Browster - not for everyone

Browster offers previews of search results. Doesn’t sound too exciting, but enough so to warrant a little testing. Unfortunately, even though they are not much more than a browser extension (which in Firefox usually is a platform independent affair), they offer their services only to Windows using folk. Which I’m simply not.

But they seem to have a good marketing division, who’ve devised a devilish scheme to disguise their shortcomings:

browster dual installer

How great is that? A single download file for two browsers. And it’s an .exe file too! What a sales pitch! Not compatible with a large chunk of the early adopter crowd, but no need to click download twice when choosing to install in two different browsers (which is the most obvious thing a mainstream-user does with a new service, right?).

So I guess Valleywag are right after all. Browster is a dog, or at least just as useful as a dog when it comes to providing services for your non-Windows surfing experience.

2 Responses to “Browster - not for everyone”


  1. 1 Scott Milener

    thanks for your mention of Browster. We do have plans to create a linux and Mac version, however being a small firm we have to focus on Windows first given that 90% of our target market uses it.

    We do have a single installer that goes into both IE and Firefox, as most Firefox users also have and many also use IE. This makes it simpler for end users instead of having to choose or install twice.

    We’re working hard to take care of non-windows users, stay tuned.
    thanks

    Scott Milener
    CEO
    Browster, Inc.

  2. 2 richard

    Right, I will.

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