IE is dead.

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  1. IceNer

    IceNer Peon

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    #201
    I just wounder, how come some of you don`t want users using IE?
    Your developing the website or whatever for your customers / readers and not only for yourself and the IT geeks.
    If I were using internet explorer and gets a message that I should get another browser to read the content I would just go to another site because of two things:
    - I probably dont know how to install another browser if im using IE.
    - Your probably not unique on the internet and I can allways find what im looking for somewhere else.
     
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  2. Server Guru

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    #202
    Different browsers have designing complicated. Specialized codes for every browser? especially with CSS3. OMG hate all browsers !
     
    Server Guru, Aug 28, 2011 IP
  3. arena2

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    #203
    hello
    I think the biggest problem with IE and maybe with Microsoft as well is that they would rather set some sort of standard even though the rest of the World is using another one that is working very well. In IE this is very apparent and when you design a website, 99% of the time, it will not display the same as any other one of the famous browsers out there such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari and funnily enough its replacement IE 7 and IE 8
    The initial design phase
    The See if it works in IE phase
    Then lastly the Fix all the IE issues phase
     
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  4. bharatmax

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    #204
    IE is not bad at all.They have to enhance their browser to give rich experience to the users.That's where they have failed so much , I guess.
     
    bharatmax, Aug 30, 2011 IP
  5. gxgb120

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    #205
    I change IE 6 to IE 8 and it can't work now! IE is dead? I give it yes.
     
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  6. michael_1981

    michael_1981 Well-Known Member

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    #206
    Internet Explorer is definitely not as popular as it used to be. It was once the most popular browser on the Internet, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. I think that title belongs to Firefox now.
     
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  7. SkullTraill2

    SkullTraill2 Peon

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    #207
    Nah, IE6 is still the most used browser. IE6 SUCKS, but IE9 is not that bad.
     
    SkullTraill2, Aug 30, 2011 IP
  8. SentoWeb

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    #208
    It would be really great if IE would die (or at least would loose at least 90% of it's market share), it would save me hours of debugging. I'm not even sure why they still ship those versions with newer Win. packages (for example my last PC came with IE 7, even though it's Windows 7). I'm sure we won't see IE dying anytime soon, Microsoft has enough money and resources to push their software as much as possible. I had to go through the painful process of making my website compatible with IE very often - which usually resulted in removing most of the CSS3 features - , but that's a must if I want to "make us" of most of my traffic.
     
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  9. StyXoN

    StyXoN Peon

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    #209
    IE is dead to me, lack of security and whatever you install, there is always a toolbar with it, you open up IE, and there it is.. that stupid toolbar..
     
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    #210
    It depends on your user base. In the corporate world, IE has probably 75% share or more. If your target audience is computers behind corporate firewalls, you lose most of your users if you don't support IE - back to 6, or even 5. If your target is hobbyists, you probably won't lose more than 5%.

    I write my sites to work on all the major browsers and don't worry about it.
     
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  11. drhowarddrfine

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    #211
    SOME Fortune 500 companies MIGHT be in that area on their INTERNAL intranets but the chances of anyone here dealing with those people are slim and none.
     
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    #212
    Perhaps for most IMrs. I love my firefox and all the free tools that come with it. At work, we have IE, I can't stand it.
     
    seniorsmith, Sep 3, 2011 IP
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    #213
    I don't like IE either, but as Firefox/Chrome become more popular they will become more targeted by viruses; in fact Firefox is the most insecure browser. As for me I'm liking Opera
     
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  14. drhowarddrfine

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    #214
    Absolutely false! You don't know what you're talking about. See the link in my sig.
     
    drhowarddrfine, Sep 4, 2011 IP
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    #215
    IE is completely dead best thing is FF
     
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    #216
    FF is overrated, use Chrome/Opera
     
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    #217
    honestly I doubt if the very own Microsoft employees use IE as their default browser, let alone other talks
     
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  19. drhowarddrfine

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    #219
    1) The story is talking about NEW vulnerabilities and not TOTAL vulnerabilities as shown in the link in my sig which shows far more total vulnerabilities in IE.
    2) The report is almost a year old.
    3) That report compared IE9 to Chrome 8, yet Chrome 9 was already out at that time and IE9 was not.
    4) I can't find a link to the actual report and the site neowin links to is suspicious.
    5) Secunia shows the exact opposite of what's being stated there.
     
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  20. selma101

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    #220
    IE is the least used browser in today's time.. It is being overpowered by other web browsers, especially Google..
     
    selma101, Sep 5, 2011 IP