Comments on: Why not Internet Explorer?

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 07 May 2007 11:19:19 +0000

IE is a web designer’s nightmare. While browsers such as firefox and opera follow the general standards IE seems to go of on its own making its own rules. For instance, the margins for IE differ from just about every other browser and have to be customised for browser compatibility : a real pain.

As you have already pointed out IE isn’t updating anymore, a contrast to browsers such as firefox which offer really handy web developer tools and are always expanding.

Also, the fact that Microsoft does not allow rival browsers to view their sites is a disgraceful act of snobbish rivalry unparalled by other browsers. Is it not time for Microsoft to grow up and stop these childish games?

By: Jimbojogs

Jimbojogs — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:24:52 +0000

I would rather browse the internet via wet pieces of string and a black n white tv than use wanky IE. Its utter toss and the more they update it the tossier it becomes. Good on you Netscape, opera, firefox even bloody AOL.

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 03:17:44 +0000

While hacking out all of the bloat of WindowsXP Professional (stipped down until it becomes NT + Win98 extentions) results in a very impressive, powerful, and stable operating system; but I just can not use Internet Explorer because it is just too much of a security risk.

FireFox IS the ultimate secure and powerful defacto standard browser for Windoze (and Linux?), but I do miss IE’s FTP file folder integration which mimics XP local file explorer. (Haven’t integrated FTP file browsing into ForeFox yet…)

So I still use IE on a limited basis. But everytime I do use IE, it will eventually get hijacked by some stupid website, spyware/fuckware. (Thank goodness for 4GL and Ghost)

I would like to say to the Microsoft clan: “YOU DON’T OWN THE WORLD, just the newvians. As new generations are born and grow up with computers, more will start making their own operating systems and game consoles. And soon, X will no longer mark the spot.”

By: Stigg

Stigg — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:46:47 +0000

At least half the people who use a computer can barely turn the thing on. It’s no suprise that very few (or not enough) have abandoned explorer. What is a surprise is why a company as rich and powerful as Microsoft isn’t ashamed of their piece of garbage browser and the misery it creates for countless people across the world. Especially since going online is by far the number one reason anyone uses a computer. Bill gates should take some small fraction of his billions, hire some serious people, and fix this fucking mess called explorer. It should be a masterpiece with the resources these people have.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:54:32 +0000

It’s amazing, there are people out there that are still using that MS internet explorer shit. I don’t get it, why??? Unlike Opera, Netscape the new Firefox, which are UP-TO-DATE with technology, MSIE hasn’t advanced almost at all since I first began browsing the web back in 1994.
Microsoft is slowing down the world’s progress with shit software!