Is Microsoft trying to kill Firefox?

John Bokma wrote:

"Anders" <anders_lindman (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

The address history is also important to be able to clear, but what I
was talking about was the "new" function of having previous texts I
have written in input text fields in forms to popup. Does the latest
version of IE have such function?

If not, I am sure programs like Crap Cleaner (of CCleaner for short)
provide ways to clean things up.
http://www.ccleaner.com/

"Internet Explorer

Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history,
index.dat."

I meant: does the latest version of IE have a text field popup
function? While the open source community focus on technical features,
business companies focus on user psychology.

My guess is that IE does not have such function. Why? Because it makes
the product less attractive from a user psychology perspective.

al.

Anders wrote:

I meant: does the latest version of IE have a text field popup
function? While the open source community focus on technical features,
business companies focus on user psychology.

My guess is that IE does not have such function. Why? Because it makes
the product less attractive from a user psychology perspective.

Do you mean the "remember form data" feature? (I can't remember what it's
called on IE -- haven't used it in 2 or 3 years except when forced to
before the invention of Portable Firefox)

You can turn off that feature. IE sometimes likes to change your settings
though. Especially when it gets some malicious BHOs.

z wrote:

Anders wrote:

I meant: does the latest version of IE have a text field popup
function? While the open source community focus on technical features,
business companies focus on user psychology.

My guess is that IE does not have such function. Why? Because it makes
the product less attractive from a user psychology perspective.

Do you mean the "remember form data" feature? (I can't remember what it's
called on IE -- haven't used it in 2 or 3 years except when forced to
before the invention of Portable Firefox)

You can turn off that feature. IE sometimes likes to change your settings
though. Especially when it gets some malicious BHOs.

Yes, the form data history. I haven't used IE for a while myself. My PC
is running on a very old Windows version where Internet Explorer has
crashed, so on it I only have Firefox. My mac is newer, but IE is not
supported there anymore. That's why I became a bit frustrated when some
sites only work with new versions of IE. And then I upgraded Firefox on
my mac in order to check if it would work on sites made for IE, and of
course it didn't.

al.

"Anders" <anders_lindman (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Firefox on my mac in order to check if it would work on sites made for
IE, and of course it didn't.

If the reason is the UA (which it is sometimes), see:
http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2004/04/2...useragent.html

there is an extension which makes this easier.

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Anders wrote:

is running on a very old Windows version where Internet Explorer has
crashed, so on it I only have Firefox.

Better of without it. IE is very difficult to disable entirely on
windoze.

My mac is newer, but IE is not
supported there anymore. That's why I became a bit frustrated when some
sites only work with new versions of IE. And then I upgraded Firefox on
my mac in order to check if it would work on sites made for IE, and of
course it didn't.

With OSX 10.4, you should be able to run Safari, FireFox, Opera, IE
(ick), and a handful of other browsers. With 10.5 (next spring), the
OS will natively load web sites on the desktop in customizable widgets;
totally cool production enhancement.

Anders wrote:

is running on a very old Windows version where Internet Explorer has
crashed, so on it I only have Firefox.

Better off without it. IE is very difficult to disable entirely on
windoze.

My mac is newer, but IE is not
supported there anymore. That's why I became a bit frustrated when some
sites only work with new versions of IE. And then I upgraded Firefox on
my mac in order to check if it would work on sites made for IE, and of
course it didn't.

With OSX 10.4, you should be able to run Safari, FireFox, Opera, IE
(ick), and a handful of other browsers. With 10.5 (next spring), the
OS will natively load web sites on the desktop in customizable widgets;
totally cool production enhancement.

"SEOwebMarket.com" <webmail (AT) seowebmarket (DOT) com> wrote:

(ick), and a handful of other browsers. With 10.5 (next spring), the
OS will natively load web sites on the desktop in customizable widgets;
totally cool production enhancement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konfabulator

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SEOwebMarket.com wrote:

Anders wrote:
is running on a very old Windows version where Internet Explorer has
crashed, so on it I only have Firefox.

Better off without it. IE is very difficult to disable entirely on
windoze.

My mac is newer, but IE is not
supported there anymore. That's why I became a bit frustrated when some
sites only work with new versions of IE. And then I upgraded Firefox on
my mac in order to check if it would work on sites made for IE, and of
course it didn't.

With OSX 10.4, you should be able to run Safari, FireFox, Opera, IE
(ick), and a handful of other browsers. With 10.5 (next spring), the
OS will natively load web sites on the desktop in customizable widgets;
totally cool production enhancement.

When I buy a new PC, then I will run IE, but also Firefox. IE on mac is
a very old version and as I understand it Microsoft will not develop
new versions for OS X. The widgets feature sounds interesting.

al.

"Anders" <anders_lindman (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

... The widgets feature sounds interesting.

Yahoo! Widget Engine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo%21_Widget_Engine
"Yahoo! Widgets is a free JavaScript runtime engine for Mac OS X and
Microsoft Windows, previously called Konfabulator, but subsequently
bought by computer services company Yahoo!."

official site: http://widgets.yahoo.com/

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Anders wrote:

SEOwebMarket.com wrote:
With OSX 10.4, you should be able to run Safari, FireFox, Opera, IE
(ick), and a handful of other browsers. With 10.5 (next spring), the
OS will natively load web sites on the desktop in customizable widgets;
totally cool production enhancement.

When I buy a new PC, then I will run IE, but also Firefox. IE on mac is
a very old version and as I understand it Microsoft will not develop
new versions for OS X.

Yeah, MS is probably shaking in their boots because the new Macs
natively run windows os.

The widgets feature sounds interesting.

I can't wait 'til next spring. Bye Bye windoze.

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