What's the difference between Internet Explorer (v.7) and Mozilla Firefox (v.2)?

Question

Also, how do you change your home page in Firefox?

Answer 1

IE v.7 is more complicated than the user friendly Firefox...
i like firefox better!

to change your homepage in firefox:
- click TOOLS
- go to OPTIONS...
- change or type the address that you wish to have in the HOMEPAGE BOX

Answer 2

Safety is the biggest difference

With IE 6 & 7 it is very easy to steal your ID
http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/

Both IE 6 & 7 rely on ActiveX for some features to work, although in the new IE it is not turned on by default, it is still integrated in the browser and could be a security risk. Without ActiveX some features may not work properly in IE 6 & 7
Here is what Microsoft has to say about ActiveX in Internet Explorer

"An ActiveX control can be an extremely insecure way to provide a feature...From the moment a user downloads an ActiveX control, the control may be vulnerable to attack..."
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/components/activex/security.asp
(Firefox does not have or need ActiveX at all)

Firefox also supports webstandards much better than IE 6 & 7
http://webstandards.org/files/acid2/test.html

Here is rundown by c/net
http://brighthand.com.com/4520-10442_7-6656808-1.html

All these other reviewers agree with c/net that Firefox is the all around better browser
PC world
Wall Street Journal
Computerworld
http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/10/GraphBrowser.jpg

Answer 3

Firefox is a no frills browser. It leaves out most of the junk you really don't need. I love Firefox

Answer 4

Firefox is a no frills browser. It leaves out most of the junk you really don't need. I love Firefox.

Answer 5

IE7 is a big copy of Firefox, theres no major "specs" differences but IE7 is more compatible with Windows and Windows Live applications, although I like Firefox better .

Hope it helps