Re: Internet Explorer 7 = rubbish

On 22/03/2007 09:18, Organic Icecube wrote:
"ray" <datasmog@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1hvdbtd.8jqnb910ppptsN%datasmog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Then along comes IE7
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On a more serious note: although I use 'puters all day every day professionally, I tend to be quite coy about changing from the mainstream packages. In the beginning, I was perfectly happy using DOS. Then Windows for Workgroups came along and I had to learn how to use a mouse (and wreck my eyesight peering at those awful greyscale screens on the early laptops). As Windows progressed through 95, 98, 98SE and 2000, I stuck to what you got with them i.e. Outlook Express and Internet Explorer. I am currently using XP Pro and IE7.

Now, I hear so many people flaming Bill Gates and Microsoft's monotonous monopoly and I certainly feel no special allegiance to same. People tell me I'd be better off using Linux, or this browser, that email package or the other news reader. The truth of the matter is that I've never had any particular problem using the MS standard stuff. I browse the Web for stuff ever such a lot and wonder, if I'm missing out, what am I missing out on exactly. Is it a case of what you've never had you never miss? What are the benefits of switching to Firefox, say? What is the best combination of software to be using at the moment (bearing in mind that much of the industrial stuff I use only states that it needs an XP or 2000 server-based platform)?


I think that using computers in an industrial way is different to "home" use. Bespoke systems are written for "standard" systems as provided by computer companies. These invariably have MS pre-installed. They are not used on the internet the same way that home computers are.
With home use, people have found that by using the internet more there have been many flaws in the past with MS operating systems. Now it's almost expected to be full of problems.
The choice of browser is mostly personal choice. I use Firefox because of the add-ons that are available, if you need them.
Firefox is a much smaller program than IE7, even with add-ons included.
Again, industrial systems tend to have more storage available, so not much of a problem as with home users.


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