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| sWampy:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on April 05, 2006, 04:44:21 am --- --- Quote from: sWampy on April 04, 2006, 04:05:23 pm ---I always hate to see Microsoft come out with new versions of their software, almost instantally people will start adding ie7 only crap to their web pages just to try to prove they require the latest and greatest, causing great pain to people using unix/linus/apples/etc. --- End quote --- :soapbox: And thus they should as like it or not, ie is by far the most widely used browser period simply because there are more pcs than any other type of computer and there are more pcs running windows than any other os. With that being said, ie has went to some lengths to get back to html standard, but you've gotta ask yourself, should it even be considered the standard when the majority of intenet users use a browser that expands that standard. Shouldn't in fact whatever m$ decides to add to new versions of ie become the standard and other browsers/oses should just quit complaining and try to keep up? --- End quote --- Hell no, they don't add to standards, they always take open standards and bastardize them, leave security holes in them, copyright them, patent them, call them their own, and leave the rest of the world hanging, trying to figure out how to redo stuff they invented so it will work with ie. Look what they did to java, they took a very secure concept, opened it up major security holes in it, and set the language back 10 years. A web browser shouldn't be able to change system files period, yet microsoft is always adding "features" that give people that ability. Active-X is a security nightmare, yet microsoft will not let it die. Hell they have even taken something as straight forward as XML and put a microsoft spin on it leaving the world scratching it's head wondering what it really is. |
| Grasshopper:
It must be very lonely being the only member of the M$ fanclub. My attitude to IE7 is simply what's the point? Honestly, what is it going to do that Firefox doesn't? |
| Howard_Casto:
Run 50-75% faster? Actually work on all webpages (like it or not some are ie specific)? Either automatically install with windows update or come pre-installed with windows vista? I'm by no means a member of the m$ fanclub, I'm a fan of things that work the best. It just so happens that 75% of the time the m$ solution is the best solution. Not even gonna respond to swampys. Unfortunately either you "get it" or you don't about m$ products. Some people automatically bash anything that m$ comes out with. The thing is they seldom come out with bad stuff. Sure it's often expensive, and yes they are a big giant evil empire. But hey I'm not willing to only use stuff made by nice people, and neither should you.. afterall, I don't see walmart losing any money. And just for the record, active X is the best thing to ever happen to the internet. Does it cause security issues, of course, but it also allows things to run on the web that simply can't be done any other way. It's real easy to say there are alternatives after m$ actually made the concept of a plugin-laden webpage a reality and now everbody is copying the framework that m$ laid down. And this is the final word I expect to hear from anyone on this matter as far as comments from the peanut gallery are concerned. I've humored this "philosophical discussion" long enough. I started this thread to review ie 7. When you guys actually try ie7 THEN you can write your own frikkin review. However questions and comments are appreciated and I'm more than willing to look into features for anyone who can't risk trying it right now. |
| darthbane2k:
I installed this yesterday and was inpressed - until I discovered that HOTMAIL doesnt work on it. Everytime I attempt to log into hotmail I get a blank white page and script error window. |
| Howard_Casto:
It must be something on your end because hotmail works fine for me. I just tried it again to double check. When you install ie7 I believe t recycles your ie6 cache. That might be causing the error so removing your temporary internet files and trying again might solve the problem. |
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