I searched Microsoft.com for Firefox and that website wasn't there. Are you sure it wasn't just a joke promotion?
This is what makes me suspicious of this site:
Fun at the speed of light.
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Firefox is dumb in my opinion, last time i tried to use firefox they gave me ad ware that never went away, every time i used firefox i would get constant ads, but they set a world records is all that counts
Firefox is dumb in my opinion, last time i tried to use firefox they gave me ad ware that never went away, every time i used firefox i would get constant ads, but they set a world records is all that counts
What in the world are you talking about? Firefox does not come with any spyware/adware and chances are it was from some other foolishness of yours. Please do not tell me you are an internet explorer fanboy. IE has so many purposely implemented, yes purposely implemented holes in it put in by Microsoft that allows a person to remotely install trojans, spyware etc on your computer just by opening the browser.
Firefox is dumb in my opinion, last time i tried to use firefox they gave me ad ware that never went away, every time i used firefox i would get constant ads, but they set a world records is all that counts
What in the world are you talking about? Firefox does not come with any spyware/adware and chances are it was from some other foolishness of yours. Please do not tell me you are an internet explorer fanboy. IE has so many purposely implemented, yes purposely implemented holes in it put in by Microsoft that allows a person to remotely install trojans, spyware etc on your computer just by opening the browser.
I take it you're talking about ActiveX?
Yes, that was the case in the past, but now every ActiveX control needs strict permission from the user to run. In Vista, ActiveX controls embedded in web pages cannot touch the rest of the operating system.
IE8 improves even more on this. The whole ActiveX security issue will be a moot point within a few years.
Anyway, Firefox plugins are just as easy to exploit as ActiveX. Don't assume every extension for Firefox is safe - because they aren't.
Firefox is also a memory hog (despite improvements in Fx3) and is slow when rendering pages.
It also (for me) set itself as my default browser when I installed it. I could not disable this 'feature'. This is something the open-source community has always criticised Microsoft for (and MS actually got sued for making IE the default browser in Windows) yet they're doing the same thing. Unwanted modification of system settings is a characteristic of malware. Chew on that, Firefox fanboys.
Anyway, I suggest everyone use Opera. As I said before, It's superior to Firefox in almost every way. There's really no need for plugins/extensions because Opera has everything you'll need built in. Opera is faster than Firefox, uses less memory, looks better and renders pages better.
Also, I suggest you try out IE8 when it's released early next year. It's shaping up to be good.
I take it you're talking about ActiveX?
Yes, that was the case in the past, but now every ActiveX control needs strict permission from the user to run. In Vista, ActiveX controls embedded in web pages cannot touch the rest of the operating system.
IE8 improves even more on this. The whole ActiveX security issue will be a moot point within a few years.
Anyway, Firefox plugins are just as easy to exploit as ActiveX. Don't assume every extension for Firefox is safe - because they aren't.
Firefox is also a memory hog (despite improvements in Fx3) and is slow when rendering pages.
It also (for me) set itself as my default browser when I installed it. I could not disable this 'feature'. This is something the open-source community has always criticised Microsoft for (and MS actually got sued for making IE the default browser in Windows) yet they're doing the same thing. Unwanted modification of system settings is a characteristic of malware. Chew on that, Firefox fanboys.
Anyway, I suggest everyone use Opera. As I said before, It's superior to Firefox in almost every way. There's really no need for plugins/extensions because Opera has everything you'll need built in. Opera is faster than Firefox, uses less memory, looks better and renders pages better.
Also, I suggest you try out IE8 when it's released early next year. It's shaping up to be good.
IE8 Beta already failed in my opinion. Its slow as ever and the skin is horrible. Considering its a beta, I might give it a try. But its Microsoft, so you never know.
IE8 Beta already failed in my opinion. Its slow as ever and the skin is horrible. Considering its a beta, I might give it a try. But its Microsoft, so you never know.
IE8 Beta 1 was targetted at web developers, not end users. It's not supposed to look attractive or run quickly. It's purpose was to demo new features (better rendering, etc) to people who need to make the appropriate changes to their websites to accomodate the new browser.
I'm sure they'll improve on stability, look and feel and performance in future BETAs.
Mozilla Did It!
But ff3 keeps crashing on me,they better fix that
