Report: Internet Explorer 9 Doesn't Suck

[sosolidshoe]

So yeah, IE is best for remtards who can't be arsed to learn how to use the internet, but insist on doing so anyway.

Sorry, if you're the type of person who sees a "YOU R WINNAR OF IPODZ CLICK HEAR!!!1" popup and thinks it's a good idea to actually click there, you deserve what you get.

Also, I'd be interested to know if the Firefox test involved any of the numerous plugins which mitigate the risks of "socially engineered" malware.

 

[AhumbleKnight]

Ao IE9 is good at something. Took long enough. That is one thing though, how is it vs the other browsers regarding speed(speed test of IE8 vs FF has FF outperfoming by 100%), ad ons(customisability), etc. There is more than one reason people switch browsers.

Edit: I forgot to mention trying to web design for IE. IE's inability to conform to any kind of standards is the most painful and unenjoyable part of web design.

 

[MASTACHIEFPWN]

HAH! I've used Explorer sense the days of my dawn on the internet!

ALL HALE THE MIGHTY E!

Maybe that's why it is slow... blocking all teh malware.

 

[Treaos Serrare]

IE has always sucked balls, the only reason i keep it on any of my machines is for when firefox has an organ-shitting-disease and needs to be reinstalled

 

[Zulnam]

The test is rather freaky.

Go to their site (nsslabs.com) and select the green button on the right, indicating the web browser group test for malware.

So let me get this straight: They added IE 9 and 8, witch are over 90% efficient, but they used Firefox 4 instead of 5 or 6? The test was done in Q2 2011. I'm pretty sure Firefox 5 was around, at the time. (I give this browser as an example since it's the one I use)

 

[Pinkamena]

So IE is good for people who doesn't know how to stay away from malware. Ok. I'll still stick to Opera, though. It's faster.

 

[ZephrC]

Okay. I just came in here to say that there's no so such thing as Firefox 6.0. We're still on 4.2, and fuck you if you say otherwise.

Especially if you work at Mozilla.

Seriously Mozilla. I love you guys, and Firefox is totally my browser of choice, but why, out of all the things you could have blatantly stolen from Chrome, would you choose to steal their absolutely batshit insane version numbering system? That's stupid, and you're stupid for having done it.

Anyway, to say something on topic about the actual study: Duh. I've tried out IE9, and I still prefer Firefox, but the simple fact of the matter is that IE9 has always been a pretty good browser. It's faster than people think, it's safer than people think, and it's just generally made fun of because "M$ R EVAL!!1!" or "IE6 was terrible, so IE9 must be too!"

Am I recommending IE9 to anyone here? No, of course not. I believe that people on this site tend to be of the kind that can really make use of the more advanced customization options of Firefox and if you're using Chrome or *shudder* Safari then you've bought wholesale into those corporation's sales pitches and nothing I can say will ever reach you. (Okay fine. Chrome has some legitimate points in it's favor. I don't like it, but maybe you have a good reason to use it. I just think the cult of Google is starting to get almost as creepy as Apple cultists. Sorry.) Anyway, my point was that we (particularly those of us reading a thread about web browsers) don't represent typical internet users. Typical internet users could do far worse and not really any significantly better than IE9.

 

[3LANCER]

Once you go away from IE you never go back

 

[loc978]

I use Chrome because of its easy features and small UI footprint and I know not to click on random links that might look suspicious, but if you have a grandmother or Auntie Sue who can't make such a judgement call, you could do a lot worse than making sure their laptop is running the most updated version of Internet Explorer.

I'd take it a step further, honestly... if you build a computer for granny, put kubuntu on it. If a computer is little more than a terminal and media center, Windows is a terrible choice in the first place... there's no need to repel malware with your browser if your OS is immune anyway.

Also, IE is still bloated... though firefox seems to have surpassed it in that regard. Which pretty much leads me to this conclusion: go chromium!

 

[cikame]

So this is based purely on clicking bad links?

I haven't done that in years so i'll stay with Firefox thanks.

 

[playinthedark]

I'm still baffled as to WHY there is still a browser war going on.

Why even try and compete? Who's making money off these free products?

