Ok...I'm thinking about Bucking the Microsoft Empire...Though I am not savy enough to run Lynix, can you compare and contrast Mozzilla Suit to Internet Explorer, and which would you recomend?
2006-12-13 06:33:00 · 8 answers · asked by elcydd01 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Honestly, I have to put my vote in the Mozilla column, especially with the latest travesty that Microsoft is calling Internet Explorer 7...The issue you're going to run in to is that Mozilla, (being based on Netscape), is not as widely supported as IE.
There are some sites, (Yahoo! LaunchCast for instance...), that absolutely insist that you must be using IE in order to properly view or use their site. The fact is that since so many companies and private entities have jumped on the Microsoft bandwagon, a lot of websites just haven't seen the need to create web sites that are "Netscape Friendly".
On the other hand, for your every day surfing, downloading, and researching needs, I'd say Mozilla really is the better pick. The fact is, once you get used to the interface, which is very much like IE anyway, you won't notice a substantial difference.
2006-12-13 06:46:16 · answer #1 · answered by poeticjustice72182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people feel that Mozilla is more secure, however while this may be true there are less people using it, thus there aren't as many viruses made for it. The new Internet Explorer 7 that recently came out is very secure, has tabbed browsing plus a host of other features that you can find in Mozilla. It really comes down to preference at this point. Do you want a browser that you can customize with extensions (Firefox) or do you want a browser that is easy enough to use and very compatible with most web technologies (IE)?
2006-12-13 06:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rajiv O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mozilla Firefox is more secure, boasts more features, takes less memory/resources and is much more compliant with true Web Standards (HTML, CSS, XHTML). With that said, there are some sites which were designed around Internet Explorer and do not display or operate correctly using anything other than Internet Explorer. The number of these IE specific sites grow less each day and I rarely run into one. So I run both. I run Firefox 99% of the time until I run across something that requires IE.
2006-12-13 06:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by jasen_gregory 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firefox(based on mozilla) is very nice and not nearly as targeted by attacks as IE. This does not make it more secure. As the user base is growing so are the discovered vulnerabilites.
Security starts with the user. Using safe surfing habits, and a properly secured PC
Also Firefox has been getting buggier with the last few revisions and now many users myself included have major memory leak problems. Well it's not really a memory leak but it caches web pages in RAM(nothing to do with the actual page caching) and will slow down a computer much more than IE.
2006-12-13 06:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been using Mozilla for ever, and I LOVE it.
You have to get used to it a little bit, but it is well worth it. The tab feature is great ( now IE copied it too). Plus it rarely crashes.
I also recommend Thunderbird instead of the Outlook client. Both mozilla products rock.
2006-12-13 06:42:03 · answer #5 · answered by SS90 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
speaking from expierence i would highly recommend mozilla cos i used to use internet explorer and get many viruses then i brought it to a pc repair shop they put mozilla on it for me and ever since no viruses its great
ps i had the same anti-virus software when i had both systems so that had no impact
2006-12-13 06:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried Modzilla, but I just didn't like it. I stick with IE.
2006-12-13 06:40:02 · answer #7 · answered by Rhianna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fire Fox!! Blows IE out of the water! :)
2006-12-13 06:40:48 · answer #8 · answered by spamneggzzz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