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Darth Tigris on 29 March 2011
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disolitude said:
Zkuq said:
disolitude said:
Krstorm said:

LOL IE, the browser of choice of old people, people who don't know how to use a computer and MS fanboys


Or people that have tried IE9...

It's not like IE9 was superior to FF4 - and even if it is, not much, that's for sure. Not enough to make changing browser a must.

Yes, the whole world uses FF4 already. Changing to IE9 would be a waste for everyone... Multiple browsers for users are also out of the question.

Your sarcasm is probably lost, unfortunately.

I was over a friend of mine's spot that is an avowed anti-MS person for the most part and has an Mac that he he said is really powerful.  Unfortunately, since it doesn't have an Intel chip in it, it can't run FF4.  He also was working on a website for a client that ended up being mad because the site wasn't tested in IE which still a majority of users use.

I dabble (and mean DABBLE) in web development and think the add-ons in FF are great ..... for that.  Outside of web development, the big 3 browers all have strengths and weaknesses that, in the end, aren't really dealbreakers for any of them.

I'm typing this in Chrome because its the fastest on my aging P4 XP PC.  FF4 runs better than FF 3.6 for sure, but not Chrome fast.  Can't run IE9 at all due to XP and IE8 is as slow as FF 3.6 was for me.  I've never even tried Safari or Opera, though many swear by the latter.

The point?  Being a browser fanboy or refusing to see that the field is becoming more competitive and balanced than ever before is just ridiculously immature.  I've used IE9 and FF4 and think the enhancements of both (especially IE9) are fantastic.  For your average user (which would include 90% of computer users), any of them is finally a great choice ... if your computer can handle them.