Comments on: IE 7.0 vs FireFox 2.0 http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/ Video blogger, Father, Attention Whore Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:00:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: FatHed http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/#comment-907 FatHed Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:57:02 +0000 http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/#comment-907 The biggest reason that anyone should not use IE, is security. And I don't just mean someone trying to get you to some crappy site so they can hack your PC, I mean spyware, malware, and other programs that get installed through IE that open up more security holes, and generally trash your PC. I really don't care if you go with Opera, or Firefox, but please stay away from IE 7. Of course, that's usually not an option, there's still plenty of sites out there that utilize activex controls which essentially force you to use IE for their site, but I'd still recommend installing a second browser and only using IE for those sites. From a web development standpoint, IE 7 is just IE 6 with a new skin and a broken implementation of Firefox's XML HTTP Request object. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a MS hater, but they could have done a lot more for the web with IE 7. The biggest reason that anyone should not use IE, is security. And I don’t just mean someone trying to get you to some crappy site so they can hack your PC, I mean spyware, malware, and other programs that get installed through IE that open up more security holes, and generally trash your PC. I really don’t care if you go with Opera, or Firefox, but please stay away from IE 7. Of course, that’s usually not an option, there’s still plenty of sites out there that utilize activex controls which essentially force you to use IE for their site, but I’d still recommend installing a second browser and only using IE for those sites.

From a web development standpoint, IE 7 is just IE 6 with a new skin and a broken implementation of Firefox’s XML HTTP Request object.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a MS hater, but they could have done a lot more for the web with IE 7.

]]> By: Eric + Cheese http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/#comment-833 Eric + Cheese Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:48:04 +0000 http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/#comment-833 I use IE 7.0, and they are playing catch up in a lot of ways, but I like how it handles RSS feeds... but compared to IE 6.0, the new one is much better. I think it could use some additional customization options, but there is always opportunities for that in updates. I'm not anti-Microsoft, so I think I give them a fair shake more than others tend to. You have to remember that when you are the Big Dog out there, you are a bigger target as well. That's right. Stand up for yourself, you dork! I use IE 7.0, and they are playing catch up in a lot of ways, but I like how it handles RSS feeds… but compared to IE 6.0, the new one is much better. I think it could use some additional customization options, but there is always opportunities for that in updates. I’m not anti-Microsoft, so I think I give them a fair shake more than others tend to. You have to remember that when you are the Big Dog out there, you are a bigger target as well.

That’s right. Stand up for yourself, you dork!

]]> By: Clintus http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/#comment-823 Clintus Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:04:21 +0000 http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/#comment-823 Hey Rick, thanks for the feedback. I haven't run into this RSS issue but I use Google Reader. I'll be sure to look into this. Cya around the net. Hey Rick, thanks for the feedback. I haven’t run into this RSS issue but I use Google Reader. I’ll be sure to look into this. Cya around the net.

]]> By: rick rey http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/#comment-822 rick rey Sat, 28 Oct 2006 06:45:06 +0000 http://www.idoitdigital.com/2006/10/27/ie-70-vs-firefox-20/#comment-822 hey clintus... good rundown of the new features. it just seems like IE is playing "catch up" with firefox. one thing i DON'T like about firefox 2.0 is the way it handles RSS feeds. it basically forces its own styling of the raw feed -- so for people who use feedburner (like me) it seems like a step backwards. hey clintus… good rundown of the new features. it just seems like IE is playing “catch up” with firefox. one thing i DON’T like about firefox 2.0 is the way it handles RSS feeds. it basically forces its own styling of the raw feed — so for people who use feedburner (like me) it seems like a step backwards.

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