Comments on: Firefox 2.0 or IE7? http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/ neat fun stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:22:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ro http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-118588 ro Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:44:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-118588 I installed Firefox for the first time yesterday. I played for about 2 hours with it. I uninstalled it. I use Opera 9.24. Why going thru all that mess setting/adding/ things when you have everything (except colored tabs) in Opera? Firefox works well. At least in my pc. But again...for me it is not practical. cheers I installed Firefox for the first time yesterday. I played for about 2 hours with it.

I uninstalled it. I use Opera 9.24.
Why going thru all that mess setting/adding/ things when you have everything (except colored tabs) in Opera?

Firefox works well. At least in my pc. But again…for me it is not practical.

cheers

]]> By: Jason http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-117177 Jason Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:43:46 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-117177 Firefox SUCKS. I hate the way it renders code and no, Firefox does not fully support the most important web "standards". IE 7 is a much better browser and kicks Firefoxes ass. The only good thing about Firefox is the Add-ons, but that's about it. Read about Firefox myths: www.firefoxmyths.com Firefox SUCKS. I hate the way it renders code and no, Firefox does not fully support the most important web “standards”. IE 7 is a much better browser and kicks Firefoxes ass. The only good thing about Firefox is the Add-ons, but that’s about it.

Read about Firefox myths: http://www.firefoxmyths.com

]]> By: Abela http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-106929 Abela Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:49:59 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-106929 I am thinking of trying opera. I am thinking of trying opera.

]]> By: bonyuttams http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-103886 bonyuttams Fri, 04 May 2007 23:45:14 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-103886 IE7 s*cks bad time when it loads. I have it installed in my system but hardly open it. I use it only when I need to download something using the plugins I have installed only on IE.. IE7 s*cks bad time when it loads. I have it installed in my system but hardly open it. I use it only when I need to download something using the plugins I have installed only on IE..

]]> By: liu http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-100067 liu Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:06:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-100067 I never use "X" to close tabs, just use mouse geasture. I never use “X” to close tabs, just use mouse geasture.

]]> By: James Robinson http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-90006 James Robinson Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:30:30 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-90006 I installed IE7 today after reading about its predicted uptake and the possibility that IE7, by rendering CSS more accurately, was breaking designs that use specific hacks; I wanted to check a few sites. The install was trouble free and so far I'm impressed by the changes. I only use IE for testing purposes - I run Ubuntu and Firefox for daily work - but the most impressive aspect of IE7 seems to be that MS seem to be listening to developers and, from what I've read, participate in establishing standards. To me the argument above about browsers is misguided and becoming irrelevant. Which is not the same as saying I don't have an opinion, I love FF, it's just that so long as the browsers are adhering to standards and capable of running web apps the "client" doesn't matter. Of course my main complaint with IE generally, related precisely to Multi-Worded Adam's remark about the differences between IE and FF development though with the opposite emphasis, is the complacency of IE development. For a "product that is supported by a professional development team", why is it so difficult for IE to release bug fixes amidst its myriad security updates? I installed IE7 today after reading about its predicted uptake and the possibility that IE7, by rendering CSS more accurately, was breaking designs that use specific hacks; I wanted to check a few sites.

The install was trouble free and so far I’m impressed by the changes. I only use IE for testing purposes – I run Ubuntu and Firefox for daily work – but the most impressive aspect of IE7 seems to be that MS seem to be listening to developers and, from what I’ve read, participate in establishing standards.

To me the argument above about browsers is misguided and becoming irrelevant. Which is not the same as saying I don’t have an opinion, I love FF, it’s just that so long as the browsers are adhering to standards and capable of running web apps the “client” doesn’t matter.

Of course my main complaint with IE generally, related precisely to Multi-Worded Adam’s remark about the differences between IE and FF development though with the opposite emphasis, is the complacency of IE development. For a “product that is supported by a professional development team”, why is it so difficult for IE to release bug fixes amidst its myriad security updates?

]]> By: Fred's Head http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-89830 Fred's Head Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:10:25 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-89830 Matt, You're amazing. I learned more from this post and the ensuing comments than I did when I went thru the FF2 install myself. Thanks. I feel obliged to proffer one of my favorite extensions: the highlighter. It lets you highlight lines in a Web page like you would with a printed out sheet of paper. Stellar. Matt,
You’re amazing. I learned more from this post and the ensuing comments than I did when I went thru the FF2 install myself.

Thanks. I feel obliged to proffer one of my favorite extensions: the highlighter. It lets you highlight lines in a Web page like you would with a printed out sheet of paper. Stellar.

]]> By: Darth http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-89827 Darth Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:43:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-89827 Quote: "P.S. I was surprised to know that the word “ok” is not in the dictionary by default :)" That's because "ok" needs to be caps, homie. Try it, no underline. "Homie" unfortunately has a line. Quote: “P.S. I was surprised to know that the word “ok” is not in the dictionary by default :) ”

That’s because “ok” needs to be caps, homie. Try it, no underline. “Homie” unfortunately has a line.

]]> By: lotus http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-89630 lotus Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:31:32 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-89630 how come no one mentions what really makes FF better than I.E.7,FREE EXTENSIONS if FF can,t do it yet it will soon, or you could learn to write your own. the memory link well FF really should find away to do something about that but from what I understand there is away to turn this off in regedit the Xcontrols on tabs are very usefull if you have alot of tabs open and wan't to selectively close afew . those who criticize peoples command of the english language have not understood E.E. cummings write as you think not. think as you write I think I will give opera a shot. butt what can I say extension,extensions, extensions how come no one mentions what really makes FF better than I.E.7,FREE EXTENSIONS if FF can,t do it yet it will soon, or you could learn to write your own.
the memory link well FF really should find away to do something about that but from what I understand there is away to turn this off in regedit

the Xcontrols on tabs are very usefull if you have alot of tabs open and wan’t to selectively close afew .
those who criticize peoples command of the english language have not understood E.E. cummings
write as you think not. think as you write
I think I will give opera a shot.
butt what can I say extension,extensions, extensions

]]> By: Curtis Kline http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-89501 Curtis Kline Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:07:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/firefox-20-or-ie7/#comment-89501 Say what you want about how much better IE7 is over FF, but you're wrong. First of all, like most MS products, it's bloated. The install file for IE7 is nearly 15mb, verses the 5mb for FF. Also, FF doesn't make you reboot to install it. Basically, MS copied many of the features from FF to make it "competitive". By the way, FireFox has never crashed on me, and that's loading pages with interactive content using flash and java. The only complaint I have with FF is the add-on compatibility check, which renders all your installed add-ons virtually useless simply because the haven't expanded their version numbers to include 2.0. A simple about:config change though solves that issue. Say what you want about how much better IE7 is over FF, but you’re wrong. First of all, like most MS products, it’s bloated. The install file for IE7 is nearly 15mb, verses the 5mb for FF. Also, FF doesn’t make you reboot to install it. Basically, MS copied many of the features from FF to make it “competitive”. By the way, FireFox has never crashed on me, and that’s loading pages with interactive content using flash and java.

The only complaint I have with FF is the add-on compatibility check, which renders all your installed add-ons virtually useless simply because the haven’t expanded their version numbers to include 2.0. A simple about:config change though solves that issue.

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