Anti Firefox?

[ajbrun]

I've seen nothing of this anti firefox stuff actually. Thought I'd do a google search, and for anyone else in the dark, here it is:

http://www.antifirefox.com/

[nvening]

Well i love FF but i am about to try netscape 8.0, it uses FF and IE code, and has loads of security stuff, bit like secure ie but better.

[Meiapaul]

I've seen nothing of this anti firefox stuff actually. Thought I'd do a google search, and for anyone else in the dark, here it is:

http://www.antifirefox.com/

The site seems to be just a stunt to promote browserdiscussion.com or something

[nvening]

naa, i like ff

[ikonia]

i am about to try netscape 8.0, it uses FF and IE code

how can it use IE code ??? IE is closed source ?

bit like secure ie but better

whats secure ie ? an MS product ??? I've never heard of that

[autopilot]

At the end of the day, I use Firefox because it's nicer to use and has much less of a footprint on my system (you can run it of a memory stick for a portable version - take to work, on travels etc).

But the main reason is that is simply renders pages much, much faster than IE. And thats important to use 56kers.

[directhex]

how can it use IE code ??? IE is closed source ?

msie embedded activex control. see steam, as an example of it.

whats secure ie ? an MS product ??? I've never heard of that

it's an oxymoron, for people who believe the embedded msie activex control is more secure when used in $foobrowser than iexplore.exe

[Dr. X]

how can it use IE code ??? IE is closed source ?

AOL got the right to use IE code for 7 years royalty free as paty of an antitrust settlement over some paty of the IE/Netscape wars I thought...

[ikonia]

it's an oxymoron, for people who believe the embedded msie activex control is more secure when used in $foobrowser than iexplore.exe

seems foolish

[darrensen]

im not taking sides at all.................

[Butcher]

There's little to no proof of FF being more secure, and updates are only fast if you build your own version. Most people don't so it's really much of a muchness as to which you use. I'd say go with the interface/features you like better and just use common sense while browsing.

FWIW any website that tries to force me to use a different browser just gets ignored. I suspect I'm not alone in that by a large margin.

[Pantheous]

There's little to no proof of FF being more secure, and updates are only fast if you build your own version. Most people don't so it's really much of a muchness as to which you use. I'd say go with the interface/features you like better and just use common sense while browsing.

FWIW any website that tries to force me to use a different browser just gets ignored. I suspect I'm not alone in that by a large margin.

Yea but can this happen to FF?

[Allen]

Yea but can this happen to FF?

Actually, that looks like my girlfriends browser when she runs IE. I do ask her not to though, but after it is her computer... even though she calls me when something goes wrong with it!

[Flibb]

Most of the IE based browsers have popup blocking and activex control, I dont get any popups with avant.

Actually they aint popups, what are they? Also people have had the odd instal probs with firefox, its good, but I find other browsers to suit me more.

[iranu]

FF is just so much more customiseable and has more features than IE.

eg - I can open up all the online shops I buy PC bits from, from the bookmarks folder they are stored in in 2 clicks. 20 or so of them. Can't do that in IE.

Jeez - even my Ma sees the benefits over IE, took her a while to get used to middle clicking, but with a bit of tution she grasped it and she's a silver surfer. lol.

Security - nothing is ever 100% secure - but I've had less issues with FF than IE regarding this.

[Flibb]

Avant does just about everything that FF does, its an add on / skin for IE. Has mouse gestures, tabbed browsing, etc all built in.