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- 2008/09/29 IE: 98.66% Korean Browser Market Share (5)
- 2008/09/03 I'm sorry but Google Chrome doesn't mean jack in Korea. (10)
Quite simple and clear as the title and the image above. Korea needs some serious work as I mentioned before. (Stats were taken from Logger.co.kr over last one month, which is one of the largest web traffic analytic tool providers in Korea.) Have you seen any other market like the Korean browser market?
Will it ever change? What if the Web does become the next OS, what does it mean for Korea? A lot to think and even possibly fight for.
(I'll soon write a post on my X Media Lab speech.)
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2008/09/03 03:28
I'm sorry but Google Chrome doesn't mean jack in Korea.
2008/09/03 03:28 in basic info
Exactly! The Web is now about web applications, right?
Not in Korea. Not in another 5, or maybe even 10 years. Not the way Google envisions it. Web applications are everywhere in Korea because they're mostly written based on Active X! Wait a minute. Did I just mention the unmentionable? Yeah, you heard me right. Active X is what we have in Korea, the "digital capital of the world."
What's even more shameful is this: it's the law that says I MUST have Windows to be able to make any kind of banking transactions, credit card based purchases, or even to get authorization for e-gov't stuff. Well, the law doesn't exactly say it; but most of the actions are made based on Active X applications, which can be run on Windows only. And that is required by law.
Many Korean web sites, ranging from internet banking sites to TV livecasting sites, mandate users to install Active X components (a small bit of extension program used by Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser) to use the service. Which means if you are a Firefox user in Korea, there are many websites that are quite integral to your life that you simply can't use.Just imagine not being able to purchase anything on Amazon or Ebay, or to use Paypal unless you have Windows running on your machine. Yes, I'm talking to you, Mac and Linux users. Actually, all of non-IE browser users. Korean government is basically telling me that unless I'm rich enough AND willing to pay another $100 for Windows, I don't deserve to do anything on the Web. That's the most disgusting thing I've seen since the birth of the Web. And I live here :(
For example, you cannot print public documents by accessing government websites on Firefox. Or, for that matter, you cannot even buy a Mac on a Mac - as the credit card transaction requires the installation of a security program that only exists as an Active X control for Internet Explorer. Want to buy a Mac from their online store? Get a PC.
-- Are you a Korean web user? You might have 100+ Active X's installed, Web 2.0 Asia
I'm not an emotional blogger, but the Google Chrome news basically pissed me off and even saddended me because it looks like an awesome application, but won't mean anything in the Korean market. It's just not usable because it only supports Google Gears, not Active X.
As much as I've been bragging about the digital culture and the Internet environment in Korea on TechnoKimchi, I'm more than willing to "tell the world" about the unacceptable things that are happening in Korea: I've already criticized President's Lee's policies on the Internet and I'm so ready to go further.
Why am I crying out like this? Because I want Korea to have a better Web environment! If TechnoKimchi can take even the littlest and tiniest part in achieving that goal, hey, I'll gladly take the "cry baby" nickname.
Anyhow, come, come, Chrome. I want to see you soon. You seem to be a marvellous engineering feat. Google, make more money and share that with Mozilla foundation.
A happy and a sad day for me.
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