 

[uncanny474]

Ummm... I run Ubuntu. It's impossible for me to get viruses anyway... why should I care that IE has good malware blocking abilities. I could write a program that does that, too--It just blocks every single link on the internet. Because, if you can't go to websites, you can't get viruses from them!

 

[robert01]

So let me get this article straight. A company releases a study about how IE9 isn't shit, gives results that look fake as fuck, and still IE9 is shit. I like my Firefox, because it has a host of addons and plugins that makes "warding of malware" 99 percent guaranteed.

I have used all the major browsers and always came back to Firefox because I find it has the best selection of plugins regarding script execution prevention. Chrome(when I used it) was lacking these, and IE I never fucking bother running, I update it because I am used to the old school days where Windows actually used IE for explorer windows(does it still do that?), and you could still be exploited.

EDIT:

Microsoft sucks, therefore all it's products are are of suck.
IE 9 is already known to be fairly good. The problem is that it is vista+ only. XP users have no chance to get it, and that is pretty much taking a dump on a OS that still holds 30-70% of market shares, depending on individual countries, and people's security.
All to push sales.

XP is no longer the current OS why should a company continue to support an OS that should have already had support cut off if it wasn't for the Vista fuckup. People that continue to use XP should try Windows7 and take it seriously because it is much better OS that XP is.

Ummm... I run Ubuntu. It's impossible for me to get viruses anyway... why should I care that IE has good malware blocking abilities. I could write a program that does that, too--It just blocks every single link on the internet. Because, if you can't go to websites, you can't get viruses from them!

ERR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware#Threats [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware#Threats]

 

[oathblade]

You ok Greg? You arent making much sense...maybie you have a fever..

But then Windows 7 was supposedly a return to good windows designs so...who knows. The madmen are in control of the madhouse?

 

[YouEatLard]

IE protects users better then any other browser? Right. You can tell me the sky is hot pink with neon green swirls too, but it doesn't mean I'll believe it. Finding insecurity in IE takes about as much time as it does for me to look out the window to double check the color of the sky too.

IE is the number one browser in... well atleast the U.S. So what are people going to be spending the most time exploiting?

 

[jklinders]

Let's perform a smell check here.

Hmmm, company has been funded by Microsoft.
Testing involved competing browser versions that were out of date.
Company refused to submit data for peer review.
Focus of study was on one very narrow field of interest.

Smell check complete.

Rating is week dead fish in a pool of sulfur.


All joking aside this is a pretty crappy study by a company with a pretty sketchy record when it comes to browsers. As with any other information on the internet it's buyer beware.

 

[Cain_Zeros]

Firefox 4!? That's way out-of-date we are on FF6 now.

Still, the add-ons for IE9 just suck. Good for testing but bad for every day usage.

I was just about to point that out. Although at this point I think they're going to a whole new version number for small updates. I could be wrong though.

 

[Superior Mind]

I've got to say, I hate the Internet browser elitism thing. Probably 'cause I still use the punching bag that is IE. Really though I can't be arsed using a new browser, I don't have any problems with IE and I'm used to the layout.

I can accept that other browsers may be better, I'm just sick of people looking down on me because I still use IE. "Oh look at the primitive peasant and his IE, have you never heard of Firefox?" Hey fuck you pal, I was building computers before you knew where the 'on' button was.

Basically I'm okay with anyone who hates IE just don't chastise me because I don't happen to hate it.

 

[mad825]

I was just about to point that out. Although at this point I think they're going to a whole new version number for small updates. I could be wrong though.

There has been quite a few security updates. Anyhow, this study does not prove that IE9 is good but does show it has one nice feature. The browser itself can still have many security flaws allowing malware/hackers to damage the computer.

 

[ThisNewGuy]

I have to admit that IE9 is a vast improvement to IE8. Still IE9 remains to be lagging behind in integrating new technologies, and that's because Microsoft is planning full HTML5/CSS3 integration for IE10, which requires the user to upgrade to Windows 7.

And it's this practice of purposely making a product worse just so that people who don't know any better would be forced to upgrade that I have a problem with. So Chrome/FF all the way! (and Opera too)