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Internet Exploder is a business wrecking tool waiting to be unleashed. Firefox is simply a better, more capable browser. the reason Microsoft still exists today is that virus and trojan writers have been too kind. They haven't destroyed any companies ... yet! Then whacha think will happen?

Carroll, get a clue. IE is garbage. It's purpose was to put Netscape out of business and that was accomplished by bundling - NOT by user choice. 95% of the 95% using IE don't have a clue about choosing another browser. Spread the truth - not FUD!

Signed: Occasional IE user by necessity - not by choice...
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What about ActiveX?  alterego_z | 08/30/04
Yes, ActiveX included...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
Just Complain  Martin Marvinski | 08/30/04
Naming of names  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
Care to explain?  Nullifidian | 08/30/04
You are, of course, incorrect when you state...  escoles@... | 08/31/04
Wasn't always the case  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
I agree  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
not your best article john, what about Accessability  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
RE: What about ActiveX?  bmonster | 08/31/04
RE  CobraA1 | 08/31/04
Marketing 101  StorageGuru | 08/30/04
Finally  ParadigmOdyssey | 08/30/04
Although I agree with you  Arrg | 08/30/04
Reply  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
It's all a matter of opinion  Taz_z | 08/30/04
100% Correct!  nikoli | 08/30/04
Very perceptive  Taz_z | 08/30/04
"Winning"...LOL!  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
except my experience is that IE breaks more than Mozilla  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
But hardly any site "requires" IE  escoles@... | 08/31/04
You're arguing that the tail wags the dog.  Torgam | 08/31/04
I'l have to agree with that...  el1jones | 08/30/04
True, Programmers Don't Care  nikoli | 08/30/04
Well I have a copy of Netscape 2.x  computer_man | 08/30/04
Browzers  rooster2004 | 08/30/04
IE 4.0  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
How To Remove Internet Explorer  poocow666 | 08/30/04
I just did it  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Oh I know it's not impossible  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Does Windows Update work?  d_jedi | 08/30/04
Yes  poocow666 | 08/30/04
Why would you do it?  computer_man | 08/30/04
Nonsense.  escoles@... | 08/31/04
IE 4.0 market share  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
Perhaps you misunderstood me  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Being there  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
Were they both "just there"?  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Comment on JavaScript  Fred Fredrickson | 09/02/04
Preferential treatment  Taz_z | 08/30/04
When IE 3.0 was there ...  computer_man | 08/30/04
My bad  Taz_z | 08/30/04
That sounds correct.  computer_man | 08/30/04
More than just there and just as good.  The King's Servant | 08/30/04
Other IE "advantages"  FrankNStein | 08/31/04
I believe IE 5 was integrated  JoeMama_z | 08/30/04
Netscape and IE  richhayes | 08/31/04
Features  JustMe99_z | 08/30/04
Dominance...  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
Agree  andypiesse@... | 09/09/04
MG and Triumph  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Why standards  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
W3C is not a standards body, ISO is!  B.O.F.H. | 08/30/04
How long did I wait for IE compatability  The King's Servant | 08/30/04
Also, IIS doen not support PNG by default.  The King's Servant | 08/30/04
Totally Agree with this point of view  BXLE | 08/30/04
IE Security Improved  Jaschink | 08/30/04
BFD  Taz_z | 08/30/04
False  nikoli | 08/30/04
False yourself  Taz_z | 08/30/04
It just occurred to me  Taz_z | 08/30/04
Actually  AbsolutelyNot | 08/31/04
Hey John, is THIS the religion we should drop??  Jeff Spicoli | 08/30/04
Wow!!! That is sooo revealing about Carroll ...  el1jones | 08/30/04
Carrol is back! Trollslayers have a job again!  TrollSlayer | 09/01/04
Note To Microsoft: QUIT SUCKING SO MUCH!  itanalyst | 08/30/04
...and support PNG files.  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
Two "religions" oppose IE  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Nice Try (NOT!)  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Reply  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
The "more secure by fewer numbers" theory doesn't always fly  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Found it!  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Less Likely to get Hacked?  poocow666 | 08/30/04
mm security  Iain_Peters | 08/30/04
Microsoft a disproportionate target  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
RE: Microsoft..  Iain_Peters | 08/31/04
Des Moines death  SC-man | 08/30/04
Here's your links . . . respond please  DJGibbon | 09/14/04
Yes, I know. And you've got the NBM religion.  Linux_Developer | 08/30/04
In advocacy, there's "religion", "supporter", "reasonable"  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
IE just as likely to have increased it's share???  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
