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[donneo]

No, i dont like internet explorer very much i thing that google chrome and mozila are the best.its hard to find a plugins for interenet explorer but if somebody really want that browser he will found.

[freshpub]

I don't get to choose lately, because I'm forced to use the computers at my local library. And, of course, they use Windows and IE.

But otherwise, Firefox, all the way. I also like Google Chrome.

I think the only reason IE is used so much IS because it is bundled with windows. None of my web developers use it for anything but checking their sites work with it, and they keep on telling me it's a nightmare to get the sites to behave the way they should with IE...

[H.O.D]

In Windows 7, Microsoft has removed many programs that were earlier bundled together with earlier versions, like Movie Maker, messenger, etc and these have become part of Windows Live Essentials, right? This move signifies Microsoft's belief that these "essentials" aren't considered that essential by most users and so it wont make that much of a difference if they were unbundled. But IE hasn't been removed! So Microsoft is still thinking that its browser is a hit and removing it would make many users unsatisfied - they couldn't be more wrong! I would like to see IE included among Live Essentials as well so that then we can see how many true "fans" exist for the browser!

[user681]

I'm a web designer and I absolutely HATE internet explorer!!
all browsers should be like firefox...

[Ash-Bash]

I now use IE, I use a custom protection service made by me & To speed webpages up I use Google Frame, Google Frame is basically an addon for IE in which makes it like Google Plumbing of the internet as I would call it. Say if your parents, friends etc like to use IE and will never switch download this for a better browsing expirence.

To get it Simply Google "Google Frame"

[onkarnath2001]

The Simpleton, on Sep 15 2009, 07:08 AM, said:

Netscape Navigator was the leading browser in the market before Internet Explorer (IE) was forced onto people who bought the Windows operating system. If I'm not wrong, Bill Gates didn't believe in the potential of the internet at first and that's why Microsoft didn't release any mainstream products relating to the internet in the early days. However, when they saw how successful other companies became due to the net, they hurriedly put together the clumsy browser called IE, bundled it together with a new Windows version (I believe it was 95?) and threw it out into the open.

At that time Windows' popularity was only increasing, so it was only natural that people who bought the OS used the browser readily since they weren't required to download and install a new one. This is the secret behind IE's "success".

Anyway, that was a long time ago and now many people are ditching the browser for better ones. What about you? Are you one of those who still uses IE because it's ready-to-use or do you take the trouble t install a better browser?

For a while it looked as if Mozilla's Firefox browser was destined to become a huge threat to Internet Explorer in the web browser wars. Firefox has continued to slowly but steadily eat away at IE's market share, and for good reason. In many ways it was just a better overall browser than IE 5 or 6. Enter Internet Explorer 7. With many of the same features that helped spark Firefox's popularity as well as its intimate coupling with the Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft's newest browser offering has raised doubts as to whether Mozilla's market share can continue to grow at its current rate.

Both of these browsers have their own respective appeal and deciding which one may be right for you can prove to be a daunting task. This article attempts to make things a little easier for you when decision time arrives.

[user681]

onkarnath2001, on Oct 28 2009, 03:42 AM, said:

For a while it looked as if Mozilla's Firefox browser was destined to become a huge threat to Internet Explorer in the web browser wars. Firefox has continued to slowly but steadily eat away at IE's market share, and for good reason. In many ways it was just a better overall browser than IE 5 or 6. Enter Internet Explorer 7. With many of the same features that helped spark Firefox's popularity as well as its intimate coupling with the Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft's newest browser offering has raised doubts as to whether Mozilla's market share can continue to grow at its current rate.

Both of these browsers have their own respective appeal and deciding which one may be right for you can prove to be a daunting task. This article attempts to make things a little easier for you when decision time arrives.

IE is horrible to develop on..

[TheDarkHacker]

I am not sure when exactly but i am sure switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox was fast.I hated internet explorer very much.It made my internet connection slow,i have broadband internet connection.I will never use it again.If it was or if it wasn't, on any way i would not use it on my windows computer.If it was other OS maybe i would choose internet explorer only because it is popular and if it is faster then others.But on windows platform,never!But anyway,Firefox is working on Linux,MAC OS X,WINDOWS - isn't that enough.Internet Explorer is very buggy and slow.Few months ago i didn't understand but it was something that Internet explorer was hacked...

[The Simpleton]

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For a while it looked as if Mozilla's Firefox browser was destined to become a huge threat to Internet Explorer in the web browser wars.

Firefox came out of nowhere! I still remember the buzz that surrounded the release of version 1.0. People everywhere were screaming with joy that this new browser was much faster and secure than IE. And that excited bunch of people spread the addiction to everyone around and today Firefox has become a household name (at least in the computing world!). IE is now famously infamous and it will never get back its good name again (did it have one in the first place?!)

[deadmad7]

if it weren't bundled, no way man. Ie is slowest web browser out there! That only reason i still have it is because you can't uninstall it!