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What's up with Internet Explorer ads?
[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]
Only old people use IE.
Fact.
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Sorry kid, but there are a lot of things IE can do that firefox or chrome can't. You'll learn this when you get a job that doesn't require the phrase "would you like fries with that?"
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- Jun 20, 2012 4:40 pm GMT
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Was IE8 THAT BAD? I never had issues with it (I use FF but at work I mean).- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 20, 2012 4:43 pm GMT--------------------
Kindly vote for GOG to add existing Linux versions of the games they already sell!
Xonotic - free and open source, it's a fast paced first person shooter for Linux, Mac OS, and Windows![url=http://www.favbrowser.com/upgrade-from-ie-1-0-to-ie9-video/]Upgrade From IE 1.0 to IE9 (Video)[/url] :o
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- Jun 20, 2012 5:08 pm GMT
Firefox is king. Chrome is for hipsters.
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- Jun 20, 2012 5:51 pm GMT
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Aerocool Horsepower 750W | Windows 8 Professional x64 | Linux Mint 14 x64[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]So IE9 is the first good Microsoft browser in a long time. So what? Why go back? The competition has been offering a consistently better product for many years now. Why bother giving Microsoft another go just because they give a damn again?
[/QUOTE] No one said go back, if you're happy with Chrome, FF, Opera, or whatever browser suits you, then stick with it. All I'm saying is ditch the stigma of "You're retarded if you use IE" that tends to be heavy in the air. Also, you should always give a company that is trying to give other companies a run for their money another shot. If you're not looking for the absolute best experience, features and technology with your software you're not using the free market to serve you. Better technology, experience, and features was the reason you ditched IE to look for other software to begin with, it should be the same reason you go looking back every once in a while. You don't know if the grass is greener on the otherside is greener unless you take a look over the fence. I wouldn't recommend IE9 over Chrome or FF, they are all solid, but if tomorrow IE10 wipes my ass, I'll know about it and be in happy land because I took the time to review my options again while a good amount of "elite" users of the internet will continue to worship everything Google touches and dismiss everything IE.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 20, 2012 5:51 pm GMTHexagon_777 wrote:
Reminds me of good old days of fixing computers and network where Google didn't exist yet....Intel i7 3770 3.40Ghz | Asus Sabertooth | 32GB 1600Mhz DDR3 RAM | 240GB SSD | GTX680 4GB
[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][url=http://www.favbrowser.com/upgrade-from-ie-1-0-to-ie9-video/]Upgrade From IE 1.0 to IE9 (Video)[/url] :o
[/QUOTE] Reminds me of good old days of fixing computers and network where Google didn't exist yet....- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 20, 2012 5:56 pm GMT
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Aerocool Horsepower 750W | Windows 8 Professional x64 | Linux Mint 14 x64[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="Marfoo"]IE has been doing much much better since IE 8 and there are no signs of slowing down. If they do as good with IE10 as they did with IE9 they'll have a winner on their hands. 9 introduces some great stuff, GPU acceleration, better security, much faster javascript engine, accelerators, more standards compliant (not quite perfect yet but definitely not bad.) A lot of people ditched IE in search of green pastures, but not many have gone back to see if the old pasture is green again, or even greener. I recently took a break from Google everything and went back to see what Microsoft has to offer these days. Guess what? IE doesn't suck anymore. Hotmail is just as good and in some ways better than Gmail. Microsoft Office Web Apps offer Google Docs a run for their money. Bing search actually works really well and has some great features. (Like giving me free rewards for searching, Facebook integration etc.) Skydrive is an absolute amazing cloud service, syncs with Office, my desktop, my laptop, my phone. (25gigs free too, hell yeah). Windows Phone 7 is a great smartphone OS. Hell, Zune was an awesome product. Offered Pandora/Spotify type services, a large music store and combined it with social networking. Way ahead of its time. All on hardware that was way more featured than comparable iPods. Microsoft is on the right track here. The days of "I don't use IE, I'm in the elite" are over.[/QUOTE] I'm glad others see what is going on. I have lost faith lately. With Xbox/Zune merging into one and being integrated into all windows 8 devices as standard ..... holy cow.... the potential is staggering.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sad to see the Zune name go. I think if they just integrated it into Xbox and Windows like they are and kept the name that would've been enough. I'm glad I'm not alone in seeing this potential, integration of services to this scale is pretty amazing.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 20, 2012 7:53 pm GMT
[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
[QUOTE="Marfoo"]IE has been doing much much better since IE 8 and there are no signs of slowing down. If they do as good with IE10 as they did with IE9 they'll have a winner on their hands. 9 introduces some great stuff, GPU acceleration, better security, much faster javascript engine, accelerators, more standards compliant (not quite perfect yet but definitely not bad.) A lot of people ditched IE in search of green pastures, but not many have gone back to see if the old pasture is green again, or even greener. I recently took a break from Google everything and went back to see what Microsoft has to offer these days. Guess what? IE doesn't suck anymore. Hotmail is just as good and in some ways better than Gmail. Microsoft Office Web Apps offer Google Docs a run for their money. Bing search actually works really well and has some great features. (Like giving me free rewards for searching, Facebook integration etc.) Skydrive is an absolute amazing cloud service, syncs with Office, my desktop, my laptop, my phone. (25gigs free too, hell yeah). Windows Phone 7 is a great smartphone OS. Hell, Zune was an awesome product. Offered Pandora/Spotify type services, a large music store and combined it with social networking. Way ahead of its time. All on hardware that was way more featured than comparable iPods. Microsoft is on the right track here. The days of "I don't use IE, I'm in the elite" are over.[/QUOTE]
>implying all this integration is a good thing
[/QUOTE] Can you explain why it is not?[/QUOTE]
If you enjoy having no privacy and only one point of failure, by all means, go ahead and integrate everything.
