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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:43 pm
by Stress
Firefox has lots of really cool features (popup blocker etc.), whereas IE lacks them. FF > IE.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:45 pm
by LuV3r8o1
What's better? That's a matter of personal opinion.
Differences?
FF is open-source.
IE is made my Microsoft, FF is made by Mozilla.
FF uses the Gecko rendering engin for HTML, IE uses proprietary software made by themselves.
FF has thousands of free, third-party extensions. IE has hundreds of extensions you need to pay to use.
IE comes with Windows.
Stress wrote:Firefox has lots of really cool features (popup blocker etc.), whereas IE lacks them. FF > IE.
umm...IE has a pop up blocker, too.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:53 pm
by RuYi
I got IE 7.0 with a pop-up blocker.
I prefer IE above FF. Hate me.

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:00 pm
by StaticX
RuYi wrote:I got IE 7.0 with a pop-up blocker.
I prefer IE above FF. Hate me.


Same here!...plus i now got McAfee sit advisor crap....

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:18 pm
by Draquish
http://www.opera.com
But between the two? FF is better.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:20 pm
by PsYch008
RuYi wrote:I got IE 7.0 with a pop-up blocker.
I prefer IE above FF. Hate me.

i also prefer IE...
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:36 pm
by Wu
FF loads a ton faster than IE for me, there are more virusses for IE I think, and FF works with tabbed browsing
edit: okok used the wrong words here lol
plus; today Ive learned that IE uses tabbed browsing also :O
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:41 pm
by PsYch008
Wu wrote:FF loads a ton faster than IE for me, there are more virusses for IE I think, and FF works with tabbed browsing

ya think so huh?

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:53 pm
by LuV3r8o1
Wu wrote:FF loads a ton faster than IE for me, there are more virusses for IE I think, and FF works with tabbed browsing

Virusses affect your OS, not specifically your browser.
IE has tabbed browsing, also.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:24 pm
by Wu
ugh give me a break.. lol
slept less than 3 hours a night in the last 3 or 4 days.. and I failed my exams so I feel like SHIT. ...
you get what I was trying to say.. I hope~
LuV3r8o1 wrote:Virusses affect your OS, not specifically your browser.
FF is less vulnureable regarding spyware and stuff; its safer than IE
I know I know the word virus was badly chosen,.. >.<
LuV3r8o1 wrote:IE has tabbed browsing, also.
Yeah ic now, (just googled it) IE has tabbed browsing since IE 6 it shouldve been implemented in 7.. well I havnt used IE for ages so I didnt knew that =p

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:53 pm
by _Lana_
FF > IE
need more to say ?
I never liked IE and never will
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:55 pm
by Skitsefrenik
After giving IE another try, it fails again. Links that are suppose to open in a new window wont open in a new tab in the current window. I changed the settings etc but it fails.
MS, /wrist.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:13 pm
by Cyndaine
i prefer safari

only when its on my mac though. safari on windows is terrible.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:27 pm
by CrimsonNuker
Only con about IE for me is that they dont have a pause button for your downloads when using the defult IE downloader.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:33 pm
by tyfly
Well how about Safari? New mac/apple creation in beta testing, its IE but apple style, faster than firefox and IE 7 cool features and more. Its in beta testing and free to download just go to apples website
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:38 pm
by Anh_Hung_Rom
RuYi wrote:I got IE 7.0 with a pop-up blocker.
I prefer IE above FF. Hate me.

Considered yourself hated by Rom.
Come on, everyone and their mothers knows IE is a freaking trap for spywares and viruses... Which begs the question: why do you think your computer got messed up huh Ru Yi?
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:39 pm
by LuV3r8o1
tyfly wrote:Well how about Safari? New mac/apple creation in beta testing, its IE but apple style, faster than firefox and IE 7 cool features and more. Its in beta testing and free to download just go to apples website
Safari is pretty damn fast. But the look, feel, and serious lack of add-ons can't pull me away from FF.
Wu wrote:FF is less vulnureable regarding spyware and stuff; its safer than IE
...
Yeah ic now, (just googled it) IE has tabbed browsing since IE 6 it shouldve been implemented in 7
For as many sources that say FF is safer than IE there's just as many that say otherwise.
IE7 has tabs, not IE6.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:14 pm
by Razzmatazz
Firefox is much safer, and faster
and most websites recommend you to use FF for better browsing
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:40 pm
by chesticles
Ok honestly i just converted to Firefox. i had been using both but my ie7 went retarded so i said f**k it and now i'm Firefox only ^^ FF FTW

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:51 pm
by Draquish
Opera was the first "popular" browser to use tabs.
I don't understand why people prefer useless addons to speed, functionality, and usability.
I say:
Opera FTW!
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:34 pm
by [SD]happynoobing
FF has NoScript, end of discussion.

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:35 pm
by Wu
LuV3r8o1 wrote:IE7 has tabs, not IE6.
oh ok I found this on ms website
'Weeks after promising tabs in its upcoming IE 7 release, Microsoft made the long-awaited browsing feature available for IE 6 through its MSN toolbar.'
but what does it matter anyway

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:40 pm
by [SD]happynoobing
i hate those toolbars, msn, yahoo, google, etc.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:41 pm
by Jay
IE 6 has tab browsing I have it installed on mine, install the yahoo toolbar it comes with tab browsing, I hate IE 7 it sucks ballz.
But i've started using FF now, it does own IE IMO
. No more temp folder - FF doesn't send your download to a temp folder THEN send it to the folder you want like gay IE does *stupidest thing ever*
. extensions - FF has alot of extensions that you can download from there site that can help you out alot if your a web developer or just wanna play around theres alot you can do with it if you check it out.
. Sexy layout - well erm it looks better then IE imo lol. Over all FF > IE and IE 7 sucks even more, lol.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:43 pm
by fena
[SD]happynoobing wrote:i hate those toolbars, msn, yahoo, google, etc.
FFS. I don't need 50 search bars at the top of my Browser, nor the links to Personals and Shopping and... bleh.