95% and holding  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
looking like a free browser that IE is based on is not "looking like IE"  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
And we all fondly remember Mosaic  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Not sure where 3schools obtained its numbers...  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Choosing on features and spending bits  escoles@... | 08/31/04
Simple facts  Anton Philidor | 08/31/04
Yes, and how did MS get that 96%... ILLEGALLY!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/30/04
If this is true . . .  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
An example.  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
Anti trust , IE and UNIX  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Goes for OS and hardware as well  FilledOut | 08/30/04
IE Standards Compliant? Sort of...  blueice_z | 08/30/04
Hear hear!  Yen_z | 08/30/04
Firefox & ActiveX  tero_t_vaananen@... | 08/30/04
Thanks for the link.  Yen_z | 08/30/04
I think you're blowiing some hot air  toadlife | 09/06/04
If you bother to look for it....  tero_t_vaananen@... | 09/07/04
I did bother and I'm still looking  toadlife | 09/07/04
*WHAT* IE-only sites?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
Try Microsoft...  Patrick Jones | 08/30/04
Yep got the same thing.  computer_man | 08/30/04
I haven't had problems with any of those sites  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
I had a problem posting ads on amazon using IE so used opera  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
I used Firefox 0.9.3 with User Agent Switcher 0.4  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Interesting...  Patrick Jones | 08/30/04
Simple  Taz_z | 08/30/04
Well said, (Mmm! Brains in jars!)  KOS-MOS | 08/30/04
Lacking? Gimme a Firefox example.  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
How about...  KOS-MOS | 08/30/04
Boy, you sure told him  Taz_z | 08/30/04
Good lord...  KOS-MOS | 08/31/04
Did you try this plug-in?  Linux User 147560 | 08/30/04
Thanks, but...  KOS-MOS | 08/31/04
Yes, it has Japanese support  CobraA1 | 08/31/04
Nice, but...  KOS-MOS | 08/31/04
You even tried it?  CobraA1 | 08/31/04
but 15% of users HAVE switched  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
I think it's great...  KOS-MOS | 08/30/04
Choice  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
False Dichotomy  hipparchus2000 | 09/07/04
A big THANK YOU!  bmgoodman | 08/30/04
It's not about "religion", it's about my webpage not working  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
report bad pages  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
Couple of points  Maxxcooldude | 08/30/04
If IE would not have extra features - ?  Vily Clay | 08/30/04
Do the IE-specific features really matter?  John L. Ries | 08/30/04
A note to MS: Drop the non standard stuff that is not needed or insecure.  DonnieBoy | 08/30/04
A bit elitest?  bony tryan | 08/30/04
Even MSFT uses Firefox  chemist109 | 08/30/04
He's not a reporter  John L. Ries | 08/30/04
hitting the hammer on the head  jimk_z | 08/30/04
That's "hitting the nail on the head".  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
JOURNALISTS WRITE WITHOUT KNOWING THE FACTS - THE "STANDARDS RELIGION"  worbd@... | 08/31/04
Its Outlook Express  susancragin@... | 08/31/04
But John, there *is* no compatability problem  escoles@... | 08/31/04
yep  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
This article is...  msdead | 08/31/04
good point!  sa_z | 08/31/04
good point!  sa_z | 09/01/04
Revisionist history?  Bill F. | 08/31/04
Tabs and Security are my reasons  George Jay | 08/31/04
Carrol loves spreading M$ fud.  sa_z | 08/31/04
Example:  idounix | 08/31/04
Netscape forever  nuke071@... | 09/01/04
Comments  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/01/04
Comments  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/01/04
Sorry but I'm just not seeing the same incompatibilities you are  Michael Kelly | 09/01/04
It is easier to use numbers from 3 years ago!  B.O.F.H. | 09/02/04
Browser Market Share  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/03/04
a couple years ago John  V Sanders | 09/03/04
John, of course you don't  V Sanders | 09/02/04
Re: Comments  John L. Ries | 09/04/04
Re: Comments  John L. Ries | 09/04/04
Missing the point  Roger Ramjet | 09/07/04
Er... pardon?  jonpearse | 09/10/04
Mozilla Firefox is great  V Sanders | 09/02/04
MS IE religion  V Sanders | 09/03/04
yeah hehe  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
Opposed your Religion ?  pj-xmesh | 09/04/04
Freedom of CHOICE  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
My browser lesson learned from Microsoft is...  mlindl | 09/08/04
not really..  bugmenotznet | 09/10/04
Market Share  IT Scion | 09/09/04
I hope you don't really believe that  compunaut | 09/09/04
Standards  compunaut | 09/09/04
Yeah right...  bugmenotznet | 09/10/04
BTW...  bugmenotznet | 09/10/04
How about we dont... (standards, and why they matter)  jonpearse | 09/10/04
Oh, and...  jonpearse | 09/10/04
Laughable  orange@... | 09/10/04
All boils down to everybody making their own choices  FilledOut | 09/12/04
Market Share?  tomadams | 09/20/04
Missing the Point?  CornedBee | 10/11/04
Failure to see all implications  M.Fridholm | 10/18/04

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