Firefox VS. IE 6.0

[Ron N]

I use IE for my just lookin around on the internet, and Mozilla for my email. I like mozilla email because it works well with my local email service and never drops an email._ Ron

 

[A K]

I've been using Firefox for about a year and a half now, and without any problems. I will download IE7 when it is released, but only for those sites that seem to function only in IE. For everything else, it's Firefox.

 

[Mike Wilson]

I'm GLAD I drive an Edsel !!!



(IBM Aptiva, W/'93, 4.0 GB H.D., Netscape 7.0.1 Cached Version W/McCaffee(?)

Virusscan). I can leave this puppy parked on the street with the windows rolled

down and the keys in the ignition!!! No Takers!

I can't even get lightning to strike her!!! How sad is that?:lol:

 

[TomT]

Opera is better then both of them.

 

[Mark S 3]

Yes. Microsoft IE is the most prolific browser in use worldwide, that is why it is targeted for security breaches. No other browser, or software has been hacked more often than Microsofts, but If MAC's or LINUX were the most popular, they would be attacked the same way.

That is only partly true. It also has a lot to do with how mature the various software is and wether it is open source or not. Case in point, compare the attacks against IIS vs Apache. Apache (open source) has by far the lion's share of the market, yet gets much less attacks then the closed source IIS.





The three reasons I recommend Firefox:



It is open source. When you have 1000 sets of eyes reviewing the code it is just natural that they will find, and fix, more bugs than when the only people reviewing the code are employees of a single company.



It encourages competition. When Microsoft was the only game in town, they didn't bother to upgrade their browser for 5+ years. As soon as Firefox started to gain popularity, Microsoft decided to release IE7. More competition = better for us all.



Those little extras! Tabbed browsing, RSS readers, plug ins, customizable skins... I love the pop up blockers and mostly how Firefox that can block those annoying animated image and flash ads. It makes web browsing much more enjoyable.

 

[Chet 02]

Stone, I personally prefer IE 7, but I do agree with Statik13 about the competition.

Nelson was just looking for an excuse to brag about the 12000+ score he got....lol.

tracnblack...I pretty well stopped buying any new computers too. it seems like they are essentially obsolete after 6 months anyway.

 

[Fer Echegaray]

AND... If I ever find a page that works only on Interner Exploder, I can use a plugin (IE Tab):



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[Richard L]

Statik13,

While your statistic regarding IIS vs Apache servers being attacked may be correct, it has less to do with whether they are Open Source or not. And I seriously doubt that Apache is more prolific than IIS.



The target of most viruses that we scan for are attaches on workstations/client PC like we all operate at home or in out offices at work. They are not directed straight at the Servers. They attack the most common PC operating system which is the weakest link which are the PC's and workstations



There is a big difference between Server operating systems and PC operating systems, and the vast majority of of viruses and attacks via the Internet/Email enter the system through the PC/Workstation software not the Server.



...Rich

 

[Mark S 3]

RichardL,



From the NetCraft June 2006 survey. IIS has about 1/2 the market the Appache currently has.



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[Richard L]

Statik13,

Thanks for the info. I did not think that there were that many Apache servers. Of all the clients I have worked in the past 8 years or so, I have only encounter one that used Apache.



Anyway, my point was that the vast majority of the attacks are targeted at the workstation or stand alone PC, not the servers.



...Rich