Re: A comparison between IE and Firefox

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From: Frederik Vanderstraeten (frederik_vanderstraeten_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 18:51:58 +0100

The problem that they render nor xhtml nor css correctly!!!

Fuzzy Logic schreef:
> Frederik Vanderstraeten <frederik_vanderstraeten@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
> news:O2UQTycxEHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:
>
>
>>But then you're using the same IE engine yet and that's exactly the main
>>problem of IE!
>
>
> And what problem would that be? I have IE seriously locked down and have
> never had a security incident or gotten any spyware.
>
>
>>Fuzzy Logic schreef:
>>
>>>=?Utf-8?B?R2lqcyB2YW4gU3dhYWlq?= <Gijs van
>>>Swaaij@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>news:6F9DBD3D-9EC5-4D77-B0CE-0BE73ACB1729@microsoft.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>The popularity of Internet Explorer has been steadily dropping in the
>>>>past few months from 96% in July this year to 93% now. Meanwhile, the
>>>>new Firefox browser is becoming more and more popular, with more than 7
>>>>million users already. What is there to Firefox that makes it this
>>>>popular? Time for a good comparison. I have used both browsers, so I am
>>>>talking from experience
>>>>
>>>>First of all, both of the browsers are free to download (find Firefox
>>>>at http://getfirefox.com). Additionally, both browsers are very
>>>>user-friendly and easy to use. The help files of both browsers are
>>>>good, but you will rarely (if at all) need them - everything is very
>>>>straightforward.
>>>>
>>>>If you install Firefox, all your favorites, settings, cache, plugins
>>>>and history from Internet Explorer will automatically be transferred. I
>>>>don't believe that Internet Explorer automatically imports all those
>>>>data from Firefox, but I'm not sure.
>>>>
>>>>Both browsers are reasonably secure. However, because Internet Explorer
>>>>is so widely used, many crackers write their software specifically for
>>>>Internet Explorer. Therefore, Internet Explorer users will find that
>>>>they get more unwanted adware and spyware. Additionally, I have never
>>>>got an unwanted "handy search bar" or such a thing on Firefox, in
>>>>contrast to Internet Explorer.
>>>>
>>>>Firefox automatically blocks all popups. If you do want to see a popup
>>>>(I never needed this), it's one mouse click to show it - easy. Internet
>>>>Explorer is the only one of the major browsers (IE, Firefox, Opera,
>>>>Safari) that doesn't have this.
>>>>
>>>>Like most other popular browsers Firefox has the very handy concept of
>>>>tabbed browsing. This means, that instead of opening links in new
>>>>windows, you can open them in new "tabs". A tab is something that you
>>>>also often see in the top of dialogs. With this feature, your taskbar
>>>>will not be full of Internet Explorer windows for once. Again, Internet
>>>>Explorer is the only of the major browsers that doesn't have this.
>>>>
>>>>On the Firefox site, you can find a large archive of extensions for all
>>>>kinds of handy purposes: http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/. For
>>>>example, I have an extension to minimize to the system tray, and to be
>>>>able to . There are undoubtly lots of extensions available for Internet
>>>>Explorer too, but I found them a bit harder to find. Also, because
>>>>Firefox is open-source, it is easier to write add-ons for it. And that
>>>>means that there are more add-ons available.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>In conclusion, Firefox easily wins this comparison. It is easy to use
>>>>and install, also for people that do not have a very great knowledge of
>>>>computers. If you are interested in switching to Firefox, or also if
>>>>you just want to try it, you can find it at http://getfirefox.com. If
>>>>you are want some tips on how to use Firefox, you can go to
>>>>http://mozilla.org/products/firefox/switch.html.
>>>
>>>
>>>If like me you'd like to change but found to many compatibility
>>>problems with Firefox you may wish to look at other options such as
>>>Avant or Maxthon. These are simply free shells for IE that give you the
>>>benefits of Firefox without the issues. I've been very happy with
>>>Avant.
>
>

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