STV Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Telling people to boycott IE will do nothing. The people who use and like IE will just continue to use it. 586313953[/snapback] either way, he is GREATLY OVERESTIMATING his fame and influence. STV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtanderson Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 And when regular users start using FF and find some of their websites don't render correctly, they'll say screw this crap and go back to IE. 586313949[/snapback] I have been using FF for months and have not had any major problems with websites not rendering correctly and would never go back to IE unless it makes some major improvements/enhancements that would make it more attractive to me than FF. Alister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaMeDtX Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Oh Paul.. 586314027[/snapback] :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tktino Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Instead of boycotting why not help the problems with the browser and work with them instead of against them? 586313890[/snapback] ditto. The project is only 2-4months old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Patriot Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Instead of boycotting why not help the problems with the browser and work with them instead of against them? 586313890[/snapback] And how do you propose that people do that? IE isn't open source, and the IE team doesn't seem to pay much attention to feature requests, and seems to not care much about sticking to established standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neostyle Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Boycott Internet Explorer. It is a cancer on the Web, and must be stopped. my favorite quote , and its oh so true .... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 the debate between FF and Ie is so over rated and played out now, who gives a crap what's better Isn't there more important things in life than to be a fanboy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJerman Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 https://www.neowin.net/comments.php?categor...7#comment387625 I call for Paul Thurrott to be boycotted. Won't happen though, he leaks information that's not supposed to be leaked, so people mistakenly take him as someone knowledgable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I agree. From a standards point of view, I will never use IE simply because it doesn't conform to web standards. Boycott IE all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neostyle Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 ditto. The project is only 2-4months old. 586314107[/snapback] yes after years of sleeping and ignoring ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 i use whichever browser I like, not because some guy wanting publicity or was payed says so. I do use both browsers, firefox especially if the ads are too anyonning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDW-mobile Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 finaly MS gets what they deserve! a nice BOYCOTT of IE7 right world domination of Internet... one MS guy told resently that MS will that back the web...... NEVER...... security is all and look serurity for all windows user can't be garanteed by MS, why? because they don't want to. they never did this why should they now! :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke Posted August 2, 2005 Author Share Posted August 2, 2005 "Holy craparonies! Paul Thurrott? Paul Thurrott of "Paul Thurrot's Supersite for Windows?!? One of the most well-known supporters of Microsoft's platform, openly encouraging a boycott of IE? I think this truly shows that things are moving, for web standards. The guy never seemed like an MS loony to me, his albeit suggective pov still anchored somewhat in reality. His stance is perfectly logical, it just took a bit of time for him to reach it. Standards are a healthy thing for this industry, it's simply coprorations in the vein of Microsoft who opposes them. Welcome back to reality Paul." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted August 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 2, 2005 numerous Boycotts have been called for before and nothings changed, yeah so 10,000 people visiting his site and other tech sites that report it, even if they all boycott IE, it still wont be enough, there are still thousands of businesses that will carry on using it and thousands more non-geeks that will too. so yeah i dont really see this makeing any difference......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conformity_Inc Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 99% of I.E users wouldn't even know who Paul Thurrott is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokar Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 boycott i will not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmsant Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 IE does need to become more standards compliant. I still love the browser, but it becomes very hard to try and code for IE, and then "hack" back for FF, Mozilla, Safari and other browsers. Go PT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotle-dude Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I see a lot of fanboy comments but I have yet to hear a credible reason "not" to use Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conformity_Inc Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 (edited) I see a lot of fanboy comments but I have yet to hear a credible reason "not" to use Firefox. 586314451[/snapback] It will make me like mens bums. On another note though. Native FireFox is pretty redundant, you need a multitude of extentions to get any notable "additional" function out of it. I'm not saying any other browser is better, but with that in mind (as any other browser can be "plugged in") why would many change? Edited August 2, 2005 by Conformity_Inc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke Posted August 2, 2005 Author Share Posted August 2, 2005 Point is NOT about common users and switching. The point is that the main Windows fan is saying that IE is crap. Sad, but it's true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neostyle Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 99% of I.E users wouldn't even know who Paul Thurrott is. 586314394[/snapback] why doesn't that surprise me at all ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I see a lot of fanboy comments but I have yet to hear a credible reason "not" to use Firefox. 586314451[/snapback] Give me a credible reason to use Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMB Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I'm in for the boycott. What's more I urge you to force your friends into not using IE. I've lost count of the number of friends I've forced firefox on and every single one of them says its better and now they dont ask me how to get rid of spyware every ten minutes. Go Paul! (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 IE needs a big overhaul. I am stuck between using Firefox, Opera, and IE6/7. Mostly using Firefox a majority of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowcra Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 (edited) I am oficially surprised.? He is right for sure.? I mean IE is peace of junk compared to Firefox. 586313964[/snapback] i have NO trouble with IE, so please keep your opinions to yourself. At the post below: I love ie and wouldnt switch if you paid me! Edited August 2, 2005 by Gowcra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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