mayank

Feb 19 2006, 07:49 PM

Hey guyz! Do you hate Internet explorer? or do you want other people to stop using Internet explorer and make them switch to another browser? If yes, then here's the time to show your support. I've started a campaign in which I am requesting people to stop using Internet Explorer, I am sure that most of us know why we've got to do this...I know most of us are intelligent I think if anyone thinks the way I think..must take part in this campaign and must make other people aware about this...and help them to make a switch! Here's the link to the campaign - FLING IE

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tt3

Feb 19 2006, 08:22 PM

QUOTE(mayank @ Feb 19 2006, 07:49 PM)

Hey guyz!

Do you hate Internet explorer? or do you want other people to stop using Internet explorer and make them switch to another browser? If yes, then here's the time to show your support.
I've started a campaign in which I am requesting people to stop using Internet Explorer, I am sure that most of us know why we've got to do this...I know most of us are intelligent

I think if anyone thinks the way I think..must take part in this campaign and must make other people aware about this...and help them to make a switch!

Here's the link to the campaign - FLING IE

Oh, come on! Are you really that passionate about browsers? As soon as Internet Explorer 7 is released, I'm dumping Firefox and switching back to IE! There is nothing wrong with using Internet Explorer! It's still a pretty decent browser, though lacking in features. In fact I think I'll register my support on spreadinternetexplorer.com just for the sake of it!

 

 

 

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Tyssen

Feb 19 2006, 10:22 PM

QUOTE(tt3 @ Feb 20 2006, 06:22 AM)

There is nothing wrong with using Internet Explorer!

Except that it doesn't support all the W3C standards and that includes IE7.

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Tyssen

Feb 20 2006, 12:33 AM

QUOTE(xaetos @ Feb 20 2006, 10:10 AM)

..Honestly, if people want to bring misery and difficulty upon themselves by using IE, then thats their choice. Who am I, or you, for that matter, to tell them what is better? They'll figure it out on their own, eventually. And if they don't, what does it matter to you?

I'm all for people having their own choice and not having others' preferences forced upon them and while I'm a fan of Firefox I'm also not the sort of person to actively support anti-IE campaigns.
But to answer your question, one of the reasons why it should matter is because IE's failure to fall into line with every other browser maker and adhere to W3C standards is actually hampering the advancement of the Internet. And some people believe that they're actually doing it on purpose.
Companies like Google are working on technologies that would see applications delivered over the Internet, with the eventual outcome being that you probably wouldn't need an operating system anymore which will obviously have a serious impact on Microsoft's core business.

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terminal2k

Feb 20 2006, 08:04 AM

I would support an anti-IE campaign, people should speak out against things that don't work properly, don't follow the rules and are so insecure they have to release a bug fix patch every 5 minutes (ok maybe every 10 minutes ). People these days don't speak up when they receive a bad product or service, as a result, companies keep getting rich off sub-standard products

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mayank

Feb 20 2006, 09:13 AM

@ tt3 : I think the other responces have already given you my answer

@ Tyssen, xaetos, jlhaslip, shigajet, terminal2k : That is why I've started this campaign!

Well, my motive is to stop people from using IE...now the story is not that long...

Why I jumped into this : Well, I was in techincal support of HP laptopts and almost every call we used to get was related to something like..popups, porn pictures and all spyware stuff....and the reason for that was that people used to visit all kind of rubbish websites using Internet explorer and due to that there computers got infected with spywares.

So, I thought that there must be campagin which must stop people from using IE and then I got this idea from one of the website and thought that this a nice way and this way...more and more people will get aware of that fact!

Now, coming to IE 7 : as Tyssen & jlhaslip have mentioned..that it also fails to support the standards and secondly..no matter...how secure Microsoft people will make it....there will be always a security hole and SPYWARE people will not hesitate to use that! The reason for that is that still IE is most used browser and SPYWARE makers actually target it!

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nelarozi

Feb 20 2006, 09:52 AM

Internet explorer is too old to be of any use! In the next version uncle bill will copy firefox solutions and thats not ok! If you compare Firefox vs Internet explorer you will see that Firefox is much more faster, realible and it has pages within the one wingow . That why i recommend firefox to every one i know

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elrohir

May 20 2006, 12:34 PM

QUOTE(Tyssen @ May 20 2006, 12:30 PM)

It still falls a long way short of just about every other browser, but it's definitely better than IE6.

You have actually tried IE7, right? Cause as soon as I finnished fixing all the bugs on my site in IE 6, I downloaded IE7 and had to start all over again. Seriously, that kind of thing sucks.

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Tyssen

May 20 2006, 12:30 PM

QUOTE(elrohir @ May 20 2006, 08:09 PM)

CSS in IE7 is worse that 6 - if that is possible

I don't know where you've got that from. They've fixed quite a few bugs in IE7. It still falls a long way short of just about every other browser, but it's definitely better than IE6.

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Tetraca

May 20 2006, 12:11 PM

I don't like IE. It clutters my taskbar because of no tab support, and the MSN toolbar that adds that functionality is bloated. IE is not HTML standards compliant as opera nor firefox, and its getting even more farther away as time progresses and better things come out. It is highly expliotable and you can end up getting a lot more spyware than Opera or FireFox will ever give you because its integrated into the Operating System.

Opera 9 has got to be my favorite browser because it integrates everything I will ever need and is HTML standards compliant. My only gripe is that it can load a YTMND right.

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elrohir

May 20 2006, 10:09 AM

QUOTE(Tyssen @ May 19 2006, 10:38 PM)

Security bugs maybe, but as for its CSS rendering bugs, they're due to just poor coding.

Yes, I did mean security bugs . And CSS does suck in IE - what is the point of trying to make sites look good in IE? CSS in IE7 is worse that 6 - if that is possible, so shouldnt we just post a little sign on websites only visible to IE saying that this website is against IE and therefore codes accordingly?

People say that we should not force people to stop using IE - then they should stop forcing webdesigners to make IE compatible sites...

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FirefoxRocks

May 19 2006, 11:13 PM

In my opinion, Firefox is the best. However, when Internet Explorer 7 comes out, my website will have to made to be quadruple IE Engine compatible.

Best browsers in order:

Firefox, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla/SeaMonkey, Flock (not out yet), Avant Browser, Maxthon, Internet Explorer, MSN Explorer

I try to make my site the most compatible, but it is taking too much time.

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