Should I Sell A Web Browser?

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:29 am

So, Im in the process of Making a Web Browser and i wondering is there any sense in trying to sell or at least ask for donations to unlock "Special Features".
With all of the Free ones out there like firefox and mozilla that is hard to step up too and the only web browser that you can buy is opera.
but I know a guy that doesn't like firefox or mozilla (strange as it is) he be willing to pay me to make such a product.

still he's only one guy im sure theres others but there isn't a flood or anything of them

in otherwords, should I make a sellable item to a small crowd (donate or full out trial-ware) or just make it Freeware/OpenSource and join the flow?

Shannara · Post by **Shannara** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:45 am

Heck, if you make a light weight web browser, I would buy it too. Already paid for Opera and it is nice. Just for the record, we're talking about a real browser or a front end to a browser? such as using the IE gadget (ATL) or whatever?

dracflamloc · Post by **dracflamloc** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:48 am

Yea I wouldn't pay an old boot for an IE frontend...

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:44 am

Real Browser all http and html functions are created by me

PB · Post by PB » Tue May 17, 2005 4:26 am

> I know a guy that doesn't like firefox or mozilla (strange as it is) he be
> willing to pay me to make such a product

Any browser could be sold as long as it does things that no other browser does.

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:05 am

hmm all http & html functions by you? Well does it support JavaScript and that stuff then??

another posibillity was to sell it as a light DLL [and userlib for PB], for people to use it as light weight for own help systems etc..

Max. · Post by **Max.** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:11 am

Dreglor wrote:in otherwords, should I make a sellable item to a small crowd (donate or full out trial-ware) or just make it Freeware/OpenSource and join the flow?

Guess, it depends. If it fills one of the gaps the "big" browsers leave, then do it.

Features that come to my mind:

- Very small (maybe single executable, for example for running from DVD/CD)
- Very fast
- Very secure

and any other feature people miss so far.

If it is just 1 guy who would buy but you don't see any chance to sell more, just give it to him for free. Selling software somewhat means selling your soul. Not worth for one guy.

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:39 pm

thefool wrote:hmm all http & html functions by you? Well does it support JavaScript and that stuff then??

another posibillity was to sell it as a light DLL [and userlib for PB], for people to use it as light weight for own help systems etc..

im writing the http code now it might not be right away but i think java,flash, and other things will become working (plugins most likly)

as selling it as a light dll is a good idea make a XWebGadget

it's still in the works but i can see alot of features

sec · Post by **sec** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:00 pm

May we see a screenshoot?

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:27 pm

i will post screens when i get things to take screen shots of

akee · Post by **akee** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:13 pm

have one that is easy to design web apps.

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:47 am

I Plan a plug-in architecture

that in it self is a security threat :\
maybe i find a way to make it not so easy to turn my program into a virus..

dagcrack · Post by **dagcrack** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:03 am

Well, the subject is mostly like "Im going to sell a notepad".. If you really offer what the other browsers dont, then you might charge for it, but remember, its better if you give it out for free and charge for the plugins, in that way you'll make a big community (if your browser is that good, which I doubt you can beat Firefox.. but in the case that firefox doesnt have some feature, anyone can add it in no time..).

But of course, your plugins will get cracked in no time if your browser became popular

- So I ratter tell you to make this a freeware (non open sourced) program, and build up programs later (for free or not) and get them popular in less time, because of your community.

naw · Post by **naw** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:40 pm

- There's already a HTML DLL that PB can use to render a WWW page. Its lightweight and good for Help Systems. Whats missing is FORMs support.

It would be very cool to have a WWW Gadget that is fully accessible by PB so all the <INPUT> <BUTTON> <IMG> etc HTML FORM attributes are rendered as PB Gadgets and therefore usable by PB.

It would be another way of describing a PB User Interface.

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:40 pm

naw wrote: It would be another way of describing a PB User Interface.

intresting thought.
the system to display the html will be through gadgets so it could be for windowed programs. im not sure how that will turn out for me.

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