IE8 Officially Becomes World’s Most-Used Browser

Frostmourne · 05 Feb 2010

KazeNoKoe23 said:

monkeys breath said:

i could care less about what the eula states. once i buy that copy of the os it is mine.

That's technically incorrect. You're purchasing a license to use Windows. It's a little-known fact.

Really? Isn't that well-known? Software is never yours, you just have permission to use it.

dmex · 05 Feb 2010

Frostmourne said:

monkeys breath said:

KazeNoKoe23 said:

That's technically incorrect. You're purchasing a license to use Windows. It's a little-known fact.

what part of if i bought that copy i own it did you not understand? as i stated i do not care what the eula states.

Put it this way - no court in the world would support you.

The courts would support him

The EULA you click may not be the one in effect

omegatron · 06 Feb 2010

I'm sure that if Microsoft ever decided to place in the EULA terms dictating what software a user can and cannot install. That the EU would be more then happy to take them back to court over it.

3mth4ts3m · 06 Feb 2010

Longtime lurker and here we go.

As we discussing all browesr here and those who don't know how to block ad in IE8,i found this.
this is as good as FF's adblock plus.
i am not sure that external links allowed here or not so just do c&p.

hxxp://xxx.dslreports.com/forum/r22962591-

CarlTR6 · 06 Feb 2010

Microsoft made a strategic business mistake with IE. IE was bundled with Windows starting way back and their ere few alternatives. Netscape (if I remember correctly) was IE's only competition and it left a lot to be desired. Because nearly everyone was using Windows and thus IE, MS made the decision to put IE development on the back burner and they gave it scant attention.

Mozella began developing Firefox and suddenly IE with all of its flaws was losing market share to Firefox, Opera and other alternatives. This caught MS by surprise and woke them up. They began to seriously work on IE. Thus we have IE 8 which really is a decent browser. Does it need improvement? Definitely. But so do Firefox and Chrome.

For the record, I am a Firefox user.

Boastree · 06 Feb 2010

I don't register my guns either.
"If a man is not willing to fight for what he has then he has no right to have it"
Harry Truman-the last REAL American President.

madtownidiot · 06 Feb 2010

Simply put. I don't abide by any conditions other that the ones I was made aware of at the time of purchase. If you change the terms of the contract after the time of purchase they hold no validity unless financial terms are also renegotiated.

UrbanBounca · 07 Feb 2010

madtownidiot said:

Simply put. I don't abide by any conditions other that the ones I was made aware of at the time of purchase. If you change the terms of the contract after the time of purchase they hold no validity unless financial terms are also renegotiated.

Have you ever seen the line, "We reserve the right to change this agreement at any time, without consumer consent"?

jfar · 08 Feb 2010

E8 Officially Becomes World’s Most-Used Browser.

It's also the slowest according to this test, on my machine. Chrome romps home.

Merlin2000 · 08 Feb 2010

It's also the slowest according to this test, on my machine. Chrome romps home.

- Now if Chrome supported Active X controls like IE, then that would be a great accomplishment!

Unfortunately, IE is the most supported browser. FireFox has no plans to include Active X in their browser, I doubt Chrome does either.

There are just too many websites that require this functionality, if other browsers do not include this, it's going to be awhile before IE steps down from being the most-used browser.

IE8 Officially Becomes World’s Most-Used Browser

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