FireFox VS Internet Explorer

[Eeor3]

I use IE7, its a standard and that's the only reason. I have no issues with security that everyone talks about.

The 2 things I don't like about FF is that even when you opt to not be asked for confirmations, it still gives you the dialog any way and the way pages are not reading HTML properly.

[Kyougi]

I use IE7, its a standard and that's the only reason. I have no issues with security that everyone talks about.

The 2 things I don't like about FF is that even when you opt to not be asked for confirmations, it still gives you the dialog any way and the way pages are not reading HTML properly.

Firefox is rendering HTML the way it's supposed to. IE7 is a standard on the Windows platform. W3C conformity is a prioraty for every browser besides Internet Explorer.

[AverageJoe]

IE doesn't support our coding, IE doesn't support us.

FF all the way.

[kyle]

That was so lame Joe, but I disagree. I prefer IE.

[AverageJoe]

Well its true if Microsoft becomes a monopoly, which it pretty much is, it will force its code languages upon us, forcing us to use them or other outdated software systems.

EX: Microsoft doesn't like a particular coding language that is used by most alternative OS/software, so it makes it incompatible with its OS/software, therefore the majority of the world no longer supports it either. So Microsoft does't have to go with the best, just what makes it more money.

[Kyougi]

Well its true if Microsoft becomes a monopoly, which it pretty much is, it will force its code languages upon us, forcing us to use them or other outdated software systems.

EX: Microsoft doesn't like a particular coding language that is used by most alternative OS/software, so it makes it incompatible with its OS/software, therefore the majority of the world no longer supports it either. So Microsoft does't have to go with the best, just what makes it more money.

They already do it. .NET against Sun's Java.

 

Microsoft does not focus on conformity because conformity is a threat to their market share. People are afraid that other browsers do not render HTML correctly, etc.

[TechTroll]

Well its true if Microsoft becomes a monopoly, which it pretty much is, it will force its code languages upon us, forcing us to use them or other outdated software systems.

EX: Microsoft doesn't like a particular coding language that is used by most alternative OS/software, so it makes it incompatible with its OS/software, therefore the majority of the world no longer supports it either. So Microsoft does't have to go with the best, just what makes it more money.

They already do it. .NET against Sun's Java.

 

Microsoft does not focus on conformity because conformity is a threat to their market share. People are afraid that other browsers do not render HTML correctly, etc.

 

None of the web browsers: IE, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape (still out there...), Opera, etc. Render/support HTML "properly." The fact is that each browser handles html and corresponding technologies such as javascript, vbcript, cascading styles, etc a bit different and none of them are 100% true to the published standards.

 

A webpage/website generally appears better in one browser vs. another simply because someone used the technologies in such a way that the browsers happen to interpret them somewhat different. If all web designers were to follow the published, public standards then most webpages would looks about the same in most web browsers.

 

Firefox seems to come a bit closer to following the standards but so many people have tied themselves to the Microsoft wagon that it often seems that IE is the defacto standard.

[druser]

Because firefox is more secure and standards compliant, I think you should use it.

IE supports ActiveX, the most spyware is installed through that system.

Internet explorer is less compliant to the w3c standards then firefox

[Kyougi]

Because firefox is more secure and standards compliant, I think you should use it.

IE supports ActiveX, the most spyware is installed through that system.

Internet explorer is less compliant to the w3c standards then firefox

You should use Opera if you care about security. Opera is less used, which makes it safer than Firefox. Opera is also about as compliant as Firefox, also incorporating a few of IE's css properties that FF doesn't support.

[druser]

Because firefox is more secure and standards compliant, I think you should use it.

IE supports ActiveX, the most spyware is installed through that system.

Internet explorer is less compliant to the w3c standards then firefox

You should use Opera if you care about security. Opera is less used, which makes it safer than Firefox. Opera is also about as compliant as Firefox, also incorporating a few of IE's css properties that FF doesn't support.

 

I've tried opera, but there where a bunch of sites that couldn't be loaded by opera.

Is that problem solved right now?

[Kyougi]

I've tried opera, but there where a bunch of sites that couldn't be loaded by opera.

Is that problem solved right now?

I was being a bit sarcastic. What I was saying was that security isn't really be a factor in picking Firefox, since there are other browsers that are more secure.

 

As for sites not loading, I've never encountered a site I couldn't load on one browser, that I couldn't load on another, besides maybe stupid IE-only sites.

[arunsonnet]

I like ff coz of its cool addons

[AverageJoe]

Yes the add-ons are great, but IE just sucks. So many flaws.

[Kyougi]

IE just sucks. So many flaws.

I haven't seen any flaws in IE7 other than the interface and half-assed rendering engine.

[Boomshaka - Body Snatcher]

these are flaws enough

For me firefox rox