IE 7: so much for Firefox

CNET.com ^ | February 15, 2005 | Molly Wood

[anonymous_user]

if it has 90% of the users - it's not nonstandard, it IS the standard.

Yeah, standards shmandards. Microsoft should just take over the Web and make it more gooder.

[decimon]

Molly Wood is something of a fool. She asks questions that have ready answers but she fails to look for them.

I think her purpose is to spur discussion among CNET readers on the CNET site.

[Plutarch]

I am using Firefox, and it is so much more stable and free of Pop-ups than IE.

[RobRoy]

The one feature I absolutely LOVE and constantly use in firefox is the "find" window. I used to use Netscape and at least it would stay up when you changed sites. IE won't even do that. But the firefox is a dream It is always at the bottom of the page at my beck and call. It is just too easy.

Again, I use it constantly so it makes it WAY too convenient to use firefox. If IE 7 comes out with this feature AND tabs, I'll go back - after a few months and the bugs are fixed. After all, lets face it, every software initial release by Microsoft is really beta.

[Socratic]

"Cowardice and stupidity is an ugly combo ,Molly."

LOL. There's no uncertainty in THIS opinion!

[Terpfen]

I can imagine the marketing.

"Internet Explorer 7 now features the ability to browse multiple webpages in one window! Instead of grouping different windows in the taskbar, Internet Explorer 7's advanced features allow you to display different webpages within the same window, thanks to its integration in the core operating system!"

"Want a change? Take advantage of the same powerful graphics engine that allows Windows XP to display three different color schemes and download matching appearances for Internet Explorer! This feature could only be made possible by Internet Explorer's tightly-bound integration with Windows XP."

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Give us a break from your Sermons!

[pollywog]

I for one have not jumped on the Firefox band wagon and I can not wait for IE 7.

I did and just deleted it all last week!!!! A pain !!!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I've been using Firefox on an ME system for some time now and have not had it lock up once!

[since1868]

well then thanks sammy

[jonno]

...I'm a tab junkie...

You got that right - "tabbing" is the only way to go.

www.mozilla.org

[G.Mason]

"Microsoftese for "Income Engine."

Excellent!

Been using Firefox and been trouble free so long I plum forgot. ;)

[libertyman]

I can't figger out what "tabbed browsing" really is. Can someone PLEASE explain it to me & tell me how it works?

Is this only on Firefox (or is it called Mozilla instead)?

Thank you.

[Redcloak]

If IE 7.0 is as closely immersed in the OS as previous versions are, then the same basic problem with IE will still exist. The browser is allowed to do too many things; too many dangerous things. Firefox is a superior product and will continue to grow because it's just a browser. It doesn't try to be the Swiss Army Knife of the software market.

[Incorrigible]

Avant Browser - Free Tabbed Interface for IE - Available NOW!

[JCEccles]

I'll never go back to IE. I've persuaded about a dozen other people to abandon IE as well. I really don't expect them to go back either. I use Firefox on my PCs and Safari on my Mac. I'm more than happy with both.