What would motivate you to switch back to IE?

[imported_Hi]

Originally posted by: thehstrybean

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
16 young virgins

PRAISE ALLAH!!!

lol

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

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.

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.

1) Don't click Yes on every pop-up message, problem solved.
2) Same as #1
3) I shouldn't thank IE because it is an option in SP2? Wow, good job as sounding like an idiot.
4) I don't care about Firefox's preload... the simple truth is IE launches faster.
5) I don't have to time this, I can see it with my own eyes, I'm not retarded.
6) IE renders my own WSS-checked better for me, Firefox messes it up.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Kasper4christ

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.

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
[09:56:27 PM] You have just received a Nudge!
[09:56:28 PM] F1r3fr3nzy has left the conversation.
[10:09:21 PM] Kasper:
[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:

I used Firefox for a few weeks... so you dont need to try. I just don't like it.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: xospec1alk

Originally posted by: Amused
I never stopped using IE. It's worked perfectly for me and I have NEVER had a virus or spyware on my system.

same here.

and whats with this "fast" bs? have all you guys timed it or something?

Same here.

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: The Boss

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

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.

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.

1) Don't click Yes on every pop-up message, problem solved.
2) Same as #1
3) I shouldn't thank IE because it is an option in SP2? Wow, good job as sounding like an idiot.
4) I don't care about Firefox's preload... the simple truth is IE launches faster.
5) I don't have to time this, I can see it with my own eyes, I'm not retarded.
6) IE renders my own WSS-checked better for me, Firefox messes it up.

1) firefox does this by default, I didn't even have to click yes
2) See answer 1
3) You made it sound like it was an option in IE, which it isn't. i'm the idiot? lol
4) Simple truth is that IE is being preloaded and is highly intergrated in your OS. And that's a really BAD thing. (you don't care about security? that's your choice)
5) so you assume something you haven't verified as a fact, and make it sound as if it's a fact. resisting to comment. really I am
6) Firefox follows W3C standards, IE does not. Not Firefox's fault that Microsoft is trying to define what the internet standards are. Again, lazy programmers are at fault.

I'm still waiting for a valid reason here.

 

[Kanalua]

One Million Dollars

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: The Boss

Originally posted by: Kasper4christ

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.

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
[09:56:27 PM] You have just received a Nudge!
[09:56:28 PM] F1r3fr3nzy has left the conversation.
[10:09:21 PM] Kasper:
[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:

I used Firefox for a few weeks... so you dont need to try. I just don't like it.

that's just as sad as when I was talking to a friend of mine, she preferred IE because of the way it looked, and she was afraid of everything that moved on the internet, and so afraid of catching viruses and spyware. When I suggested firefox she almost bit my head off saying she knows about it but rather use IE. I told her not to bitch at me when she gets a virus due to IE.

 

[nakedfrog]

I was never an IE user. I was using Netscape up until I switched to Phoenix around 0.3-0.4.
I only use IE when it's an absolute necessity. IE doesn't seem to launch any faster than FF for me.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

Originally posted by: The Boss

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

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.

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.

1) Don't click Yes on every pop-up message, problem solved.
2) Same as #1
3) I shouldn't thank IE because it is an option in SP2? Wow, good job as sounding like an idiot.
4) I don't care about Firefox's preload... the simple truth is IE launches faster.
5) I don't have to time this, I can see it with my own eyes, I'm not retarded.
6) IE renders my own WSS-checked better for me, Firefox messes it up.

1) firefox does this by default, I didn't even have to click yes
2) See answer 1
3) You made it sound like it was an option in IE, which it isn't. i'm the idiot? lol
4) Simple truth is that IE is being preloaded and is highly intergrated in your OS. And that's a really BAD thing. (you don't care about security? that's your choice)
5) so you assume something you haven't verified as a fact, and make it sound as if it's a fact. resisting to comment. really I am
6) Firefox follows W3C standards, IE does not. Not Firefox's fault that Microsoft is trying to define what the internet standards are. Again, lazy programmers are at fault.

I'm still waiting for a valid reason here.

1. And this is good, why? At least I get to make the choice.
2. See 1
3. What the hell are you talking about? IE with SP2, yes, an option in IE w/ SP2.
4. I care about security and in my 10+ years of use, neither Windows nor IE let me down. Also, point out some of the really bad things about IE being integrated to the OS. Tell me how this will affect my security vulnerabilities and show me a couple examples of this.
5. Again, I'm not an idiot. Just put the timer on my page: http://www.xiety.com and IE loads it faster and (in correct way) everytime I referesh it.
6. I guess you didn't read my answer to #6 above. Too bad.

 

[ziplux]

I will not switch back to IE until they support CSS and XHTML correctly. Standards are MUCH more important to me than features.

 

[ziplux]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

6: It obviously has something to do with Firefox... if IE will display them correctly, and FF won't. Stop making excuses.

Wow man. See, Microsoft does this evil thing called "embrace and extend." They take an open standard like HTML and CSS, and then they pick and choose what they want to support. Then they add a whole bunch of MS specific stuff to lock people into their product. If FF doesn't display a page correctly, its because it doesn't conform to standards. Some incompetent web developer wrote that site either using IE specific "features," or he pandered to IE quirks instead of writing standards compliant code.

IE has had broken CSS support for a VERY long time, and there is absolutely no reason MS shouldn't have fixed it by now. Actually, there's a very good reason they haven't fixed it; if they fixed it, everyone would swtich to Firefox because IE and FF would be on equal ground. As it stands now, IE has the upper hand because some ignorant web developers target IE, instead of STANDARDS!

