Re: Internet Explorer browser below 90% market share

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From: BC (bconneely_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/28/05


Date: 28 Feb 2005 15:43:32 -0800


C wrote:
> uggabugga wrote:
> > I just tested the Firefox browser. I can tell you that I have seen
more than
> > enough. I have read a ton of raving reviews and I don't know what
these
> > people are on but this is the slowest piece of garbage that I have
used
> > recently. IE beat it in speed every time. IE is 50% to 100% faster
in my
> > estimation. That's on the pages that actually loaded fully. What a
joke and
> > waste of my time.
>
> That is a pure lie, you must work for Microsoft. Sure, you expect
> people reading this to believe you and just ignore the facts.
> >
> > Let's see how long it is before they start bundling AOL IM and
Weather Bug
> > with this junk.
>
> If they do, then just custom install and pick the componets you want.
> >
> > Thank God they gave MS a kick in the behind to fix many of the
problems that
> > have plauged us for years. I'll stick with XP Pro w/SP2. No thanks
Mozilla.
>
> Good for you, flawed thinking creates flawed choices.
> >
> > "It's a sign of the times, going forward in reverse."
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Firefox is becoming really popular. Hopefully, Microsoft will make
IE 7
> >>compatible with 98, 98SE and ME to allow their use of browsers to
not slip
> >>quickly due to the fact that over 50% of computers use something
other than
> >>Windows XP Professional.
> >>
>
>>http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/69899/firefox-takeup-slows-ie-drops-below-90-per-cent.html
> >>
> >>
> >>

Yeah, Firefox is definitely much faster than IE. And
ActiveX development deserves to die. It was warned
from day one that ActiveX was a security risk and it
has more than fulfilled that promise -- every single
thing that Microsoft has tried to beef its security
has failed. It was always a dumbass protocol that was
Microsoft's half-ass answer to Java. I would fire any
IT person who hasn't recommended a changeover to
Firefox and make all IE and ActiveX-specific apps
legacy products.

-BC



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