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- Jun 20, 2012 9:32 pm GMT
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[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"][QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
>implying all this integration is a good thing
[/QUOTE] Can you explain why it is not?[/QUOTE]
If you enjoy having no privacy and only one point of failure, by all means, go ahead and integrate everything.
[/QUOTE] What are you talking about Gummi? Do you know how the integration and synchronization works? One point of failure where? Ur files/settings are stored on the cloud which are backed up my million dollar server networks. You can grab these files and back them up locally too. When one computer goes down, u just grab another one and all ur settings and documents are there ready to go as you left them. Where exactly is the single point of failure?- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 20, 2012 10:07 pm GMT
[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
[QUOTE="MBirdy88"] Can you explain why it is not?[/QUOTE]
If you enjoy having no privacy and only one point of failure, by all means, go ahead and integrate everything.
[/QUOTE] What are you talking about Gummi? Do you know how the integration and synchronization works? One point of failure where? Ur files/settings are stored on the cloud which are backed up my million dollar server networks. You can grab these files and back them up locally too. When one computer goes down, u just grab another one and all ur settings and documents are there ready to go as you left them. Where exactly is the single point of failure?[/QUOTE]
From a security standpoint that, everything in one spot would be considered a single point of failure. Imagine if linkedin were more heavily integrated into people's lives, those 6 million password hashes would have lost people a lot more than just their professional profile password.
For this reason, things like google+ and gmail and hotmail and what not being integrated is a terrible idea.
Get hacked in one place, then all your data is gone.
I don't care about people backing up their data, I care about their data being stolen.
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- Jun 20, 2012 10:20 pm GMT
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[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
If you enjoy having no privacy and only one point of failure, by all means, go ahead and integrate everything.
[/QUOTE] What are you talking about Gummi? Do you know how the integration and synchronization works? One point of failure where? Ur files/settings are stored on the cloud which are backed up my million dollar server networks. You can grab these files and back them up locally too. When one computer goes down, u just grab another one and all ur settings and documents are there ready to go as you left them. Where exactly is the single point of failure?[/QUOTE]
From a security standpoint that, everything in one spot would be considered a single point of failure. Imagine if linkedin were more heavily integrated into people's lives, those 6 million password hashes would have lost people a lot more than just their professional profile password.
For this reason, things like google+ and gmail and hotmail and what not being integrated is a terrible idea.
Get hacked in one place, then all your data is gone.
I don't care about people backing up their data, I care about their data being stolen.
[/QUOTE] Ahh I get what you mean now. Yes, this is something that worries me too, specially when you hear sites like LinkedIn getting hacked and DropBox having the secure password disabled. That's why I just put my photos online as a backup, not important files. But at the same time there is the flipside.... most people don't know how to back up properly....- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 21, 2012 3:24 am GMT--------------------
Kindly vote for GOG to add existing Linux versions of the games they already sell!
Xonotic - free and open source, it's a fast paced first person shooter for Linux, Mac OS, and Windows![QUOTE="Marfoo"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]
So IE9 is the first good Microsoft browser in a long time. So what? Why go back? The competition has been offering a consistently better product for many years now. Why bother giving Microsoft another go just because they give a damn again?