 

[RagingBITCH]

Never switched from IE, because I've never had a problem with it. I've used FF at my old job to test webpages I created, but other than that I wasn't impressed nor did I see a reason to switch over to it.

IE seems to suck on OS X - I tend to use Safari more than 5.2 on a Mac, but then again Safari fails to properly load a few secure sites where I need to pay bills on for some reason or another.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Never switched from IE, because I've never had a problem with it. I've used FF at my old job to test webpages I created, but other than that I wasn't impressed nor did I see a reason to switch over to it.

IE seems to suck on OS X - I tend to use Safari more than 5.2 on a Mac, but then again Safari fails to properly load a few secure sites where I need to pay bills on for some reason or another.

IE on OSX is super sucky. You can't visit sites with self-signed ssl certs (which I use on my 2k3 boxes for OWA and RWW). :|

 

[Crucial]

Originally posted by: The Boss
IE is my preferred browser.

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

 

[Qwest]

Originally posted by: Hi

Originally posted by: Pciber
nothing will convince me to switch back. I'm still using IE. When I do virus scans, adaware scans, etc, only the normal junk comes up - cookies. nothing more, nothing less. Maybe i'm too busy surfing ATOT to visit "questionable" websites?

Its actually really funny at lan parties, I will be surfing shares, and Norton will pop up that "VIRUS FOUND!" window.. from scanning other people's shares. the guy next to me will be like "OMGWTFBBQ! DISCONNECT YOUR COMPUTER FROM THE NETWORK!".. and i'll spend 20 minutes convincing him its not a virus on my computer.

you spend youre whole time here yet you have one post per day

better than having 38 posts a day.

 

[jadinolf]

I've never used it so switching BACK couldn't happen.

 

[yllus]

I would love to go back to IE 6, but it seems to be sort of buggy on my machine and I have no time to reformat/reinstall. Firefox is slower and has no features that I find particularly enticing.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze


that's just as sad as when I was talking to a friend of mine, she preferred IE because of the way it looked, and she was afraid of everything that moved on the internet, and so afraid of catching viruses and spyware. When I suggested firefox she almost bit my head off saying she knows about it but rather use IE. I told her not to bitch at me when she gets a virus due to IE.

It is very easy to avoid spyware and viruses with IE.

I have never had either, and I've always used IE.

Why do people perpetuate this myth that spyware and viruses are somehow unavoidable with IE???

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze


that's just as sad as when I was talking to a friend of mine, she preferred IE because of the way it looked, and she was afraid of everything that moved on the internet, and so afraid of catching viruses and spyware. When I suggested firefox she almost bit my head off saying she knows about it but rather use IE. I told her not to bitch at me when she gets a virus due to IE.

It is very easy to avoid spyware and viruses with IE.

I have never had either, and I've always used IE.

Why do people perpetuate this myth that spyware and viruses are somehow unavoidable with IE???

Bandwagon. That explains it all. As I said above, I have been online for 10+ years and used IE for the past 7-8 years probably. Never had any problems.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: The Boss

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

Originally posted by: The Boss

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

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.

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.

1) Don't click Yes on every pop-up message, problem solved.
2) Same as #1
3) I shouldn't thank IE because it is an option in SP2? Wow, good job as sounding like an idiot.
4) I don't care about Firefox's preload... the simple truth is IE launches faster.
5) I don't have to time this, I can see it with my own eyes, I'm not retarded.
6) IE renders my own WSS-checked better for me, Firefox messes it up.

1) firefox does this by default, I didn't even have to click yes
2) See answer 1
3) You made it sound like it was an option in IE, which it isn't. i'm the idiot? lol
4) Simple truth is that IE is being preloaded and is highly intergrated in your OS. And that's a really BAD thing. (you don't care about security? that's your choice)
5) so you assume something you haven't verified as a fact, and make it sound as if it's a fact. resisting to comment. really I am
6) Firefox follows W3C standards, IE does not. Not Firefox's fault that Microsoft is trying to define what the internet standards are. Again, lazy programmers are at fault.

I'm still waiting for a valid reason here.

1. And this is good, why? At least I get to make the choice.
2. See 1
3. What the hell are you talking about? IE with SP2, yes, an option in IE w/ SP2.
4. I care about security and in my 10+ years of use, neither Windows nor IE let me down. Also, point out some of the really bad things about IE being integrated to the OS. Tell me how this will affect my security vulnerabilities and show me a couple examples of this.
5. Again, I'm not an idiot. Just put the timer on my page: http://www.xiety.com and IE loads it faster and (in correct way) everytime I referesh it.
6. I guess you didn't read my answer to #6 above. Too bad.

owned

 

[xospec1alk]

Originally posted by: The Boss


Bandwagon. That explains it all. As I said above, I have been online for 10+ years and used IE for the past 7-8 years probably. Never had any problems.

Me neither. Its retarded how many people think you will become bombarded with virii just by using IE over Firefox. I never get viruses, adware, or spyware.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: xospec1alk

Originally posted by: The Boss


Bandwagon. That explains it all. As I said above, I have been online for 10+ years and used IE for the past 7-8 years probably. Never had any problems.

Me neither. Its retarded how many people think you will become bombarded with virii just by using IE over Firefox. I never get viruses, adware, or spyware.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

It's fun to watch all the fan boys run away after their points are refuted

 

[Freejack2]

Ten million in cold hard cash.

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: SofaKing
maybe if a hot chick offered me a blowjob if i switched to IE, then yeah i'd switch.

:thumbsup: