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dear god, why do so many people still use IE. it actually breaks my heart to see that high percentage still. whenever i help somebody with computer problems, i make sure i don't leave unless they have firefox on their computer
@Nathan Obbards: Yeah; its annoying where I work where IE is the defacto browser for intranet use at work. Firefox for some reason never works :S. I have never used a computer that lagged so much after 5 tabs are opened
@PregoNation: As one of those people that force IE down everyone's throats at work, it isn't just compatibility with apps (There are numerous apps that only support IE6), but it is also the ability to control the browser of thousands of users easily with group policy.
Once users are allowed to install Firefox or Chrome, it becomes a much more difficult environment to control, and corporate america wants control. It isn't just because they are evil bastards though, it is also that they want to control behavior of employees in regards to the web to prevent lawsuits from inappropriate use.
@LaraPandion I: Yeah, I know, I was one of the people that 'force' that onto others as well, at several past jobs. Only in our case, it was for application compatibility, which is one of the reasons I mentioned that. I typically don't prefer to control browsers over group policy - too sloppy.
This has nothing to do with a supposed "Google-Apple" war, unless all of Chrome's marketshare came from Safari, which I doubt it did. This is more a ware of Google-MS, since that is likely where the marketshare came from.
@arougthopher: I know a few people who switched to Chrome from Safari on their Macs. In general I agree with you, but they are taking market share from people with Safari on Macs and Windows machines.
chrome has been amazing for me under SL...safari has always been shit especially under SL... I couldn't get over the constant beachballing with Sarafi...enter facebook password beachball...click profile...beachball..... etc just embarassing...
@usa1: I don't really use IE except at work, but for so many people the difference between IE and other browsers isn't noticeable. Most people don't push their bandwidth as hard as geeks, or end up on sites that try to exploit security holes as often as geeks.
Why bother to change from the default if your browsing is too low key and boring to notice the difference?
I don't think Apple cares about Google Chrome. Apple just cares that the web and web applications work correctly, and best, on a Mac. They made safari because MS IE for Mac sucked. That's actually the same reason Apple made the original iTunes, iPod, and iTunes Store too. They didn't have plans to take over the world, they just wanted to make sure they had a quality music service for their computers.
If Google or Firefox wants to make a quality web browser for the Mac, Apple is not going to stop them. Why would they?
I'm actually quite surprised Firefox is catching up to Internet Explorer so quickly. Most business computers are still IE only and most of the people I know who don't know much about computers tend to just use IE because that's what they are used to. Some haven't even heard of Firefox.
@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: We've actually had to switch out accounting department to using Firefox because the new web based billing system (from the government) doesn't work well with IE.
Chrome is so awesome! It's the best internet browser available. All of you IE7-8 users do yourself a favor and download Google Chrome. You'll actually look forward to your internet experiences.
I like Chrome for Mac a great deal, but one thing I've discovered is that it takes a significant hit on my MBP's battery when surfing, especially if I open tabs. Chrome runs each tab like a separate application, which is part of how it doesn't allow a single tab to crash the whole thing, but the downside is that it becomes a serious resource hog if you surf like me and have a few tabs for different things you shuffle between. Other than that, I'd say Chrome is the best, and has replaced all my browsers on Windows, though I miss certain add-ons I enjoy with Firefox.
@Kaiser-Machead: Not so sure about that, one of Anandtech's articles showed battery life by browser, and Safari came out last. Firefox plus Adblock and Noscript came out first.
@Kaiser-Machead: Yeah, while I love Chrome on Windows, I've been dismayed to learn that it's still not great on OS X. I gave up on Firefox the day I bought my MBP. Firefox for Mac is just dreadful. So I'm sticking with Safari.
@Kaiser-Machead: It was on three windows systems (and AMD system, an Intel system, and a netbook with Atom). I guess Safari for Mac might be better on battery life, just as Itunes for Mac sucks considerably less than for Windows.
@Nitesh Singh: Yeah. Safari and iTunes are obviously fish out of water on Windows, but on Mac they run super optimized, so I'd be surprised if someone created a browser or media player, other than VLC, that runs better than the defaults.
@Kaiser-Machead: You should try Camino instead of Firefox. Both are by Mozilla, but unlike Firefox, Camino was programmed from scratch to be more optimal for macOS. It's the same operating system cosmetically, but it runs a LOT faster, and is a massive improvement.
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Once users are allowed to install Firefox or Chrome, it becomes a much more difficult environment to control, and corporate america wants control. It isn't just because they are evil bastards though, it is also that they want to control behavior of employees in regards to the web to prevent lawsuits from inappropriate use.
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Why bother to change from the default if your browsing is too low key and boring to notice the difference?
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If Google or Firefox wants to make a quality web browser for the Mac, Apple is not going to stop them. Why would they?
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Suck on that 0.03%, Safari.
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IE: "FE FI FO FUM."
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