If you haven’t heard, Maxthon 2 has just received a Webware 100 award in the Browser category. (If you haven’t heard, click here for the complete story.) For a program such as Maxthon, that has grown through word-of-mouth, the Webware award is highly appropriate because it too is based on the voices of the people. Computer users cast nearly 2 million votes to select the 100 winners among Internet software, services and sites.
Early on the judges at CNET could tell from the number of votes that Maxthon was a shoo-in for the browser category. Then CNET editor Rafe Needleman claimed we had a “pop-up” in Maxthon itself that was linked to the page where users could vote. As he tells it in his Webware 100 coverage, he asked that the “pop-up” be removed.
But then guess what happened. The votes for Maxthon kept pouring in. The secret of the big wave for Maxthon wasn’t a dirty trick; it was the sincere appreciation for all Maxthon can do. By the time it was all over Max had received enough votes to make the Top Ten. Not the top ten browsers, but the top ten of all the 100 products that received an award. The only other browser to make it to the Top Ten was Firefox.
Are we sounding smug? Damn right we are! Maxthon has a lot to be smug about. And so do you
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[...] Duh-factor aside, Firefox was among the top 10 voted products that amounted for about half of the 1.9 million votes, so at least it was the most voted browser, despite Maxthon’s tricky tactics. [...]
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There’s one flaw in your argument when you say “…Firefox was among the top 10 voted products that amounted for about half of the 1.9 million votes, so at least it was the most voted browser….” Maxthon was also among the top 10 voted products, so it’s just as possible that it was the most voted browser. I’ve looked for any record of the specific number of votes for each product, and I can’t find it. If you know of such a list, please share.
[...] un total de 1,9 millones de votos, así que al menos ha sido el navegador más votado, a pesar de las trampas hechas por la gente de [...]
Simply put, Maxthon is a great browser. I have used it since it was called MyIE! It really is MyIE and I think if it has won, its simply because its worth it. Those who say Maxthon drove traffic using popups should just check the statistics of other sites which advertise using popups. The CTR for such banners is very very low.
To say that Maxthon used ‘tricky tactics’ is to undermine the intelligence of the voters who made an effort to go to the webware site and vote for their favorite browser.
I write this post using Maxthon, my favorite browser! (and I give a damn to the webware jury)
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[...] year, Maxthon has received an award in the browser category. This year, we hope we can do it again, excited about recent Maxthon 3 [...]
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[...] un total de 1,9 millones de votos, así que al menos ha sido el navegador más votado, a pesar de las trampas hechas por la gente de [...]