Re: A good reason to use FireFox

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Shenan Stanley wrote:
tascienu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
With Microsoft blocking people from getting updates using the
Windows Genuine Validation Tool, it's now more than ever necessary
to use FireFox.

hahah
That has got to be the lamest reason I have ever heard.

Browsing the Internet with unupdated Internet Explorer is begging to
get a virus. So, If microsoft is blocking you from accessing
updates.... Download firefox now...!!! http://www.firefox.com

"unupdated"? OH! "Not Updated". Gotcha.

Yes - browsing the internet without the proper protection is stupid/moronic. It's not really "begging to get a virus", maybe "asking for trouble".. However - you still get critical updates whether or not you have WGA installed. Therefore - since 99% of security updates that could result in such trouble are critical updates - you still have everything you need to surf the web safely. Although I still recommend third-party tools.

Security is *not* an exclusive reason to run Firefox over Internet Explorer. Being a better browser, offering features that the end-user likes/needs, etc - those are reasons. An unprotected/uninitiated user will get infected using Firefox just about as easily as they would using Internet Explorer.

Very annoying Windows Genuine Validation tool by the way.

No doubt. It can be very annoying to those it catches and those it falsely accuses.

I switched to Thunderbird because OE started giving me a problem with ng's. I tried Firefox. The best reason to use either is they both support a reminder/to do list extension. If you configure correctly you can share the files between them. Firefox has other features that make it desirable, like tabs.
Dave Cohen
Dave Cohen
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