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Browsers: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7?
- 10/19/06 6:39 PM
No
by Merranvo - 12/3/06 9:13 PM In reply to: Not preference...availability by RaccDoes anyone think now-a-days?
What you are implying is that people would recognize firefox as being (as you call it) superior to IE... why is it superior? Can you name a reason? Can you name a reason that I CARE about?
Now, I know human nature, and when someone is not inclined to diverge to the extreme pole, they are generally attracted to the more appealing interface. FireFox may have 'all that', it may be the best browser in the world, but it looks like crap.
Yes, there are avaliable skins, but these don't come as default, and the average user doesn't change the default settings when shopping by astetics. Why do you think all Windows XP computers have visual enhancments on?
And, if you get down to it, there are several computers that DO come with firefox preinstalled (or rather, when on display), yet there is no noticable change in the market. Firefox has not overwelmed IE, even with the IE7.com site.
The reason is simple. People don't want fancy smanchy... they don't care about what browser can do what. They just want it to look good, and work; perhaps even have a few helpful features they can easily access and use. This is what microsoft knows, and this is why IE is more popular.
(And unless you really want a lecture on astetics, don't question it.)
Portability
by Owyn - 10/29/06 7:12 AM In reply to: CNET's recent head-to-head review of Firefox 2 vs IE 7 by mijcarOne issue not covered in the review was portability. I spend a lot of time in Linux (Ubuntu primarily) in addition to Win*. I also have to occasionally work on / with a Mac. Firefox lets me take my browser skills and, in most cases, my favourite extensions anywhere I work.
I think IE7 is a huge improvement over IE6 and have had no major problems with it once I had time to get used to its new UI (e.g. Where's the menu &&%%%@%). But, for many reasons, including the one's John raised, Firefox and FF2 in particular, is my browser of choice and on WinXP, IE7 is my browser of need. i.e. If a site won't work in FF2 because of Microsoft / IE specific requirements then I open the link in IE.
Session Cookies
by wrk2much - 11/1/06 10:08 AM In reply to: CNET's recent head-to-head review of Firefox 2 vs IE 7 by mijcarAnother point apparently not addressed is the options available to handle cookies. I will continue to use Firefox on all my machines because I can easily allow cookies as "session cookies" only.
I set cookie handling to always ask me what to do with cookies, this is available both on IE and FF of course, but when the popup window opens in Firefox I have three options: to allow, ALLOW FOR SESSION, or deny. I can then allow cookies for my bank and other sites that I trust and plan to return to often, and deny cookies from sites that I don't trust, just as in IE, but I have the 3rd option to allow cookies only for the session, which allows me to surf all I want, every site functions normally, and I all I have to do is close the browser and all the cookies I didn't want are removed forever!
Most other differences between IE and Firefox are simply a matter of preference now that IE has caught up with Firefox with popup blockers and other security measures. I switched to Firefox long ago for the popup blockers and security, but I am staying with Firefox because of the cookie handling.
I can't think of any reason why IE doesn't give us that simple option to selectively allow cookies only for the session. It's so simple and easy! In the meantime, until they give me that option I will never use IE6 or IE7 or IE-whatever except when I'm forced to, such as when I connect thru Windows Media Player, etc.
Firefox 2 vs IE 7
by yoda8513 - 3/22/08 1:26 AM In reply to: CNET's recent head-to-head review of Firefox 2 vs IE 7 by mijcarI just read the comments from MIJCAR who wrote about the programs. First, you have to understand that one site or the other slams the competitor. I found a site that gave great reviews about IE7, and stated that Firefox was second best.
I have been a user of IE6 for a long time. Found it sufficient but it keeps locking up and crashing. Then you get the little pop up asking you to send it to Microsoft. Big deal.
I tried IE7 because I was informed it was a better program, had resolved the issues in IE6 and worked faster. Guess what? It is junk. In a trial of 1 week, not only was I unable to navigate the internet properly, since it was worse than IE6, but it created problems on my system with window operating system.
It seems that Microsoft came up with Vista and are trying to improve it by using IE7 on it. Vista is also junk. Talk to the retailers and find out how many Vista programs they are getting back. Microsoft has been on top for a long time. When they had Windows 98SE it worked quite well with the exception of security. NT4 was also an exceptional program especially for use in the industry where large networking was done. Windows 2000 came next and is still used although no support. Their Windows ME lasted 6 months and they took it off the market. I have already heard rumours of Vista going the same way. The problem is they have a good OS called XP. It worked great. Fairly trouble free. Microsoft has forgotten the magic phrase. It it works, don't muck with it.
I am now running Firefox 2 for the last 2 weeks and have found it comparable in looks. As far as sites with active X goes, thats where the hackers and virus developers go. It is definitely time for someone else to take the lead. Microsoft is too old.
IE7 and Opera for me.
by wmtyrance - 10/29/06 10:43 AM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I think IE7 and Opera 9 are great. I'm a home user so i don't run into the problems that people have with IE. And i've always have used Opera as my second browser. And i don't get why some reviews here claim IE7 takes a long time to install. It was like 4 or 5 minutes for me. I don't see that as a long time. All i ever wished for in IE was tabbed browsing. Now i have it. So i'm happy with it.
Security issues...
by John.Wilkinson - 10/29/06 12:10 PM
In reply to: IE7 and Opera for me. by wmtyrance
The reason why it takes longer for some to install IE7, if they can at all, is because the installer conflicts with some very popular security software, so if you don't disable it prior to installing IE7 you may have problems.
Speaking of Internet Explorer woes, they actually afflict home users more frequently than businesses, though usually not on such as large scale. I'm glad you haven't encountered any such problems yet, though.
John
One exit problem
by Grey - 10/29/06 2:32 PM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
When I finish using it, even with no extra tabs on display, the IE7 takes a long time to close. While waiting for it to close, I can hear the hard drive going on like crazy. It is busy alright, but what on earth is it doing?
One possibility...
by John.Wilkinson - 10/29/06 5:08 PM
In reply to: One exit problem by Grey
Internet Explorer shouldn't do that except in a couple circumstances, with the only applicable one being it erasing your private information. Go Tools->Internet Options->Advanced and make sure that the option to clear your browsing history et al on exit is not checked.
John
Who cares
by drbigbyte - 10/30/06 5:42 PM In reply to: What do you like/dislike about Internet Explorer 7? by John.Wilkinson
I would guess that the only people who would think IE7 was something special would be those who have never used any other browser extensively.
There is nothing E7 can offer that Firefox, Opera and even the new upstart Flock haven't had for some time.
All IE7 has done is brought Microsoft within 3 years of the others instead of being 5 years behind.
IE7 just plain S**T
by warpcorecomputers - 10/31/06 8:44 PM In reply to: Who cares by drbigbyteI use avant browser and id so easy to use nice layout
cool features.
it is faster then just IE
Who does use IE still today???????????????
microsoft grow up make things cheaper and better
warpcore>>>The fast way of travel
There is always one!
by JonJontheMighty - 10/31/06 11:00 PM In reply to: IE7 just plain S**T by warpcorecomputersThere are some folk who will never be pleased this was compiled by experts in their field they do KNOW what they are doing...
I wouldn't use anything else,
by cesareDH - 11/1/06 4:07 AM In reply to: IE7 just plain S**T by warpcorecomputersand I've tried them all.
Something I don't like
by irapthor - 10/31/06 10:56 PM In reply to: Who cares by drbigbyteHas anyone had this stupid issue with the new IE7?
When you click the back/forward buttons, it sends you back 2 or 3 pages, insteads of 1...It's EXTREMELY super sensitive...and extremely annoying
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