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    'Flaw in Internet Explorer' - Tim Berners Lee agrees

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Nocturnal310, Sep 11, 2008.

  1. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    This is not really that big a flaw....i mean we at NBR know some more flaws that IE simply sux!

    it lags, it crashes, it is unsafe & especially on Vista it can totally ruin your OS ..because every malicious software gets deep rooted in your OS via IE.



    I suggest to Mods this article remain in this section as it is more of a discussion backed up by 'news article'

    Thanks!

    Btw ... Who all have tried IE8 beta ???


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    Nocturnal310, Sep 11, 2008
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  2. S.SubZero

    S.SubZero Notebook Deity

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    I have used IE, as either my main browser or at least on some regular level, since it was in it's infancy. I've never had a problem with it that I can recall. It's never been unusually laggy, never crashed randomly, has never been particularly unsafe, and in Vista it's worked just as perfectly.

    You know what kills OS's? IE doesn't kill OS's. Unsafe browsing kills OS's. Clicking on random, questionable links kills OS's. IE can be exploited. Firefox can be exploited. Safari can be exploited. Chrome can apparently even be exploited.

    If you put unquestionable, perfect faith and trust in your browser to protect you.. from you.. you will learn the hard truth, one way or another.
     
    S.SubZero, Sep 11, 2008
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  3. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    ... I have used Chrome(which I hate), I have used Firefox which when run with my assistive tecnology is very unstable and frequently crashes, and I have used IE7 (I don't have time to beta test sorry) and it works by far the best. It maybe a memory pig... but looking at current memory prices no one can complain about it...
     
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  4. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    1. IE7, Google Chrome (Beta)

    2. Firefox

    How do u say it?...'nuff said!
    who ever voted against IE are losers! :)
     
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    makaveli72, Sep 11, 2008
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  5. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    For some reason whenever I use IE, my video streams (youtube, google video, myspace video) all lag whenever i run the mouse over the window. But this dosn't happen in firefox...so that influenced me to prettymuch dropkick IE into the bucket. Can't have video skipping while i'm trying chat on IM or do my homework.
     
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  6. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Never really had much of a complaint with MSIE; then again, I'm not the most persnickety of users, nor the most sophisticated.
     
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  7. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    being as though I rely on browsers for my job IE7 crashing all the time turned me off, but Im hopeful that IE8 will fix that issue. Even if it doesnt I always have my trusty ol' FF.
     
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  8. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    IE7 cannot be removed from Vista...to solve any IE7 problem u gotta re-install Vista..

    thats a big problem.
     
    Nocturnal310, Sep 11, 2008
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  9. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    IE 7 does the job for me, better than FF3 and Google Chrome. Still some sites with full page flash animations crash with FF3. IE 7 FTW.
     
    coolguy, Sep 11, 2008
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  10. synic

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    Ff3 >>>>> Ie
     
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  11. Theros123

    Theros123 Web Designer & Developer

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    It's not a bad browser...though the security issues are huge, since most people have no idea about not clicking on popups, etc. In addition, since I'm a web developer/designer...IE makes my job tough sometimes.
     
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    Tried the rest....IE7 IMHO is still the best.

    Chrome lasted all of 10mins.
     
    TeeJay 44, Sep 11, 2008
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