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Linux Journal: Maxthon The Real Firefox-Killer!

Net — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:48:00 +0000

This is quite amusing. It seems that the interview I gave to ReadWriteWeb a few days ago have stirred up quite some emotions. Believe it or not, Linux Journal calls Maxthon The Real Firefox-Killer...

For the real challenger comes not from Microsoft directly; instead, it’s from a new browser that uses IE’s rendering engine, Trident, but which is produced completely independently of the company. This means that it can offer all the "benefits" of 100% compatibility with what is still the dominant Internet browser, together with a host of real improvements - some of which go beyond even Firefox. This new competitor is called Maxthon..

Interesting take. I couldn’t agree more with the author. Besides the fact that we are not fighting any browser war. We are just a very good alternative. There is plenty of space for all of us, just like there is a market for more than Ford and Volvo..

BTW, read the comments – quite interesting..

Maxthon for Linux anybody?

Technorati Tags: Maxthon, Linux, IE7, Browsers, Linux Journal, Firefox, Technology

Maxthon Make The Illuminati Seem Like Exhibitionists

Net — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:35:27 +0000

Internetweek, just ran an article called a very good article called: IE7 Vs. Everyone Else, where they let four tech expert battel over which is the best browser. One of the experts, Ron White from Networking Computing wrote this superbt piece in support of Maxthon, as the best alternative:

The first rule of Maxthon is, “Don’t talk about Maxthon.” If Firefox and Opera are underground favorites among Web surfers, then Maxthon must be the double-dog double-secret browser. Over the last four years, Maxthon has quietly developed a base of devoted — and tight-lipped — users who make the Illuminati seem like exhibitionists. How obscure is Maxthon? It’s so obscure that, despite more than 46 million downloads, even Google barely knows about it. When I did a search for Firefox, Google yielded some 412 million hits, while a search for Maxthon returned a scant 4 million. I can get more hits than that off my own name. (Of course, it helps if you share a name with a well-known comedian.)

Usually such obscurity is well deserved. But in the case of Maxthon, it’s as though Jack Nicholson never made it out of B horror flicks. Maxthon is simply the most powerful, and yet the simplest, browser to be used anywhere, anytime, by anyone.

Ron White, really managed to capture much of the spirit of the Maxthon community by saying that we” make the Illuminati seem like exhibitionists” – that’s hilarious! Ron continues,

When you install Maxthon, it emerges on your screen fully decked out in an array of features and tools and conveniences, as if to say “We’ve anticipated everything you could possibly need for your surfing.” It’s like being on a safari with room service.

Ron then comes to what sets Maxthon apart:

What sets Maxthon apart is pure brawn. To say it browses is misleading. It blitzes the Internet like a cybertank wrapped in armor plate and studded with heavy-duty weaponry.

Finally, towards the end of the article, Ron asks, why we haven’t heard about Maxthon?:

All this invites the inevitable question, “If Maxthon is so smart, why do Firefox and Opera get all the press?” Could it be that, while Firefox and Opera have the clout of free-world capitalism behind them, Maxthon is the creation of one man, working mostly alone, in the warehouse of a company in China? (Really.) There are no PR people pushing Maxthon at CES. No advertising. No press kits.

Well, dear Maxthon brothers and sisters, I think that that Ron White has deserved to become a member of our beloved, well kept, devoted and tight-lipped fraternity. As to Ron’s question “If Maxthon is so smart, why do Firefox and Opera get all the press?”, the answer is quite simple. We are still a very small company (but we are growning..) and so far we haven’t invested any money on advertsing and PR people, but been focused on developing a great product. However, like Bob Dylan sang, “the times they are a-changing”…(in true cryptical spirit please pay attention to a few lines on the last verse..) so stay tuned for more exposure during 2006.

Technorati Tags: Maxthon, Firefox, Opera, IE7, Microsoft, Google, Illuminati, Browsers, Internet Week, Network Computing, Bob Dylan, Ron White

Microsoft Publicly Support Maxthon!

Net — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:40:02 +0000

I am very delighted to share the following statement from Microsoft with you:

“Microsoft is pleased that Maxthon has built on the Internet Explorer platform. Maxthon’s innovative IE-based browser combines the proven reliability and compatibility of IE with their compelling features providing users with an excellent choice.”

Gary Schare, Director of Marketing, Windows Division, Microsoft

Thank you IE team (especially Gary, Joshua and Megan) !

Steve Bass About the Maxthon RSS Reader

Net — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 06:32:05 +0000

And from the same piece, I saw by chance that Steve mentioned Maxthon’s RSS reader. He says:

“I’ve been pretty content with Maxthon’s built-in RSS reader. It has a handy pop-up that notifies me when I land on a site that has RSS feeds and lets me add it to my RSS list. And it’s free, available from PC World. If you’re not familiar with Maxthon, go to the official Web site to get a look at this Internet Explorer shell. If you want to know more, read “What’s Better Than IE?” In that column I talk about MyIE2, an earlier version of Maxthon.”

Thanks’s Steve for pointing people to Maxthon!