EastExpert

witness the end of Firefox (read all 5 entries…)
See IE7 putting Firefox to sleep 4 years ago

I absolutely don’t mind the really creatively and innovatively made Opera browser which has every possible function on Earth and more. Even though it doesn’t lay some sites out properly (which is why I don’t use it as main browser).

But I have developed a strong hatred towards the ubiquitous Internet scourge called Firefox, which is an attempt of once-shattered-to-smithereens Netscape to raise from dead by moving to open source and shameless pushy advertising.

  • I don’t like Firefox because the initial installation provides only a skeletal browser, and the actual functions that make it usable have to be done with extensions, which don’t have any unified style in them and often stop working during upgrade—as a result, the fully-packed Firefox becomes messy and unstable to upgrades.
  • I don’t like Firefox because of hordes of people who keep annoingly shouting about its ostensible “advantages”.
  • I don’t like Firefox because of how shamelessly its adepts try to shove it down my throat by any means possible, often by lies and inane arguments (like “it’s tabbed” when there are lots of extensions providing this for IE6 and even full-fledged IE-based browsers as well).

So I really hope that soon-to-appear IE7 will flush Firefox back down the toilet where it came from. And let the Opera shine on scene and compete with IE7, for its real advantages.

I will start no flame wars here about this, because this is my opinion in my blog which I am fully entitled to.

Jul 25, 2005, 04:50PM PDT


Comments:

newsong is rejoicing that re-ordering is much easier now!

Yay! More Anti-Firefox people! :)

Aug 12, 2005, 11:52PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

EastExpert

Sure!

All sane people should not fall for FF :) it’s pure hype.

If I ever consider an alternative (let’s say IE7 would miserably fail to deliver!) – that would be Opera.

Aug 18, 2005, 06:51AM PDT | Respond to this

gear544

Do you work for Microsoft? I use Microsoft products, but the new look they are adopting for Longhorne and IE/WMP is shit!

Oct 31, 2005, 12:52AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

EastExpert

No, not at all. I have made the company I work for a (mostly) “Microsoft shop”, but mostly for the reasons of convenience, having less vendors, product compatibility, getting discounts etc.

And I believe the look will be highly customiseable :) so you can choose whichever you like the most.

But it’s not the look I’m talking about, I just think IE6 fell way behind, and some controversial replacements have arrived. This has to be reversed.

By the nature of my work I have to use IE for most of web-based job actions, and I hate the idea of having several tools to do the same job; my motto is One job – One tool. Now, having IE for part of job and Opera for browsing – is going against this motto. Thus I want IE7 to be good & useable even without additional plug-ins, straight out of box.

Same thing with media players – I don’t want lots of third party software, I’d rather add coupla’ plug-ins to what I already have – and will still have a program that is inline with the user interface, rather than something totally sticking out…

And Firefox is one thing I particularly hate, because its proselytes try all the time to stick it down my throat… soon it may become a personal vendetta.

I think, if a program is good, you don’t need to yell about it – it will win the people’s hearts itself :) Opera does now, taking %’s from Firefox. At least Opera is a viable alternative and is not LOUD.

Oct 31, 2005, 07:35AM PST | Respond to this


 

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