Why is IE not as good as Firefox?
By patrick10128
@patrick10128 (346)
United States
January 10, 2007 5:52pm CST
Recently I've been seeing a lot of people against IE (Internet Explorer) saying that it can allow viruses and all sorts of stuff, but they never seem to explain why. Does any one know why, or would like to expand on this topic?
3 responses
@nuno_canelas (1470)
• Portugal
11 Jan 07
Firefox is lauded by fans for its download speed and a superior user interface, and users say that its pop-up blocker is one of the best out there. It offers tabbed browsing, which means that users can jump back and forth between different sites with only one window open, and live bookmarks, which show users the most recent headlines on their favorite sites and lets them go directly to those articles.
But the biggest challenge facing anyone who wants to take on IE is that most Web sites are built to work best with Microsoft's IE simply because it's what sits on most PCs. That means some sites may not look quite right or may not be accessible at all via a browser other than IE
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@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
12 Jan 07
The Windows OS in general has many flaws and security holes that let viruses and spyware in, not just IE but Office, Outlook, etc.
Firefox is open source and incorporates contributions from many people whose ideas make the browser better. Firefox (and Netscape) have used tabbed browsing for years; IE just used it for the first time in 2006.
