Would You Switch Back to IE7?

[aman01]

I only want security! if the security is good. then I'll switch back to IE

[Ward57]

I've been conditioned to hate IE with every fibre of my being.

The last few years have been hell for me with round the clock spyware, popups, BHOs, you name it. And I gave up IE a few years earlier - all that was from other peoples PCs which I had to fix.

I saw first hand, just how sucky IE really is and what sort of cack handed coding MS expects to sell. I mean, come on... a virus in a .jpg? How many moronic programmers do you need for that?

And there is still code from the original mosaic browser in there! I'm not using 10 year old hardware - damned if I'm using ten year old software.

[Bhav]

- probably activex taken off too

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i don't think MS will ever get rid of that. they're using activex even more now with things like Genuine Advantage (the validation) for all downloads and microsoft update.

for them the great benefit is being able to take control of someone's pc completely. what they don't/should realise is that that is why it's such a security risk.

[[M]]

i used IE in the very beginning, then switched to Avant, then tried Opera and now i have FF & Avant (i still have IE, and use it once in a while..)

[Feil]

love mouse gestures love firefox

hate ActiveX....

unlike a browser with no tables... :crazy:

[jackwanders]

i'm not voting because i would switch to IE only if the following are added:

- w3 standards compliance support

- transparent png support

- probably activex taken off too

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- it will get better, but every browser has its share of issues. it's a damn shame too, because it's amazing what one can do using pure XHTML/CSS/JavaScript, but most of it goes down the toilet because of all the bug fixes you have to add in and all the non-fixable bugs you have to work around.

- reportedly, this will happen, which is great, because we'll finally be able to throw away the transparent GIF. The web will be such a nicer place when all browsers support alpha transparency in PNG images

- never happenin'. sorry. Too many enterprise-level web apps utilize ActiveX. ActiveX and IE are together forever, as it were.

[moogleman]

- reportedly, this will happen, which is great, because we'll finally be able to throw away the transparent GIF.  The web will be such a nicer place when all browsers support alpha transparency in PNG images

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While I agree that transparent PNGs are great, gifs are still going to be around for awihle, I think. If you've got a small image that doesn't need alpha transparency, why make it a png? And besides, a lot of people still use dial-up connections, and usually pngs aren't very dial-up friendly (yes, I know it's a bit ironic I'm using a transparent png in my sig).

[busyanuj]

instead of using Microsoft IE 7,

I'll prefer using Maxthon browser based on MS IE 7 :cool:

[Storm]

Yes i would use MS IE 7 :)

[GameOverRob]

prob but all depends on features

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

Nope.

Sold on Firefox for the forseeable future.

[ev0|]

How you can say "no" without actually testing and seeing how it is.....

that's just dumb .

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

While I agree that transparent PNGs are great, gifs are still going to be around for awihle, I think. If you've got a small image that doesn't need alpha transparency, why make it a png? And besides, a lot of people still use dial-up connections, and usually pngs aren't very dial-up friendly (yes, I know it's a bit ironic I'm using a transparent png in my sig).

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PNG was created to replace GIF (due to patents) and a gif image will compress just as well as a png (cause png's uses zip compression, so single color images compress really small)

Basically, PNG will replace GIF, there is just no need for it (after IE implemements it, if they do)

[omgpils]

since ms dont follow w3 standard and make software full of serious holes i wont switch back anytime soon.

[foobah]

I prefer IE ... cause FireFox is so retarded in displaying Asian characters ...

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Really? Have you even tried changing the languages setup or the encoding?

IE is 50/50 on asian texts, some come out garbled, some are perfect.

On firefox, all is fine though, as expected.

I can't wait to see IE 7 in action, but ie needs a lot of basic features to really be a contender for me.

I use both firefox & maxthon; firefox for most things, maxthon for small pages like neowins stuff, wup, and some news sites. Other than that, I let ff handle everything the web can throw at me, including those badly build 'optimised for ie1+' pages. i hope they discontinue the support for coloured scrollbars . . .

[DreadBoat89]

we would have to use ie sometime or later...

Edited April 17, 2005 by some_guy

[Xylene]

Already use IE and nothing will make me switch, I don't trust open source and I'm not going to pay $$$ for a browser (like Opera)

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I'm sorry, but you're a ****ing idiot.

And on topic now, no.

[Ward57]

Already use IE and nothing will make me switch, I don't trust open source and I'm not going to pay $$$ for a browser (like Opera)

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Don't you know that you've already paid $$$ for a browser? IE! And its pretty **** as far as the rest goes.

[nanackle]

I use IE in the form of Maxthon and have for years and years and years. Why? Because Firefox is a bloated memory hog and I don't like the other choices.

Will I ever switch? No, because there is really no reason to. I have never had a serious security issue and don't see it happening in the near future.

Are there some people that should switch? Sure there are... but mainly people who don't know how to get on the internet without their hands being held.

:D

[Xer]

Yeah! If it has the options I seek (tabbed browsing, better favorites manager, clean look) sure i'll switch back, actually, IE7 will be good because it will be integrated better with Longhorn.

[Bobster]

I will switch back from Firefox to IE7 just as long as it has tabs support and a music plugin (like FoxyTunes on firefox).

[rojack]

as long as i'm happy with FF i'll be sticking with it :)

however if IE appears in a new form that is tops, i'd certainly check it out... :yes:

[STanger]

I would download and install IE7 but Firefox will remain my primary browser of choice.

And to all the people that get tired of having to download a full installer for an upgrade

Firefox 1.1 will have binary patching .. so only what needs to be updated will be updated

my stance on IE and MS can be read on my spreadfirefox blog here

[stereopixels]

I think the very fact your blog is called 'spreadfirefox blog' is enough for me to guess the content

[TCA]

I would download and install IE7 but Firefox will remain my primary browser of choice.

And to all the people that get tired of having to download a full installer for an upgrade

Firefox 1.1 will have binary patching .. so only what needs to be updated will be updated

my stance on IE and MS can be read on my spreadfirefox blog here

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yes. YES! spread Firefox feel the LOVE!