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Jan 30 2005, 10:40 PM
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 30-January 05 Member No.: 3,512 |
I see as firefox as my main choice but its really up to you on what you choose:
Firefox is an open-source (Wired mag) Internet browser, thought up by a 18 year old (completed when 19) after many frustrations with Internet explorer. It has a built in pop up blocker that has never once fail me, and is 100% skinnable. It includes TABS, which is a fature that lets you see more than one page in one window. Because of its new scent, noone has bagan to look for a way to deliver viruses thrrough the browser. It has promoted its service by Spreadfirefox.com, which gives of webbanners and free blongs (i think) to spread the word of its arrival. It just recently made the cover of Wired. I think you all know about INternet explorers life enough so i wont go there. Happy descisions, Judson |
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Jan 30 2005, 11:11 PM
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 117 Joined: 4-August 04 From: England, UK Member No.: 654 |
This has been a topic of discussion for some time now, everywhere
What is important, though, is that no browser is perfect. I'm mainly looking at this from a page rendering view here, being a wannabe-web designer. Eg: IE doesnt support <blink>, for example, it also renders a lot of CSS incorrectly. But it is by far the best browser for Javascript etc. Why can't they just make a super-browser, which takes all the best elements from each? But then, I suppose everyone would use it, and hate it as it was the monopoly Just the way it goes, I suppose. -vacant |
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Jan 30 2005, 11:30 PM
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Member [Level 1] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 74 Joined: 21-October 04 From: Connecticut Member No.: 1,870 |
what makes firefox so great is its customizability. imagine what firefox would be without extensions, themes, and without an open source! when you let absolutely anyone submit improvements to the source, and allow for easy creation of extensions without touching the browser source!
also, mozilla is really great at advertising its browser... i really do not though how they managed to do it! |
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Jan 30 2005, 11:49 PM
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Super Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 339 Joined: 2-December 04 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 2,516 |
QUOTE(alapidus @ Jan 30 2005, 06:30 PM) what makes firefox so great is its customizability. imagine what firefox would be without extensions, themes, and without an open source! when you let absolutely anyone submit improvements to the source, and allow for easy creation of extensions without touching the browser source! also, mozilla is really great at advertising its browser... i really do not though how they managed to do it! Firefox all the way, but not because of it's extentions, themes, and open source code. Because those are all implementations that I don't use. lol. I use the tabbing, pop-up blocking, and everything else for a non-computer programmer... Mainly just the features that are normal. But firefox is still the best. No doubt. |
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Jan 31 2005, 07:14 AM
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Privileged Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 515 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Bucharest, Romania Member No.: 3,516 |
I would choose Firefox anytime because I hate Internet Explorer and Microsoft. Firefox is much faster then Internet Explorer and don't forget...it is free, which I think is the most important advantage.
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Jan 31 2005, 09:44 AM
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 25-October 04 Member No.: 1,937 |
QUOTE(Vacant @ Jan 30 2005, 11:11 PM) IE doesnt support <blink>, for example, it also renders a lot of CSS incorrectly. But it is by far the best browser for Javascript etc. Are you kidding ? ![]() Mozilla's support of javascript is much more better than IE's one ! |
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Jan 31 2005, 12:46 PM
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Privileged Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 512 Joined: 26-September 04 From: Googland Member No.: 1,278 |
Well, is there really any decision to be made? It has been done and proclaimed over and over again!!
Have no doubts... It IS Firefox! Or whatever they choose to call it the next version (It was called firebird earlier Firefox is technically superior and there is no doubt regarding that. But we should keep in mind that it lacks something that IE is blessed with. IE is bundled with Windows and Windows is the OS of >90% (I think) of all the Pcs in the World!!! Most of the people out there using PCs for basic purposes haven't even heard of the term 'browser' leave alone 'firefox'! So how do you expect them to download and install that software? Most of the 'learned' men with whom I work do not even know the basics of surfing... how do we expect them to 'switch' to firefox? Firefox CANNOT rule the World. Unless Bill Gates buys it or adopts it So, the truths: 1. Firefox is the superior browser 2. IE is the dominant browser 3. Firefox may never be the dominant browser 4. It is a pity... and a shame... Hope I will be proven wrong... Googlue |
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Jan 31 2005, 01:11 PM
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 30-January 05 Member No.: 3,512 |
but of course,when you get down to it, the only reason IE got so bad, was because that it was the main brower, the deafault of them. any illiterite computer user wouldnt even realize that there were more browsers to choose from. So , by common sense, a hacker would choose the most widley know browser to hack, because,well, theres more people that are using it. So if firefox begins to dominate the browsers, there will be nothing left of firefox's sparkling sense of virus and pop-up proection. The same story could be compared with a anti-virus software.
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Jan 31 2005, 02:00 PM
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Premium Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 196 Joined: 4-October 04 Member No.: 1,425 |
QUOTE(Judman @ Jan 30 2005, 10:40 PM) I see as firefox as my main choice but its really up to you on what you choose: Firefox is an open-source (Wired mag) Internet browser, thought up by a 18 year old (completed when 19) after many frustrations with Internet explorer. It has a built in pop up blocker that has never once fail me, and is 100% skinnable. It includes TABS, which is a fature that lets you see more than one page in one window. Because of its new scent, noone has bagan to look for a way to deliver viruses thrrough the browser. It has promoted its service by Spreadfirefox.com, which gives of webbanners and free blongs (i think) to spread the word of its arrival. It just recently made the cover of Wired. I think you all know about INternet explorers life enough so i wont go there. Happy descisions, Judson I use internet explorer, I don't think that it really matters, I can't really be asked to get firefox, since I already had IE on my PC, and IE has worked fine for me ever since. |