[/QUOTE] No one said go back, if you're happy with Chrome, FF, Opera, or whatever browser suits you, then stick with it. All I'm saying is ditch the stigma of "You're retarded if you use IE" that tends to be heavy in the air. Also, you should always give a company that is trying to give other companies a run for their money another shot. If you're not looking for the absolute best experience, features and technology with your software you're not using the free market to serve you. Better technology, experience, and features was the reason you ditched IE to look for other software to begin with, it should be the same reason you go looking back every once in a while. You don't know if the grass is greener on the otherside is greener unless you take a look over the fence. I wouldn't recommend IE9 over Chrome or FF, they are all solid, but if tomorrow IE10 wipes my ass, I'll know about it and be in happy land because I took the time to review my options again while a good amount of "elite" users of the internet will continue to worship everything Google touches and dismiss everything IE.[/QUOTE]Ah, I see. I'll probably drop that stigma once IE9 and IE10 outdo IE6, IE7, and IE8 in terms of market share. Everything else I agree with, however.
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- Jun 21, 2012 5:42 am GMT
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[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="Marfoo"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]
So IE9 is the first good Microsoft browser in a long time. So what? Why go back? The competition has been offering a consistently better product for many years now. Why bother giving Microsoft another go just because they give a damn again?
[/QUOTE] No one said go back, if you're happy with Chrome, FF, Opera, or whatever browser suits you, then stick with it. All I'm saying is ditch the stigma of "You're retarded if you use IE" that tends to be heavy in the air. Also, you should always give a company that is trying to give other companies a run for their money another shot. If you're not looking for the absolute best experience, features and technology with your software you're not using the free market to serve you. Better technology, experience, and features was the reason you ditched IE to look for other software to begin with, it should be the same reason you go looking back every once in a while. You don't know if the grass is greener on the otherside is greener unless you take a look over the fence. I wouldn't recommend IE9 over Chrome or FF, they are all solid, but if tomorrow IE10 wipes my ass, I'll know about it and be in happy land because I took the time to review my options again while a good amount of "elite" users of the internet will continue to worship everything Google touches and dismiss everything IE.[/QUOTE]Ah, I see. I'll probably drop that stigma once IE9 and IE10 outdo IE6, IE7, and IE8 in terms of market share. Everything else I agree with, however.
[/QUOTE] Hasn't IE always had the most market share?- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 21, 2012 7:38 am GMT--------------------
Kindly vote for GOG to add existing Linux versions of the games they already sell!
Xonotic - free and open source, it's a fast paced first person shooter for Linux, Mac OS, and Windows![QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]
[QUOTE="Marfoo"] No one said go back, if you're happy with Chrome, FF, Opera, or whatever browser suits you, then stick with it. All I'm saying is ditch the stigma of "You're retarded if you use IE" that tends to be heavy in the air. Also, you should always give a company that is trying to give other companies a run for their money another shot. If you're not looking for the absolute best experience, features and technology with your software you're not using the free market to serve you. Better technology, experience, and features was the reason you ditched IE to look for other software to begin with, it should be the same reason you go looking back every once in a while. You don't know if the grass is greener on the otherside is greener unless you take a look over the fence. I wouldn't recommend IE9 over Chrome or FF, they are all solid, but if tomorrow IE10 wipes my ass, I'll know about it and be in happy land because I took the time to review my options again while a good amount of "elite" users of the internet will continue to worship everything Google touches and dismiss everything IE.[/QUOTE]Ah, I see. I'll probably drop that stigma once IE9 and IE10 outdo IE6, IE7, and IE8 in terms of market share. Everything else I agree with, however.
[/QUOTE] Hasn't IE always had the most market share?[/QUOTE]That it has, FelipeInsideMe. I am talking about IE9 and IE10 (the good IEs) versus IE6, IE7, and IE8 (the bad IEs).
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- Jun 21, 2012 9:10 am GMT
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Aerocool Horsepower 750W | Windows 8 Professional x64 | Linux Mint 14 x64Yeah, unfortunately not everyone keeps their IE up to date. I wonder what the statistics are of people who don't have their Firefox or Chrome browsers up to date.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 21, 2012 12:01 pm GMT[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
If you enjoy having no privacy and only one point of failure, by all means, go ahead and integrate everything.
[/QUOTE] What are you talking about Gummi? Do you know how the integration and synchronization works? One point of failure where? Ur files/settings are stored on the cloud which are backed up my million dollar server networks. You can grab these files and back them up locally too. When one computer goes down, u just grab another one and all ur settings and documents are there ready to go as you left them. Where exactly is the single point of failure?[/QUOTE]
From a security standpoint that, everything in one spot would be considered a single point of failure. Imagine if linkedin were more heavily integrated into people's lives, those 6 million password hashes would have lost people a lot more than just their professional profile password.
