Why You Should Dump Internet Explorer

By Daniel Miessler on February 13th, 2006: Tagged as CSS | Firefox | General | IE | XHTML

The time has come to dump Internet Explorer. I know, I know — you may have heard the same thing before from those that think it’s cool to hate Microsoft; but I’m not one of those guys. I’m actually an MCSE and I happen to like quite a few of Microsoft’s products.

Rather than lump me into the Microsoft-basher category, consider for a moment why you use the browser you use, and humor me by entertaining the notion, if even for a second, that switching to another might be worth your while…

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brad

i actually will not browse at all if Internet Explorer is the only tool available. Firefox rocks my socks!
brad

i actually will not browse at all if Internet Explorer is the only tool available. Firefox rocks my socks!
Tyrax

You seem to be a big Firefox fan. What makes netscape style plug-ins and javascript any different than IE’s ActiveX controls and ActiveScript?
Tyrax

You seem to be a big Firefox fan. What makes netscape style plug-ins and javascript any different than IE’s ActiveX controls and ActiveScript?
http://dmiessler.com/ Daniel

Well, for one thing ActiveX is based on the COM model — meaning it’s literally a full application running within another. This means it has the full power to do anything the user running the browser can do (usually an administrator).

Secondly, ActiveX takes people by suprise and often installs with people not even noticing. Firefox extensions are hardly ever installed without a user’s knowledge — if ever.

Finally, just look at the facts. How many people do you know who have ruined Windows operating systems because of Firefox plugins? Now compare that number to how many have had their systems toasted by ActiveX and IE. You’ll find that the numbers are quite different.

But thanks for the post, it’s an important question…
http://dmiessler.com Daniel

Well, for one thing ActiveX is based on the COM model — meaning it’s literally a full application running within another. This means it has the full power to do anything the user running the browser can do (usually an administrator).

Secondly, ActiveX takes people by suprise and often installs with people not even noticing. Firefox extensions are hardly ever installed without a user’s knowledge — if ever.

Finally, just look at the facts. How many people do you know who have ruined Windows operating systems because of Firefox plugins? Now compare that number to how many have had their systems toasted by ActiveX and IE. You’ll find that the numbers are quite different.

But thanks for the post, it’s an important question…
http://jtpowell.blogspot.com/ Jason Powell

You seem to be a big Firefox fan. You seem to be a big quailtard.
http://jtpowell.blogspot.com Jason Powell

You seem to be a big Firefox fan. You seem to be a big quailtard.

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