Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

[Shlomi Fish]

On Sunday 20 Dec 2009 02:32:02 Uri Even-Chen wrote:
> Hi people,
> 
> I am seriously thinking about switching to Google Chrome or Firefox.
> I use Internet Explorer 8, and I tested all 3 of them recently.  The
> fonts look better on good old Internet Explorer, and I'm also used to
> it, after switching from Netscape about 10 years ago.  But, the
> problem is I can't see pictures on my newsletters on Gmail.  I checked
> Google Chrome and Firefox, to my surprise both of them show the
> pictures without problems, only with Internet Explorer I can't see
> pictures, which is very frustrating.  I'm thinking maybe this is
> because I'm using HTTPS and not HTTP.  I don't know why I can't see
> the pictures on Internet Explorer, but it looks much better with
> pictures.  The problem is that I prefer the fonts of Internet
> Explorer, and I also use other websites, such as my bank, and I didn't
> check them with Google Chrome and Firefox.  It's much easier for me to
> use Internet Explorer, if I can just solve the pictures issue, or
> maybe use Google Chrome only to view my newsletters.  I'm in a
> dilemma.  I hate Microsoft, I like open source, but I don't like to
> use inferior software.  What do you think?
> 

I've listed several major reasons to avoid using Internet Explorer and have 
collected many anti-MSIE links here:

http://www.shlomifish.org/no-ie/

Namely, Internet Explorer tends to be insecure, non-standards compliant, has 
lesser usability (though that has greatly improved in MSIE 7 and especially 
MSIE 8) and is not open-source or portable.

If you have problems with the fonts, you can easily change them in Firefox 
using Edit -> Preferences. But please stop using Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer may be old but it's certainly not good.

> My operating system is Windows XP.  Sorry - no open source OS for me
> yet.  I'm waiting for Google OS - maybe I'll switch in a few years.  

Google Chrome OS is a stripped-down version of Linux that only gives you a 
browser. I don't know how any power-user can use it. You should use plain 
Linux instead. 

> I
> can't use ubuntu etc. - too complicated for me, not compatible with
> other computers etc.  

Linux is not Ubuntu! There are plenty of distributions besides Ubuntu, and one 
of them may be better for you. I'm personally using Mandriva, and am happy 
with it (though I'm a computer power-user/"guru", so your experience will 
vary). In any case, desktop Linux is not less complicated than Windows XP, and 
WinXP tends to do a lot of stuff you don't want, don't understand, or don't 
know how to fix behind your back. 

Regarding compatibility with other computers, you can always use VirtualBox ( 
http://www.virtualbox.org/ ) to run Microsoft Windows in a virtual machine, or 
to use software that can import or export Windows formats such as 
OpenOffice.org, etc.

> I'm also using MS Word, Excel and Access - I
> can't stop using them right now.

Why not?

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

> 
> Uri Even-Chen
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