For this reason, things like google+ and gmail and hotmail and what not being integrated is a terrible idea.
Get hacked in one place, then all your data is gone.
I don't care about people backing up their data, I care about their data being stolen.
[/QUOTE] Your data and everything about you is already floating around mate... no matter what you use. any online services, Im one of those non-paranoid people that realizes this and doesnt give a damn at this point. All the "Viruses" talk, all the hacking, all the security talks. ive run an OS with no firewall and no anti-virus for a good 5 years now... nothing has happened. Im not going to stop enjoying the benefits of an incredibly strong eco-system on the basis that it may get hacked... its stupid, everything about me floats around as it is. and you cant make purchases from such information anyway.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 21, 2012 12:17 pm GMT
LOL, people still use IE? What are you, a casual or something? Get real, mozilla+ad block, I haven't seen an ad in sites, on youtube, anywhere, even got to watch some pay2watch streams for free because of some glitch in ad block.
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- Jun 21, 2012 1:13 pm GMT
[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] What are you talking about Gummi? Do you know how the integration and synchronization works? One point of failure where? Ur files/settings are stored on the cloud which are backed up my million dollar server networks. You can grab these files and back them up locally too. When one computer goes down, u just grab another one and all ur settings and documents are there ready to go as you left them. Where exactly is the single point of failure?[/QUOTE]
From a security standpoint that, everything in one spot would be considered a single point of failure. Imagine if linkedin were more heavily integrated into people's lives, those 6 million password hashes would have lost people a lot more than just their professional profile password.
For this reason, things like google+ and gmail and hotmail and what not being integrated is a terrible idea.
Get hacked in one place, then all your data is gone.
I don't care about people backing up their data, I care about their data being stolen.
[/QUOTE] Your data and everything about you is already floating around mate... no matter what you use. any online services, Im one of those non-paranoid people that realizes this and doesnt give a damn at this point. All the "Viruses" talk, all the hacking, all the security talks. ive run an OS with no firewall and no anti-virus for a good 5 years now... nothing has happened. Im not going to stop enjoying the benefits of an incredibly strong eco-system on the basis that it may get hacked... its stupid, everything about me floats around as it is. and you cant make purchases from such information anyway.[/QUOTE]
"It hasn't happened to me so it won't happen to anyone else"
Congrats on your low level reasoning abilities.
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- Jun 21, 2012 1:16 pm GMT[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]
From a security standpoint that, everything in one spot would be considered a single point of failure. Imagine if linkedin were more heavily integrated into people's lives, those 6 million password hashes would have lost people a lot more than just their professional profile password.
For this reason, things like google+ and gmail and hotmail and what not being integrated is a terrible idea.
Get hacked in one place, then all your data is gone.
I don't care about people backing up their data, I care about their data being stolen.
[/QUOTE] Your data and everything about you is already floating around mate... no matter what you use. any online services, Im one of those non-paranoid people that realizes this and doesnt give a damn at this point. All the "Viruses" talk, all the hacking, all the security talks. ive run an OS with no firewall and no anti-virus for a good 5 years now... nothing has happened. Im not going to stop enjoying the benefits of an incredibly strong eco-system on the basis that it may get hacked... its stupid, everything about me floats around as it is. and you cant make purchases from such information anyway.[/QUOTE]
"It hasn't happened to me so it won't happen to anyone else"
Congrats on your low level reasoning abilities.
[/QUOTE] I guess we shouldn't have electricity because some kids die from putting their fingers in sockets, or another billion analogies of why "Risk" is involved in all technology.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 21, 2012 1:25 pm GMT
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Aerocool Horsepower 750W | Windows 8 Professional x64 | Linux Mint 14 x64[QUOTE="QQabitmoar"]LOL, people still use IE? What are you, a casual or something? Get real, mozilla+ad block, I haven't seen an ad in sites, on youtube, anywhere, even got to watch some pay2watch streams for free because of some glitch in ad block.
[/QUOTE] You're exactly the kind of person we are discussing. The person the with "LOL IE, UR RETARDED" stigma. Open your eyes, IE9 can hold its own against other modern browsers and IE10 is definitely shaping up to something big. Just because IE6 sucked doesn't mean IE9/IE10 do. Chrome and Firefox are not as godsend and they once were, and that's the point.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
