worst browser ever
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- vburo0
its a microsoft product on a mac, it was designed to urk you, and a swell job is doing it seems
version3
(Apr 18 05, 11:57)exactly.
- nburlington0
My grandfather made a browser once. It was total bullshit. It was the worst browser ever.
- QuincyArcher0
urgh...ActiveX...is that thing used for any legitamate purpose?
and acescence, i used to be a network admin...i've got a good idea on how users think they're limited to microsoft products.
- todelete__20
you mean... there is another browser other than ie?!?
*logs out of aol
ok. now what?
- randoman0
I understood what you meant, it's true. I am not saying it is a great product.
There may be some things that they don't include because of deals with other companies? For instance, a built in pop up blocker should be manditory for any browser in this day and age. Or if not a pop up blocker, at least some device that will block upon getting hit by more than 2 in a given amount of time.
Just the risk of getting nailed by chain pop-ups or some software that installs itself upon clicking "no" is reason enough to avoid it.. Thats not mentioning all of the dangers of ActiveX, and the whole .net crossaplication crap that opens up more doors.
A lot of the security flaws are actully features in IE's eyes...
- version30
i help out with IT stuff on occasion at a small company, and you'd be shocked by the number of people that don't even realize they have a choice of browsers!!
this is where MS has succeeded!
acescence
(Apr 18 05, 12:25)
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thats what i was referring to when i blamed boeing
- acescence0
i help out with IT stuff on occasion at a small company, and you'd be shocked by the number of people that don't even realize they have a choice of browsers!!
this is where MS has succeeded!
- QuincyArcher0
whoops, i meant to say "if it wasn't as popular..."
you get the idea...
- QuincyArcher0
IE's biggest problems are security flaws which are exploited because they are both the most popular browser, woned by the most disliked company.
randoman
(Apr 18 05, 12:16)
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very true, but the security flaws in IE are also exploited because there are so damn many of them, which microsoft usually doesn't fix in a timely matter.simply put, it's a bad product. even if it were as popular as it is, it would still be a bad product.
- version30
Microsoft has contracts with more schools and businesses than apple
a quick check of a political site I mad eshows a whopping 83% IE, 11% Netscape 6% other
Simply fucking amazing
I blame Boeing
- randoman0
You have to admit, Microsoft know what to do when it comes to advertising / programming the general public. Most people do feel that IE is the only way to go...
The only other real influence is the open source community and their following ("powerusers", others who follow "IT" trends")... these people are swayed by anything done to outdo Microsoft (ie. Opera, Mozilla, FireFox). These softwares also preform better due to the lack of attacks (since the community seems to support them).
IE's biggest problems are security flaws which are exploited because they are both the most popular browser, woned by the most disliked company.
- acescence0
it's always ok to get up in arms about ms products!
- QuincyArcher0
as far as mac browsers go, IE is the only one we could get legal permission to reproduce in an ad.. that might have something to do with it.
acescence
(Apr 18 05, 12:10)i see. now i feel kind of like an ass for getting all up in arms about that.
- nLHb0
there were some commercials from lethbridge (the city i went to college in) and they would show an imac with windows xp on it! they just imposed xp onto the imac, it was so brutal
- acescence0
i've notice that on commercials, if they show someone browsing a website, they're almost always using IE on a mac.
QuincyArcher
(Apr 18 05, 12:08)as far as mac browsers go, IE is the only one we could get legal permission to reproduce in an ad.. that might have something to do with it.
- QuincyArcher0
i've notice that on commercials, if they show someone browsing a website, they're almost always using IE on a mac.
*bows
i like the word "turd", too.
- randoman0
Its the art of advertising and heavy programming.
- mr7400
HA!
- SteveJobs0
then why is he using a mac?
plus the ie browser is ugly on mac - so it defeats the purpose of... oh never mind, i'm not touching that one with a ten foot iPole.
- anzelina0
hahaha quincy.
turd