Comments on: In Defence of Internet Explorer http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/ Better Looking Blogs Grow Faster Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:00:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: designbycyberware http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-14462 designbycyberware Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:30:11 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-14462 My heart lies with firefox but recently webkit's support of HTML5 and advanced CSS3 features having me thinking of converting! Opera is a great browser but still not much CSS3 support. IE IS a bad browser, especially older versions. The German government even recently advised the country to stop using it in favour of other browsers! My heart lies with firefox but recently webkit’s support of HTML5 and advanced CSS3 features having me thinking of converting! Opera is a great browser but still not much CSS3 support. IE IS a bad browser, especially older versions. The German government even recently advised the country to stop using it in favour of other browsers!

]]> By: Hazel Ink Cartridge http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-13232 Hazel Ink Cartridge Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:13:27 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-13232 My heart is with Fire fox, I get the best from them I have not complaints, even though I have heard so many people complaining about the new Fire Fox I (touch wood) have had no problems. My heart is with Fire fox, I get the best from them I have not complaints, even though I have heard so many people complaining about the new Fire Fox I (touch wood) have had no problems.

]]> By: Adam http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-12734 Adam Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:30:05 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-12734 I also use Firefox, of coruse Firefox has faults, but I can't imagine return to IE. I heard thet IE8 is last version of Internet Explorer, but maybe it's gossip. I also use Firefox, of coruse Firefox has faults, but I can’t imagine return to IE.

I heard thet IE8 is last version of Internet Explorer, but maybe it’s gossip.

]]> By: Cathy @ 3 at 1 Copying http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-12611 Cathy @ 3 at 1 Copying Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:09:17 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-12611 I use Fire Fox and I have no problem with it as long as I can get on the net and its quick I can't complain. I use Fire Fox and I have no problem with it as long as I can get on the net and its quick I can’t complain.

]]> By: lynnscott http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-12295 lynnscott Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:03:47 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-12295 Hi Michael...I do agree..I use firefox and very happy.....Microsoft need to do there in house homework....good info...Thanks.. Hi Michael…I do agree..I use firefox and very happy…..Microsoft need to do there in house homework….good info…Thanks..

]]> By: Oliver http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-8275 Oliver Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:00:06 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-8275 im not complaining at all. i get additional paid hours for making sure my pages work on ie, opera all the w3c standards. soooo why complain when i get paid for additional work hours? im not complaining at all. i get additional paid hours for making sure my pages work on ie, opera all the w3c standards. soooo why complain when i get paid for additional work hours?

]]> By: Michael Martin http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-8252 Michael Martin Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:35:32 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-8252 That's a fair enough argument Steve, but there are 2 sides to every coin! :) 1 - That's fine, but I'm yet to see Apple stop bundling Safari with Leopard. Why does this only apply to Microsoft? 2 - IE6 is crap by today's standards, definitely. It wasn't when it came out though. Their issue was leaving it far too long before bringing out IE7. The software itself works, and getting a site working in IE7 is no real issue now. 3 - True, but you'd also have about a million phone calls from people asking how they get to the internet and what Firefox etc. are. Besides, that's not the main reason a lot of people are still on IE6. It's companies/schools etc. with IT departments that are locked into IE6 and can't get out. They're well aware that IE7 exists, just not worth the work to them to upgrade (Or so they think!) 4 - That kind of contravenes your first point. Isn't competition supposed to be a good thing? :) That’s a fair enough argument Steve, but there are 2 sides to every coin! :)

1 – That’s fine, but I’m yet to see Apple stop bundling Safari with Leopard. Why does this only apply to Microsoft?

2 – IE6 is crap by today’s standards, definitely. It wasn’t when it came out though. Their issue was leaving it far too long before bringing out IE7. The software itself works, and getting a site working in IE7 is no real issue now.

3 – True, but you’d also have about a million phone calls from people asking how they get to the internet and what Firefox etc. are. Besides, that’s not the main reason a lot of people are still on IE6. It’s companies/schools etc. with IT departments that are locked into IE6 and can’t get out. They’re well aware that IE7 exists, just not worth the work to them to upgrade (Or so they think!)

4 – That kind of contravenes your first point. Isn’t competition supposed to be a good thing? :)

]]> By: Steve http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-8247 Steve Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:25:55 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-8247 1. Microsoft is breaking competition laws by bundling IE with windows. Whether you like it or not that's been the verdict on both sides of the pond. 2. IE is crap anyway. Try designing a website and then you'll realise how poorly it sticks to standards. No matter what site I design I have to pull strings to get it to work properly on IE. 3. If you bundled no browser with windows at least people would be downloading the most recent version of a browser (you can give them some links on the desktop to download a browser, several links so they have choice) and we won't have issues like the large proportion of people still using the security hole that is IE6. 4. As someone else said, IE kills net innovation because standards can't progress. As soon as some defacto standard comes around (flash, for media distribution) MS decides to rival it with some crap of their own, like Silverlight. 1. Microsoft is breaking competition laws by bundling IE with windows. Whether you like it or not that’s been the verdict on both sides of the pond.
2. IE is crap anyway. Try designing a website and then you’ll realise how poorly it sticks to standards. No matter what site I design I have to pull strings to get it to work properly on IE.
3. If you bundled no browser with windows at least people would be downloading the most recent version of a browser (you can give them some links on the desktop to download a browser, several links so they have choice) and we won’t have issues like the large proportion of people still using the security hole that is IE6.
4. As someone else said, IE kills net innovation because standards can’t progress. As soon as some defacto standard comes around (flash, for media distribution) MS decides to rival it with some crap of their own, like Silverlight.

]]> By: Michael Martin http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-4806 Michael Martin Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:58:56 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-4806 MockSoul,<br>Those flaws in FireFox aren't that bad really. The memory eating is the only one I've noticed before, but even then, my comp can handle it. All of the extensions for Firefox make it worthwhile. :)<br><br>Robyn,<br>Thanks for pointing it out, but like Kristarella said, that's how it's spelt in the UK. I never knew that the US spelt it differently. Sounds like de-fenz? xD<br> MockSoul,
Those flaws in FireFox aren’t that bad really. The memory eating is the only one I’ve noticed before, but even then, my comp can handle it. All of the extensions for Firefox make it worthwhile. :)

Robyn,
Thanks for pointing it out, but like Kristarella said, that’s how it’s spelt in the UK. I never knew that the US spelt it differently. Sounds like de-fenz? xD

]]> By: kristarella http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-4789 kristarella Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:23:56 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/in-defence-of-internet-explorer/#comment-4789 Defence is the British spelling. Defence is the British spelling.

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