Originally posted by mbunny
2 things... IE IS SUBSTANDARD!!! It does not and doesn't seem to want to follow the guidelines that have been set out by the W3C (the governing body that sets the standards for the internet). It recently got rid of Java and by the end of 2003 it will no longer be supporting ANY kind of java running off IE.
Mozilla is better for cookies as you can screen what you allow and what you want to throw out.
Tools -> Cookie Manager -> Manage Sites
IE loads faster because it is automatically loaded with Windows. But you use Quick Launch and Mozilla also loads as fast as IE.
IE is not a better browser, it is merely a browser which complacent users use because it is there.
Its not that I hate MS, Its the fact that MS decide what the standards are. They don't listen to the actual people who are the leaders for the standards. I would love to stop Windows if I had any other USABLE OS. Linux is a great Operating System but it will never have the range of outstanding games as Windows. I'm here to play games mainly. I can do the rest in Linux.
Mozilla is a lot more kid friendly because the people think about what they are coding. They thought about user friendliness and usability.
They provided the function to block ads, block cookies, block pop ups... What here is provided by IE? (without the need to download a 3rd party plugin)
Your computer can't handle an extra 40mb of files? Ummm... time for a new hard drive?
Mozilla loads the pictures only after it has downloaded it, IE uses its own patented tech to load images as it comes rather than wait.
You'll find that Mozilla is far more efficient than IE and is rather less prone to Security issues and crashes than IE.
It IS better than IE. Standards compliance, ad blocking, cookie blocking, tabbed browsing, efficient memory use. FREE!!!
IE is popular because it is there... (hello... anti-trust case...) By microsoft including it with MS, it has made people believe what is the point of downloading another web browser when i already got one that works here?
At first IE was actually good. It followed standards... Its moved to incorporate its own "personal tech" which are NOT W3C COMPLIANT.
Install SP1, remove IE, use Mozilla