My opinion is that IE is the best browser. It does take a little technical know-how to set it up correctly, but it can be run 100% safely. I use open in another window to open as many windows as I want, and just alt-tab between them. I don't need or miss any of the features in browsers like FireFox. I heard about FireFox's tabs but I'm happy with my IE.
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Angela Miller
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The only time I use IE is when I need to access an ftp website like my school website requiring a log-in. I really don't believe IE can be 100% safe unless you only check email and still you have to be careful.
IE is the best browser just like sex without a condom is smart.
fullpicture
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Cool Barn said:Wow, you want to know about all the issues associated with Internet Explorer? I think it would be much quicker for Rob to list the things he DOES like about it
He speaks the truth. Microsoft itself will post page long explanations about a <i>single</i> bug in IE. Imagine how many pages it would take to explain thousands of bugs?
Exactly right my friend.fullpicture said:
Then after you have explained the thousands of bugs and security issues you have to detail how and why Microsoft have stuck by and promoted their own standards instead of those of W3C as adhered to by all other browsers. Then why not mention how IE killed superior browsers like Netscape by unfairly monopolising the market, and how Microsoft got around this by imbedding Explorer so tightly into the shell that it couldn't be removed. Then mention how antiquated it has become because Microsoft hasn't been bothered to work on it for years, until they got wind that an upstart called Firefox was stealing some of their market share. Why not bring up how un-customisable it is compared to the majority of other browsers, and how teamed up with Outlook Express is the largest portal of viruses and malware in the history of computing.
Did I leave anything out?
I disagree about it being as buggy as people think. IE, of course, has security bugs, but it is no more buggy then any other browser. The reason more bugs show up for IE then for a browser like Firefox is because there are extremly more people using IE then other browsers. The more people who use a browser, the more bugs that will be found.
xstatic said:
This is not necessarily true. One of open source's philosophies is that all bugs are shallow if enough eyes look upon them. If you read The Cathedral and The Bazaar, it makes this point. This is the case with Firefox since it is open source. Whereas with IE we can only find bugs by random chance of finding holes more or less, with Firefox we can actually look at the code and see the holes in it. Thus I would say Firefox is more secure because it is open source.
