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chrisms

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Originally posted by: SofaKing
Originally posted by: chrisms
Firefox? I don't even know what that is. I use IE
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Do you live under a rock?
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Yes.

But now that I've installed Firefox I think I may be getting faster internet and less popups from the loads of spyware I have on my computer.
 
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Wingznut

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Dec 28, 1999
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The first time I go to a website that doesn't work properly.

Oh wait, that already happened, and I switched back.
 
Turkish

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Lifer
May 26, 2003
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IE is my preferred browser.

* Never got spyware.
* Never got adware.
* Never got popups.
* Firefox cannot beat IE's launch speed.
* IE loads webpages faster for me.
* IE renders code better for me.
 
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Pepsi90919

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: The Boss
IE is my preferred browser.

* Never got spyware.
* Never got adware.
* Never got popups.
* Firefox cannot beat IE's launch speed.
* IE loads webpages faster for me.
* IE renders code better for me.
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hi The Boss
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: The Boss
IE is my preferred browser.

* Never got spyware.
* Never got adware.
* Never got popups.
* Firefox cannot beat IE's launch speed.
* IE loads webpages faster for me.
* IE renders code better for me.
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hi The Boss
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oh no! :( :p
 
UncleWai

UncleWai

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Oct 23, 2001
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Originally posted by: NightCrawler
Maxthon

Maxthon

Maxthon
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What the hell. I was planning to come to this thread and post the exact same message.

Well actually I was planning to write:
"Maxthon!! Maxthon!!@~~"

Stop stealing my idea.
 
ElFenix

ElFenix

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What would motivate you to switch back to IE?
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this assumes i used IE to begin with. i have never used it on a regular basis.
 
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gflores

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Jul 10, 2003
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Originally posted by: toekramp
Originally posted by: jjsole
If firefox 101 is crashing its because your extensions are conflicting or one or more is corrupted. Its doubtful its a problem with the browser.
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there is another thread already posted in OT with 4 or 5 people having hte same problem
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There were a few big bugs in 1.0.1 which is why they're planning on releasing 1.0.2 in the next few days.
 
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Hyperblaze

Lifer
May 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: The Boss
IE is my preferred browser.

* Never got spyware.
* Never got adware.
* Never got popups.
* Firefox cannot beat IE's launch speed.
* IE loads webpages faster for me.
* IE renders code better for me.
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1) You are either really lucky or your spyware removal program is really crap
2) Same as 1
3) There is an option in sp2, don't thank IE for that one
4) That is because firefox is not preloaded during windows startup. IE is. That is why IE is also so much more dangerous to use (security anyone?)
5) which pages? have you timed this?
6) don't blame firefox, blame lazy programmers who can't code well. this has NOTHING to do with firefox.
 
MDE

MDE

Lifer
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Extensions, tabbed browsing, let me use it on multiple platforms, mouse gestures would be nice too. Oh, and that security thingamadoo.
 
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Kasper4christ

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Sep 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: The Boss
IE is my preferred browser.
* Never got spyware.
* Never got adware.
* Never got popups.
* Firefox cannot beat IE's launch speed.
* IE loads webpages faster for me.
* IE renders code better for me.
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i've converted people like you before..
after a few months of hounding this guy,
i was rewarded with
[09:56:27 PM] F1r3fr3nzy: i no longer use IE, 100% FF :D
[09:56:27 PM] You have just received a Nudge!
[09:56:28 PM] F1r3fr3nzy has left the conversation.
[10:09:21 PM] Kasper: :D
[10:09:24 PM] Kasper: i love you
[10:09:25 PM] You have just sent a Nudge!
[10:17:28 PM] F1r3fr3nzy: =P
[10:17:28 PM] You have just received a Nudge!
[10:17:38 PM] Kasper: what made you complete the switch?
[10:17:49 PM] F1r3fr3nzy: popups and i LOOOOVE tabs =P
[10:17:55 PM] Kasper: :) amen to that
[10:17:59 PM] F1r3fr3nzy: ;)
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natto fire

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Jan 4, 2000
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No love for Opera?

I am using FireFox on my Gentoo installation, and Opera in Windows. The only way I would switch back to IE is if M$ made it the only option. And I think we saw what happened when they tried to go that route... Even then I would probably just do web browsing on the Linux box, and only use windows for gaming.
 
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Frodolives

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Nov 28, 2001
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I used nothing but IE for years on end until recently when my browser was hijacked. Firefox + a few nice extensions I'm using have made it a real pleasure.

Even if Firefox was becoming as heavily exploited as IE I'd hate to give up some of the functions of Firefox, tabbed browsing being a big one but not the only one.
 
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