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Oh, let's see... Opera and Firefox (henceforth collectively called "OF") is better than Internet Explorer (henceforth known as "IE")because
1) IE has a crapload of vulnerabilities, many which stem from IE's close integration with the entire OS, even some as deep as kernel level, if I'm not mistaken. OK, OF have both been shown to have vulnerabilities, but these browsers are not an integral part of the OS, and are therefore not as dangerous. I've had to help people who've had their PC hijacked by spyware, trojans, viruses, and whatnot, just because IE let it happen. And whenever I use an IE-user's PC, I see all these weird toolbars in IE, and when I ask them why they have them, they just answer "I dunno. It just showed up one day, and I can't seem to get it away." Yeah, well. If you enjoy having your browser taken over, surveilanced and abused, keep using IE.
2) OF are updated and upgraded very often. When was the last time IE was updated? I think IE 6 is over four years old. Yes, IE 7 is on its way, but it's after four frickin' years!
3) Based on what I just said about updating, the Internet has evolved since 2002-2003. Nowadays, OF supports XHTML, CSS1+2 and that new and fancy AJAX stuff. IE supports neither, unless you're willing to accept stupid hacks as "support". It's not the developers of websites' responsibility to fix Microsoft's browser.
4) Tabbed browsing and extension of the browser is built in with OF. IE has neither.
5) ActiveX. One of Microsoft's pet peeves. Absent in OF. Yay! If you absolutely require it, there's a plugin for Fx at least, but I'm glad I'm without.
6) OF is supported in nearly any OS you can think of. So if you ever where to switch, you'll still be able to use your beloved favorite browser there. IE is... well... Windows only.
7) Faster browsing. Believe it or not, but tests have shown that OF are faster than IE when it comes to browsing. They render pages faster, and use methods to download the site you're visiting better. Opera is supposedly better than Firefox in this aspect, but they're at least both better than IE.
8) Firefox is Open-Source! Oooh. You can go through its code and see what it really is doing. If you're scared of Open Source, this of course is no advantage to you, but for me, using an Open Source OS, and nothing but Open Source programs, I like that my browser is also Open Source. I even have a friend who's doing bugsquasing for Firefox. Internet Explorer (and Opera, indicentially) keeps their sources closed, so you have no idea what they're doing. If you're fine with that... well, so be it. I like it when several thousands have scrutinized the code of the programs I use.
That's all I can think of currently. But it convinces me, so I'm keeping FAAAR away from that IE browser. The only thing it's good for is downloading another browser.
1) IE has a crapload of vulnerabilities, many which stem from IE's close integration with the entire OS, even some as deep as kernel level, if I'm not mistaken. OK, OF have both been shown to have vulnerabilities, but these browsers are not an integral part of the OS, and are therefore not as dangerous. I've had to help people who've had their PC hijacked by spyware, trojans, viruses, and whatnot, just because IE let it happen. And whenever I use an IE-user's PC, I see all these weird toolbars in IE, and when I ask them why they have them, they just answer "I dunno. It just showed up one day, and I can't seem to get it away." Yeah, well. If you enjoy having your browser taken over, surveilanced and abused, keep using IE.
2) OF are updated and upgraded very often. When was the last time IE was updated? I think IE 6 is over four years old. Yes, IE 7 is on its way, but it's after four frickin' years!
3) Based on what I just said about updating, the Internet has evolved since 2002-2003. Nowadays, OF supports XHTML, CSS1+2 and that new and fancy AJAX stuff. IE supports neither, unless you're willing to accept stupid hacks as "support". It's not the developers of websites' responsibility to fix Microsoft's browser.
4) Tabbed browsing and extension of the browser is built in with OF. IE has neither.
5) ActiveX. One of Microsoft's pet peeves. Absent in OF. Yay! If you absolutely require it, there's a plugin for Fx at least, but I'm glad I'm without.
6) OF is supported in nearly any OS you can think of. So if you ever where to switch, you'll still be able to use your beloved favorite browser there. IE is... well... Windows only.
7) Faster browsing. Believe it or not, but tests have shown that OF are faster than IE when it comes to browsing. They render pages faster, and use methods to download the site you're visiting better. Opera is supposedly better than Firefox in this aspect, but they're at least both better than IE.
8) Firefox is Open-Source! Oooh. You can go through its code and see what it really is doing. If you're scared of Open Source, this of course is no advantage to you, but for me, using an Open Source OS, and nothing but Open Source programs, I like that my browser is also Open Source. I even have a friend who's doing bugsquasing for Firefox. Internet Explorer (and Opera, indicentially) keeps their sources closed, so you have no idea what they're doing. If you're fine with that... well, so be it. I like it when several thousands have scrutinized the code of the programs I use.
That's all I can think of currently. But it convinces me, so I'm keeping FAAAR away from that IE browser. The only thing it's good for is downloading another browser.
