IE8 Officially Becomes World’s Most-Used Browser

[Frostmourne]

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]

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]

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]

Adblock for IE8

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

E8 Officially Becomes World’s Most-Used Browser.

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

 

[Merlin2000]

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.

 

[monkeys breath]

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.

active x is one of the main reasons ie is so slow. microsoft had had plans for rewriting their browser without active x. they should have stuck with those plans.

 

[Merlin2000]

active x is one of the main reasons ie is so slow. microsoft had had plans for rewriting their browser without active x. they should have stuck with those plans.

- I can understand if a page loads slow with Active X on, but pages should be able to load normal if Active X is not used.

We're not going to see ActiveX go away for awhile. So many businesses and websites utilize it right now.

 

[eduede]

IE only gets the most use because the clueless masses out there don't know there's anything better out there.

I don't think this is true. IE8 is a solid browser. Not sure what the "informed" users are looking for in a browser. After reading through this thread, sounds to me like the "informed" users are just looking for a browser that's not IE so they can say that they don't use that browser, that browser comes pre-installed, only a member of the clueless masses would use that browser.

Get real. FFox has it's pro's and con's and Chrome isn't even available in 64bit and, I'm sorry, but no one should be running safari on a PC. I'm not saying that IE is the best (that would be clueless and mindless) but it's equally clueless and mindless to say that FFox or Chrome or any "open source" browser is better than IE because it's not IE. This kind of tautology is pretty common among "informed" users and I don't get it.

 

[UrbanBounca]

I don't think this is true. IE8 is a solid browser. Not sure what the "informed" users are looking for in a browser. After reading through this thread, sounds to me like the "informed" users are just looking for a browser that's not IE so they can say that they don't use that browser, that browser comes pre-installed, only a member of the clueless masses would use that browser.

Get real. FFox has it's pro's and con's and Chrome isn't even available in 64bit and, I'm sorry, but no one should be running safari on a PC. I'm not saying that IE is the best (that would be clueless and mindless) but it's equally clueless and mindless to say that FFox or Chrome or any "open source" browser is better than IE because it's not IE. This kind of tautology is pretty common among "informed" users and I don't get it.

If you had actually read the thread, there is actually benchmarked proof that IE is the worst performing browser on the market.

In all reality, no matter which way you cut it, Firefox and Chrome are better than IE.

 

[JonM33]

Most people just use the browser that comes with their computer.... IE8...

This would explain those ratings.

~Lordbob

I agree. I use IE8 to download Firefox.

 

[CarlTR6]

Most people just use the browser that comes with their computer.... IE8...

This would explain those ratings.

~Lordbob

I agree. I use IE8 to download Firefox.

LOL Ditto.

 

[Merlin2000]

Get real. FFox has it's pro's and con's and Chrome isn't even available in 64bit and, I'm sorry, but no one should be running safari on a PC.

- Without proper Flash support, IE isn't even an available browser in 64bit.. A 64 bit browser would be nice, but there really isn't support for it, hence why we don't see FF 64 yet.

In all reality, no matter which way you cut it, Firefox and Chrome are better than IE.

- I completely agree, unfortunately, we will still need IE

 

[djfirestorm]

IE8 is the biggest crock there is. MS changing the way it handles even SIMPLE HTML and forcing the world to redesign, and debug over 50% of the sites on the internet to its standards. MS thinks every person in the world needs to follow their standards. Linux, Unix, OSX, Solaris, all have equal rights to web code and MS forces them all to change.haha

What sucks is the browser is riddled and SLOW. I am on an i7, 8gb of 2000mhz ram, and I can't tolerate how slow it renders pages. WOW top browser...more like bogus.

 

[PeteC]

There is benchmarked "proof" that MS DOS 2.1 boots tremendously faster than Windows 7...'ya just can't beat the facts, right? :sarc:

I occasionally use FF, have tried Chrome on my netbook, and have seen nothing that makes me want to ditch IE8. FF only seems faster until I add the extra functionality that brings it to do the same things I have in IE8...at which point, it runs no faster than IE8...oh, gee...

In all honesty, I do not live for "nano-seconds", so I make no statement that "X is faster than "Y", because unless my perception is that one is noticeably faster or slower than the other, it just doesn't matter...

Faster can certainly be benchmarked as an absolute, but "better" is another story. I use IE8 because like it or not, in terms of compatibility, it is still the gold standard...I can not speak for anyone else, but for myself, that widest range of compatilbility makes IE8 the "best" browser for my usage...

 

[chafidri]

i use to, it's great browser