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Why recommend "upgrading" to IE7 from IE6
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Ranger REG
Explorer
I still use it (and IE) to surf the 'net.Thanee said:Nescape 8 isn't even a browser...
Bummed that both don't have newsreader upgrade (still using OE 6).
Mercule
Adventurer
Thanee said:
Irrelivant. All that matters is that it has it now. Or would it be fair to compare IE6 with Opera 1?
I absolutely agree that MS has been behind the times with browser development and it frustrates me, as a web developer who actually likes to use CSS. There are just enough reason to pick on IE (or any other platform/tool) without dredging up old stuff.
IMO, IE7 is competitive with FireFox or Opera. There are still some areas where it could be more standards compliant. On the other hand, it has fewer problems with certain content types (IME, Flash and Quicktime are occasionally problematic in Firefox, YMMV).
I'm forced to used IE6 at work, for the next six or so months, because of legacy 3rd party issues. I keep Firefox installed to check CSS and other standards. I see little to no difference between Firefox at work and IE7 at home, other than IE7 being more reliable with media -- though I've heard Firefox fans having the opposite experience. I've never used Opera, so have no opinion.
Honestly, I don't think the aveage user will notice much difference between IE7 and Firefox. Mostly, it's just another software jyhad for us geeks to bang our chest about. Java vs .NET. Mac vs Windows. Etc.
XCorvis
First Post
Ranger REG said:
You know about SeaMonkey, right? It's what used to be the Mozilla Suite (and that's what they ruined to make Netscape). It has a newsreader and many other things...
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/
