Author Topic: What is FireFox (Read 10692 times)

DFND-jimjim1 · « **on:** December 20, 2008, 10:16:48 PM »

What is FireFox and how is it different from Internet Explorer?

m_260 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 20, 2008, 10:47:54 PM »

heehee firefox has better addons than internet explorer. Seems like firefox is updated more often than IE as far as I see, whether or not that's actually true ....

Raptor · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2008, 02:35:26 AM »

Internet Explorer is much like your average toilet.

Why can't you do your homework on your own?

DFND-jimjim1 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:32:26 PM »

Not homework

kpac · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:33:24 PM »

Well, for a start, Firefox is free, IE is not.

DFND-jimjim1 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:37:06 PM »

IE is free

or at least I got it free

kpac · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:39:34 PM »

Maybe you got it free, but it's not free, and never will be.

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BC_Programmer · « **Reply #7 on:** December 23, 2008, 03:47:01 AM »

Quote from: kpac on December 22, 2008, 03:39:34 PM

Maybe you got it free, but it's not free, and never will be.

Internet explorer has been offered free since version 3 was released for free to help it compete with netscape. The only requirement now is a windows installation.

98 integrated IE4, 2000 integrated IE5, XP integrated IE6. I see no costs involves here aside from the OS; and if we say that is the price of IE, then we cannot possibly say that Notepad or wordpad or paint or minesweeper or hearts or etc... are free either, since they impose the same requirement for a windows installation (naturally)

Unless of course your measuring costs via potential damage due to security vulnerabilities, which are both impossible to predict within a farm's length as well as borderline pedantic.

kpac · « **Reply #8 on:** December 23, 2008, 04:32:44 AM »

Okay.... Thanks for that (long pieces of) information...

That is actually what I meant about it not being free. You can't actually get it for free without a Windows OS.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #9 on:** December 23, 2008, 05:38:35 AM »

that makes sense- except it only runs on a windows OS anyway- (old mac versions aside)- firefox runs on almost all popular platforms.

Since the IE install is part of windows and it only runs on windows, it is essentially free since you would need to buy windows even if it was a separate product.

As an example, if office was included, would we not call it free simply because of that?

Or; we could be talking about the WGA cruft they insist on performing when you attempt to download IE7 for example; unfortunately for them, a quick google-search finds many un-WGA required downloads of IE7. (not the latest version sometimes, but it's a workable solution)

Not that I even touch IE voluntarily anymore.

Ashutosh32 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:16:02 AM »

Hehe..
Look here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/#feature-vsie

soybean · « **Reply #11 on:** December 23, 2008, 09:05:16 AM »

One thing I like better about Firefox is that it manages passwords better than IE. That's a convenience; it saves a little time.

Raptor · « **Reply #12 on:** December 23, 2008, 09:34:21 AM »

You can even get IE on OS X so yes, I'd consider it freeware.

Why you'd want to use either, especially in that combination is beyond me.

DFND-jimjim1 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2008, 11:12:52 AM »

Cool
Thanks

Keep the debate going

patio · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2008, 04:52:19 PM »

Quote

Keep the debate going

Why ?
Are you earning airline miles for posting what's been discussed numerous times ? ?
I have to admit i feel much better since you have switched fonts instead of using the red highlighter feature...

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #15 on:** December 23, 2008, 04:59:26 PM »

Quote from: patio on December 23, 2008, 04:52:19 PM

Quote
Keep the debate going
Why ?
Are you earning airline miles for posting what's been discussed numerous times ? ?
I have to admit i feel much better since you have switched fonts instead of using the red highlighter feature...

hey watch

Quote

this

people

it's a post
that

includes
all sorts of cruft

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For each Day in Life
    Work(Hard)
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Source co :Pde

Like I say, undue attraction to the toolbar.

Ashutosh32 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 23, 2008, 09:30:27 PM »

Here:

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// class Human

int main(void)
{
      for(int day; day <= 1048576; day++)
      {
           Human.Live();
      }
Human.Die();

return 0;
}

patio · « **Reply #17 on:** December 24, 2008, 04:06:29 PM »

Don't hear...i can shout us.

Raptor · « **Reply #18 on:** December 25, 2008, 02:03:40 AM »

sometimes rabbits cause problems.

Ironman · « **Reply #19 on:** December 25, 2008, 11:58:18 AM »

Firefox has great addons for pirating software....hehe!

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #20 on:** December 25, 2008, 12:21:37 PM »

Quote from: Ironman on December 25, 2008, 11:58:18 AM

Firefox has great addons for pirating software....hehe!

that's a borderline post.

Raptor · « **Reply #21 on:** December 25, 2008, 03:16:41 PM »

Hurah! United States Marines! Hurah!

Where's Jimmy-boy btw?

moronmatt · « **Reply #22 on:** December 29, 2008, 10:25:52 AM »

Maybe a little too late to stay on topic here but I think generally speaking the issue of weather IE or firefox is better relies as do so many others on the person operating them

...

And I upgraded from IE 6 to IE 7 for free hehe Windows XP

soybean · « **Reply #23 on:** December 29, 2008, 10:53:13 AM »

Quote from: moronmatt on December 29, 2008, 10:25:52 AM

And I upgraded from IE 6 to IE 7 for free hehe Windows XP

Well now, that's quite an achievement, especially figuring out how to get it for free.

Are you implying Firefox is not free?

m_260 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 29, 2008, 11:49:59 AM »

all you had to do was download from a different website

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #25 on:** December 29, 2008, 12:18:48 PM »

Quote from: m_260 on December 29, 2008, 11:49:59 AM

all you had to do was download from a different website

any web-site that would charge you for IE7 is a scam anyway.

patio · « **Reply #26 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:00:45 PM »

I paid $200.00 for the latest BETA of FireFox...

Are you saying i got scammed ? ?

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #27 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:02:07 PM »

Quote from: patio on December 29, 2008, 04:00:45 PM

I paid $200.00 for the latest BETA of FireFox...

Are you saying i got scammed ? ?

that was the newest beta I could find! it was definitely worth it trust me!

patio · « **Reply #28 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:14:38 PM »

Thank Goodness....
Cause i grabbed 3 DLoads while they were available.
The site no longer loads so i think i did pretty good striking while the iron was hot.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #29 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:24:22 PM »

hey- you want the newest version of notepad? straight off the waffleiron!

patio · « **Reply #30 on:** December 29, 2008, 09:36:06 PM »

Just how much is this gonna set me back ? ?

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #31 on:** December 29, 2008, 10:18:13 PM »

that depends... I also have the newest beta from the next edition of windows after windows 7- actually, it looks nothing like notepad at all, and rather looks strikingly similar to a simple VB application somebody might create in a few minutes (Form1 caption and all). How muc hdoes that run up? usually get's to about 200 dollars, but WAIT! if you buy now, I'll include this small valueless trinket ABSOLUTELY FREE!

patio · « **Reply #32 on:** December 29, 2008, 10:23:48 PM »

Sign me up...
And once again...i'll take 3 copies.

Thanx !

m_260 · « **Reply #33 on:** December 30, 2008, 11:36:29 AM »

me too!

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Author Topic: What is FireFox (Read 10692 times)

DFND-jimjim1

m_260

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kpac

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kpac

BC_Programmer

kpac

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Ashutosh32

soybean

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DFND-jimjim1

patio

BC_Programmer

Ashutosh32

patio

Raptor

Ironman

BC_Programmer

Raptor

moronmatt

soybean

m_260

BC_Programmer

patio

BC_Programmer

patio

BC_Programmer

patio

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patio

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