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Firefox myths
Mastertech:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---By the way FYI, this person doesn't hate Firefox.
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Correct! I don't, I merely hate misinformation.
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---others I don't such as ActiveX controls being secure and similar bullshit.
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Actually ActiveX is secure by default. It will always prompt you to install the control. People who complain about "Auto-Installing Spyware" are running unpatched machines or have MSJVM installed.
Mastertech:
--- Quote from: etement ---Bullshit! IE with SP2 isn't secure, I couldn't even get rid of the shit it had installed on my PC without a reformat.
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Actually it is. The only way you can get infected with something is if you manually install it. I provide free advice on how to secure you system here: Secure XP. The only time you ever have to reformat a PC due to Malware infection is if it is a Rootkit. Otherwise it is always possible to remove the infection if you know what you are doing.
--- Quote from: etement ---Which also adds the MSN bar, that takes up more space, aka bloat.
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Extensions take up more space AKA bloat.
--- Quote from: etement ---too bad IE's extensions are completely useless.
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Are they really?
MSN Toolbar
Mouse Gestures
Site Advisor
Leech Get
RSS Feeds
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---By the way FYI, this person doesn't hate Firefox.
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Correct! I don't, I merely hate misinformation.
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---others I don't such as ActiveX controls being secure and similar bullshit.
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Actually ActiveX is secure by default. It will always prompt you to install the control. People who complain about "Auto-Installing Spyware" are running unpatched machines or have MSJVM installed.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---And on the security thing, DUH if you don't use the latest FF version you'll be insecure. The page should've noted Mozilla's not-bad record of getting security fixes out to people who are free to take them (and free to not take them). FF 1.5 will automatically download the updates (you can disable that ofcourse) and tell you when they're ready to be installed (because you'd needa restart it).
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Technically you are still isecure since even the latest version of Firefox does not patch all the vulnerabilities.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---I know of no better solution to getting updates out to the willing millions.
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Windows Updates? Funny how Microsoft has had one of the best update systems for years now and gets no credit.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---Kinda sounds like this page is trying to flee users from FF, the standards-compliant, free web-browser.
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More like debunk Myths. Notice here you just state another Myth. Firefox is NOT standards compliant.
Mod edit: Posts merged. Please don't multipost... copy/paste exists to make replies to multiple quotes in one post easy. -- Annorax
Lead Head:
CONGRADULATIONS! You have now officially made your first tripple post!...but that is frowned upon here...
Mastertech:
--- Quote from: H_TeXMeX_H ---What BULLSHIT !!! What they dont realise is that your OS's minimum requirements are what really count not your browsers min req !!! Does IE on Vi$ta have lower system reqs than Firefox on DSL ??? FUCK NO !!!
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How does this change the fact that IE has lower system requirements than Firefox? It doesn't.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---Will XP even run on those requirements ? I seriously doubt it
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XP will run on its minimum requirements. IE is designed for more than one OS.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---BULLSHIT !!!
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ActiveX is the biggest Myth out there. The far majority of problems on IE is due to unpatched machines.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---The site seems obviously biased against FF and for Opera and IE ... but Opera is not open-source, and you cannot distribute it without permission if I am not mistaken ... and remember back when Opera had ads embedded in the browser itself ... didn't that suck ass ? I don't forgive and forget that easily.
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It is not biased. Many people do not care if something is open source or not, rather wether it is free. The reality is Opera does not have embedded ads anymore. They probably generate there money now how Firefox does through the search bar.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---As for all the "firefox is not secure" bullshit ... FF has never been exploited ever since I've been using it, while IE has been exploited (like "gang raped") nearly every time I've used it (long ago, but it's still a valid point)
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Wow than you really are doing something seriosly wrong, like using a pirated version of Windows that does not allow you to apply updates ect... Because a fully updated IE does not have these problems.
Mastertech:
--- Quote from: Lead Head ---CONGRADULATIONS! You have now officially made your first tripple post!...but that is frowned upon here...
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I was responding to separate people using the quote feature.
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