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Zorchenhimer

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Dont Use Internet Explorer
« on: October 19, 2008, 01:55:57 PM »
I hate Internet Explorer.  You should too.  Why?  For kicks I just ran all the major web browsers though a CSS3 test.  IE7 did the worst with 330 passed test out of a total 578 tests (13 out of 43 selectors), or if you are still in school that would be an F (57%).  I'm surprised how bad Firefox did though, coming in second worst with 373 of 578 tests passed (36 of 43 selectors - 64.5%).  The other three major browsers (Opera, Safari, and Google's Chrome) passed with flying colors (100% passed).

Do you have IE7?  See for yourself:
http://www.css3.info/selectors-test/test.html

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2008, 02:19:12 PM »
I use Opera since 3-4 years.

How many points get the browsers by the ACID3 test?

http://acid3.acidtests.org/

Internet Explorer 7.0.6000.16757: 5/100
Firefox 2.0.0.17: 51/100
Opera 9.60: 85/100

Cameron

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2008, 02:21:32 PM »
lol. 5/100  FAILED

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2008, 02:36:39 PM »
I never liked IE.
Anyway, does someone use Google Chrome?

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2008, 04:38:31 PM »
MEEEEE

At school so I can tab....  Firefox doesn't work on most of the computers :(.

Zorchenhimer

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2008, 06:28:19 PM »
Anyway, does someone use Google Chrome?

I've been using it on my laptop as the main browser to see what it can do.  So far I like it.  Although there are some things missing (adblock, etc), but it's still in beta.

Edit:
BAHAHAHA

IE 7.0.5830.13

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2008, 06:29:37 PM »
The sad thing is, a lot of software developers require IE to run.  We have 2 in our work environment, so we are standardized on IE.

Here's something really funny:  I personally run IE8 B2 at work.  If I have to go to any of MicroShaft's support sites, I have to load up FF to see them as IE8 won't render them properly.

Zorchenhimer

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2008, 06:40:22 PM »
IE8 should still be in alpha.  It doesn't render anything correctly.

Edit:
Just DL'd it, and they fixed some things.  Either way, it still fails that acid test - 21/100.  :P
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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2008, 08:12:44 PM »
Im still on IE4 I think. I seriously dont care with updating. I like what I have, so why change it.

It got 12/100 :D

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2008, 08:54:29 PM »
No.  Absolutely not.  You cant.  Not unless your computer is at least 10 years old.

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2008, 10:28:51 PM »
I  got 74 out of 100 on my iphone safari web browser

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2008, 10:31:42 PM »
Isn't this news older than IE7 itself?

Zorchenhimer

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2008, 10:49:20 PM »
So?  :P

Cameron

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2008, 11:15:56 PM »
iPhone / iPod Touch Safari: 43/43 and 578/578

At least thats good :).  And yeh, i got the same as nub.  Safari on the computer does 1 better.

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2008, 11:17:54 PM »
FF 3.0.3
71/100
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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2008, 04:34:17 PM »
Quote
Although there are some things missing (adblock, etc), but it's still in beta.
Google makes money off of advertising.
Google makes Google Chrome.

Somehow, I don't see that being a lucrative feature.  Unless, of course, it blocks everything but Google ads.

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2008, 05:04:28 PM »
I don't mind the text ads too much.

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2008, 09:12:39 AM »
Opera 9.61 has the same as 9.60.

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2008, 10:25:45 AM »
IE7 on my computer doesnt work anymore. If I open it it takes me to a website to download some antivirus whihc is really a virus. If I try to change the page, it turns itself off or it just takes me back to the antivirus download page again its really friggin annoying.  so i use safari which kiks arse.

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Re: Dont Use Internet Explorer
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2008, 06:17:52 PM »
A lot of the internal web apps used in my company will only run in IE, there is even an old MS JVM dependancy, which my friend is adamant is now illegal for whatever reason.