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Paulopires, you definitely raise some valid points about why people stay with IE.
However, if you re-read the opening post of this thread, Kokopedal asks:
[QUOTE}Tell me again why I should use ff instead of ie.{/QUOTE]
... and that's what we've done.
Even Microsoft will not deny that Firefox is safer than IE... The fundamental reason being that it is not an integral part of the Operating System and therefore does not grant access to vital parts of your system to malicious or unwanted programs.
It's not a matter of whether you FEEL safer or not, It's a matter of actually being safer. My point all along has been that EVERY LITTLE BIT counts. I have to much at risk to take chances with IE when it is proven to be highly insecure.
When you suggested that we "Don't need all that steel" you demonstrated a complacent attitude towards security... something IE has done for a decade, and something that Firefox does not do. If you were not being complacent, you would be avidly seeking the "Most Secure" option and not the "Completely Insecure" option.
I'm sure Tamlin's comment was not intended as a personal insult... it is simply the statement of fact that there are people out there that prey on people who leave themselves open to attack.
If you don't like my Gun analogy, perhaps you'll prefer me comparing the browsers to doors... both provide a passage way to the internet however, Internet Explorer cannot be locked, closed, or barricaded... you are left to deal with intruders after the fact.... Firefox at the very least allows you to close, secure, and deadbolt the door... keeping the majority of unwanted visitors out, and the stuff inside safe.
I'd never leave my house without locking my door, and I try not to surf the net with an insecure browser.
It seems to me that you are greatly offended by the collective agreement here that Firefox is a better choice than Internet Explorer. We represent only 20% or one fifth of the population... There are more of you than there is of us telling us the opposite of what we believe. I am consoled by the knowledge that experienced developers and security savvy browsers almost unanimously purport the advantages of firefox over IE.
To the rest of you, I only hope that you see the light before it's too late.
Sorry if you are offended, it is not my intention but let me say that people offend my experience and my knowledge by telling me that IE is the better choice.
If this thread had not been started, and the collective opinion asked for, I would keep my opinions to myself... but since it has been asked for, and I am happy to share it, i find it surprising that the negativity BioRUST manages to avoid has to seep in.
Mike.
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