Microsoft to Google: Stay Out Of Our Browser!

[Guest]

I'm not confident in Google to create a securer or better browser.
I'm with MS there!
Though,
I'm with FireFox! No Google there! :-D

 

[cruiseoveride]

Why are people still using IE, when there is Firefox?

 

[tlmck]

Only morons use IE anyway. They get what they deserve. I have used Firefox since it's inception, and Netscape before that. No plans to change unless somebody builds a better mouse trap. So far no one has.

 

[tlmck]

Only morons use IE anyway. They get what they deserve. I have used Firefox since it's inception, and Netscape before that. No plans to change unless somebody builds a better mouse trap. So far no one has.

 

[tlmck]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom][/citation]
Aside from the security issues, IE 6 was the last good browser MS made. What I did like about it was that you could shove all the toolbars onto one line at the the top, freeing up screenspace. And, it was fairly fast on Win 2000 Pro. I only used it though when I ran across a web site that required it. Thankfully those days are behind us.

 

[r3t4rd]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]I work for a company that does IT support for large private businesses and lots of very serious Government contracts. We have IE6 for web and have just about everything switched off, no shockwave, no flash, we aren't upgrading to IE7 or IE8 and we are absolutely barred from using Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc etc etc. Even the upgrade path from Adobe Reader 8 to 9 had massive repercussions and weeks of problems.Just because your home PC may work fine, when you roll out even a minor change across a few thousand machines you cannot afford an incompatability. Bolting on yet more junk to the browser is just asking for trouble. If you don't beleive me, try asking someone who works for IBM what browser is pushed out on all staff machines.[/citation]
Exactly. Just like back_by_demand said. And I am using IE6 to type this and browse the web. And yes, I do work in an IT Dept, in an IBM equivalent sized company or perhaps even bigger.

 

[sylvez]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]I work for a company that does IT support for large private businesses and lots of very serious Government contracts. We have IE6 for web and have just about everything switched off, no shockwave, no flash, we aren't upgrading to IE7 or IE8 and we are absolutely barred from using Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc etc etc. Even the upgrade path from Adobe Reader 8 to 9 had massive repercussions and weeks of problems.Just because your home PC may work fine, when you roll out even a minor change across a few thousand machines you cannot afford an incompatability. Bolting on yet more junk to the browser is just asking for trouble. If you don't beleive me, try asking someone who works for IBM what browser is pushed out on all staff machines.[/citation]

the machines can be upgraded to IE8. or Firefox. or Chrome. Or Mozilla. Please get ur facts right.

 

[randomizer]

[citation][nom]sylvez[/nom]the machines can be upgraded to IE8. or Firefox. or Chrome. Or Mozilla. Please get ur facts right.[/citation]
Please learn about business.

 

[yang]

The only thing bad about IE is it's resource hogging nature. If microsoft fixes that, I'll gladly switch back to it from firefox.

 

[Halberd388]

I'd love to upgrade all the machines on this NT4 domain to IE 7, heck even IE 8, but most are 433Mghz 128MB machines from 1998-1999 that are running Win2k. Can't upgrade to IE 7 on Win2k, so I use Mozilla on most of the network.

MS has no love for their old software, which is understandable and acceptable, not their fault the CEO will not allow me a budget to upgrade.

 

[nelson_nel]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]I work for a company that does IT support for large private businesses and lots of very serious Government contracts. We have IE6 for web and have just about everything switched off, no shockwave, no flash, we aren't upgrading to IE7 or IE8 and we are absolutely barred from using Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc etc etc. Even the upgrade path from Adobe Reader 8 to 9 had massive repercussions and weeks of problems.Just because your home PC may work fine, when you roll out even a minor change across a few thousand machines you cannot afford an incompatability. Bolting on yet more junk to the browser is just asking for trouble. If you don't beleive me, try asking someone who works for IBM what browser is pushed out on all staff machines.[/citation]

Wow. Sanity. Thank you!

 

[eccentric909]

[citation][nom]sylvez[/nom]the machines can be upgraded to IE8. or Firefox. or Chrome. Or Mozilla. Please get ur facts right.[/citation]

I'm sorry, it just doesn't work that way. If any of our machines were upgraded there would be huge intranet problems, not to mention people having issues getting through the corporate firewall. We have over 75,000 workstations here, just "upgrading" isn't that easy.

Please get your facts straight.

 

[zak_mckraken]

war2k9 please make a better browser.
Thank You!

 

[AndrewMD]

Just like it was mentioned before, for home users and mom and pop operations, upgrading to a new or different browser isn't the problem. Businesses like the one I am in which support over 100,000 desktops, laptops, etc have restrictions for a reason. Our IT department tests the latest browsers all the time in a controlled test environment. There are NO browser except for IE6 that are compatible with our web interfaced software portals. This is not a Microsoft issue, this is a vendor issue with our software vendors. A lot of companies out there are using the same software we use so that is the reason THEY cannot just upgrade the browser.

Too many people talking out there A$$ with their 2 computer network thinking that upgrading or using another freaking OS or browser is the end all save all crap.

Go get a job with a large corporate company or government and step into the real world.

Freaking jerks!

 

[nelson_nel]

[citation][nom]AndrewMD[/nom]Just like it was mentioned before, for home users and mom and pop operations, upgrading to a new or different browser isn't the problem. Businesses like the one I am in which support over 100,000 desktops, laptops, etc have restrictions for a reason. Our IT department tests the latest browsers all the time in a controlled test environment. There are NO browser except for IE6 that are compatible with our web interfaced software portals. This is not a Microsoft issue, this is a vendor issue with our software vendors. A lot of companies out there are using the same software we use so that is the reason THEY cannot just upgrade the browser.Too many people talking out there A$$ with their 2 computer network thinking that upgrading or using another freaking OS or browser is the end all save all crap. Go get a job with a large corporate company or government and step into the real world. Freaking jerks![/citation]

haha, That's kind of extreme.

Still, you're right. Tried and tested is simply too important to toss in the wind. Microsoft platforms are just so much more tested... Yes, when one bug is found, an exponential amount of PCs become vulnerable, but then one fix is released and that same amount of PCs can be patched. Not a big deal.

Firefox only thrives because of 'lazy-tech' syndrome where someones grandmother has a PC that has all sorts of malware on it because she has no idea what she is clicking and then grandson comes up and doesn't want to waste his time cleaning it and educating so instead he plops Fire Fox on fires off some bs about how its safer. It's not... all your old problems are still there.

Learn about security, don't just put a peice of tape over it and say there's no leak; Now you just have two cracks instead of one.

 

[darkstar107]

@Microsoft: Make a browser that is not complete sh*t and I will upgrade. Currently I am stuck using IE7 at work because our site for logging tickets ONLY works with IE. However, since IE8 has sh*t programming, it doesn't work with our ticket system even though it is Microsoft specific. Microsoft seems to be dropping the ball with everything they do (Win7 being the only exception).

With that said, I have noticed a speed increase with our ticket logging system since installing chrome frame.

 

[Guest]

Stockholm syndrome is alive and well I see.

 

[belardo]

"She also added that consumers using Internet Explorer 6 need to dump the old browser and download the latest release"

Naaa... people should just use Opera, Firefox or Chrome rather than the new IE... which is still a mess compared to any other browser on the market.

 

[matchboxmatt]

This... is... not... the... proper... way... to... use... ellipses...

Good lord, every other post I read.

 

[sylvez]

[citation][nom]randomizer[/nom]Please learn about business.[/citation]

im sorry, u're working at IBM?