good tie up for both companies.
4. More testing of the browser actually needs to be done.
There maybe certain security issues with the bowser that apply to certain languages. Not all language scripts are the same.
5. Microsoft Japan wasn’t ready to market it
I know that an autoupdate is just that automatic, you don’t need to market it. I think maybe the MS Japan crew might want to market it to make sure users get a better experience using it.
Anyway these are just a few of my opinions on what might be valid reasons for a delay.