Poll: Is it 'cool' to use Internet Explorer yet?

[Thundero13]

Listen, I no nothing of Internet Explorer ever since I switched to Firefox, depends on the computer a bit though, personally I think Chrome is usually the best but I use Firefox because Google Chrome constantly crashes on my computer, but who cares what anyone else thinks anyway, if you like it then use it.

 

[Nikola Brankovic]

Oops. Double post : / Internet acting up today, sorry about that.

 

[EBonhawk09]

Netscape Navigator FTW! XD

 

[flamedance58]

Netscape Navigator FTW! XD

Holy Balls! Netscape? I haven't heard of that for years!

IE is only used for 1 thing: To download Firefox.

 

[Chrono212]

Hahaha...but srsly OT: For most mainstream people it's a perfectly adequate way to surf the internet because they simply don't want to use the features that are available on other browsers.

 

[SickCuchulainn]

IE9's surprisingly nice - I'd switch to it if there was better extension support, but as it is I'll stick with Chrome.

 

[SickCuchulainn]

IE9's surprisingly nice - I'd switch to it if there was better extension support, but as it is I'll stick with Chrome.

 

[Snotnarok]

The jury is out on it. While it scrolls smoother than other browsers and can handle a much larger load (because it actually runs off the GPU now as well as the processor)doesn't make it as good because the bloody thing has never been secure. So we'll just have to see.

 

[BrotherRool]

Whilst IE9 is the most popular and the default browser for people who don't care what their browser is, it will never be as safe or as cool as the other browsers.

I use Firefox 4 for the flexibility (and seem to get comparable speed to Chrome) and Chrome is my back-up browser in times of dire need. I find that whilst Chrome starts up much faster it doesn't actually let you use the internet for just long enough to put it somewhat equal with Firefox. I've heard that Firefox profiles need to be basically reset after a couple of years though if it#s getting very very slow

 

[Aardvark Soup]

Among the recent versions of the five big browsers Firefox, Chrome, IE, Opera and Safari there aren't really any significant differences in quality (although IE9 has the huge disadvantage of not being cross-platform, although that isn't really related to quality), and whenever one of them implements a succesfull new feature the others will quickly follow.

I switched from IE6 (which contrarily was total and utter shit; it was also a pain in the ass for web developpers who for years had to make two version of each web page: one for normal standards-abiding browsers and one for IE6) to Firefox many years ago and since then I got used to Mozilla's browser and never saw any reason to switch. I tried Chrome for a while but the user interface just didn't appeal to me for some reason.

 

[smallthemouse]

I would switch to IE9 in a heartbeat since it works incredibly fast and looks good, but the only reason I still use chrome is cause I have two computers, and an Android phone, and a Gmail account. I love having all my passwords, favorites and calendar events be updated on everything at once whenever I change something.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I dunno, but Chrome and Firefox are damn slow for me at the moment. I keep getting that 'Kill Pages' message.

Same here but I'm not about to pass judgement just yet as the internet here is shit almost unbearable.

 

[Dexiro]

I've never seen IE offer anything new, it just seems to copy other browsers rather shoddily.

I've hear web developers say "For the love of god upgrade from IE asap!!" on a regular basis, I trust they know a lot about this sort of stuff and IE seems to be universally hated among them.

 

[ultimateownage]

All they did is take chrome and rename it IE 9.
So, no. It's just Chrome but suffering from the same problem Chrome wanted to get away from; each browser stealing rival browser's ideas until they're all bloated and horrible.

 

[Marik Bentusi]

As far as I've heard IE's two big disadvantages are still a) being insecure as fuck and b) not being FireFox. Or Opera. Or Chrome.

 

[Nemesis729]

I think when it comes to arguing over which browser is best nobody is "Cool" But IE does still suck, imo of course

 

[blankedboy]

I'm trudging through Firefox 4 at the moment, and in my opinion it's a shithole next to 3.6. The interface is terrible, the new-tab button can only sit on the very left or very right. Ew.

 

[smearyllama]

Am I the only one using Opera?

I used to be on Firefox, but it was too slow. As was IE before that.

I use the Opera, too! I like it, but there's no using Netflix streaming, and I don't want to lose all my history by going back to Firefox.

Can I transfer my data?

 

[WorldFree55]

Firefox and Chrome are still at the top. I don't think i have used Internet Explorer for god knows how long.

 

[JMPease21]

reason I don't use Internet Explorer:
I'm a web designer as for every css or html element that works with all other browsers, there's an error with IE. So then I have to rewrite my code to include a workaround, exception or a good old fashioned "blahblah" to fix it.
I can't just ignore IE because it still has a strong % of users.

so yea anyone who makes web apps/sites will tell you that IE can die in a fire.