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September 16th, 2010, 01:07 AM
#1
Junior Member
Questions about firefox
This is what I have heard today:
Firefox is bad, it records and sends marketing information to marketing companies, its not illegal since its in the licensing agreement. That is how Mozilla doesn't go bankrupt.
Also, Firefox deliberately slows down IE, so that it seems faster
Is this true? Or is this pure BS?
could someone look at the code? since Firefox is open-source
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September 16th, 2010, 07:19 AM
#2
Junior Member
Methinks, this isn't true. I prefer using firefox rather than going for any other browser. Its much better than IE as it supports Add-ons and provide many other useful services. If you have some security problems you can choose private browsing option given in Tools or you can press Ctrl+Shift+P this will maintain the privacy you are looking for. If any more queries do ask me about it.
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September 16th, 2010, 05:27 PM
#3
Junior Member
Originally Posted by Offshoreally
Methinks, this isn't true. I prefer using firefox rather than going for any other browser. Its much better than IE as it supports Add-ons and provide many other useful services. If you have some security problems you can choose private browsing option given in Tools or you can press Ctrl+Shift+P this will maintain the privacy you are looking for. If any more queries do ask me about it.
I prefer FF over IE too, But...What was the last version of IE you have used?
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September 16th, 2010, 08:03 PM
#4
I like IE more then I like FF. I find FF is slow, I can't backup bookmarks threw group policay. Most people I know around my area don't like IE because of viruses, spyware, etc. I find I clean a lot of clients systems and they were running the fox.
Firefox has plugins. That I agree with. is adblockplus and or filtersetg even working? greasemonkey was cool too.
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September 16th, 2010, 09:00 PM
#5
ABP works very well for me. I think there are custom ADMs that you can import for better FF control through GP.
Excuse me sir. Seeing as how the VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT, because if it leaks to the VC, you could end up an MIA, and then we'd all be put on KP.
\"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"
-HST
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September 16th, 2010, 10:41 PM
#6
Actually they've broken the law many times.
There was this referral program back in '05 where popular sites would suggest their users install firefox. The problem was people started closing off their sites to anyone who wasn't using firefox. This was agianst their own agreements and they purposefully ignored it just enought to get into the pockets of those marketing agencies you've mentioned. Either way its still an act of click fraud.
They also falsely advertised it as some sort of "security product" rather than a browser. Whats funny is within months they had the same amount of flaws IE took a decade to collect.
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September 17th, 2010, 01:02 AM
#7
^^ This is true, but I seem to remember reading an article stating that Firefox patched the flaws much more quickly than most other browsers. Don't get me wrong, FF has its downsides [many of them], but I have yet to find a browser that I hate less. Kind of reminds me of the last presidential election...
\"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"
-HST
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September 17th, 2010, 10:30 AM
#8
Well i am in two minds here. The only reason i use FF is because of plugins, Adblock plus, XMarks for bookmark syncs. If IE had these features I would really use it.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein
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September 17th, 2010, 11:45 AM
#9
Junior Member
Firefox really does seem ALOT faster than IE, more stable and the tabs are MUCH MUCH more smooth. Sometimes opening a new tab & loading a page takes forever on IE, whereas Firefox (and Opera for that matter), does it all much quicker.
I also like the plugins for Firefox suchas Serverspy etc. All very good imho
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September 17th, 2010, 11:46 AM
#10
Is this true? Or is this pure BS?
Well, as it is open source and phoning home can be monitored I think that there would have been an outcry long ago? And the other browsers would use it as ammunition in the browser wars.
The slowing down IE is pure BS.............. Microsoft would sue their arses off
Sounds like it was written by an Opera fanboi
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