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RE: Judged by ratings...
By Reclaimer77 on 10/27/2010 8:39:49 PM , Rating: 2
To the end user, what's the difference?

RE: Judged by ratings...
By Shadowself on 10/28/2010 12:19:33 AM , Rating: 1
Huge difference.

To the average end user (and many, many corporate IT teams -- as what corporate IT decrees the end user must use) being told by Microsoft that the IE browser was an integral and non removable part of Windows made it the only browser they considered. If IE had been a stand alone app like Navigator or another browser, very likely people and organizations would have done comparisons and may not have chosen IE.

RE: Judged by ratings...
By zmatt on 10/28/2010 8:51:23 AM , Rating: 2
Actually Most IT departments are smart enough to make their own decisions about that. Speaking from an IT perspective, we use IE not because we choose to, but because a lot of the outdated and unstable specialty software that our users have will only work with IE 6. IT only has so much power. We can dictate what is on the machine until it pisses off the higher ups.

RE: Judged by ratings...
By Hieyeck on 10/28/2010 11:41:11 AM , Rating: 3
Not exactly true.

Until someone can build a browser that can be as locked down as IE via group policy, major corps will stick with IE.

Why lock down settings and choice? Remember, PEBKAC is the answer to most computer issues... Not that I'm complaining. It keeps me (and I suspect many other DT trolls employed).

RE: Judged by ratings...
By Reclaimer77 on 10/29/2010 6:50:37 PM , Rating: 2

That makes no sense. First off show me where Microsoft "told" IT departments everywhere IE was the ONLY browser they could use.

Secondly, even if that was the case, think about it. So just because you think you can't uninstall a browser means you can't use another browser of your choosing? Huh? Explain to me how that makes sense. It's not like IE was 10 gigabytes and you couldn't just make another browser your default, delete the IE shortcuts, and go on your happy way as if IE didn't exist.

I haven't deleted IE from MY Windows, but I still use Firefox as my main browser and Chrome for other stuff. How is having IE on my machine adversely affecting my use of other browsers?

Your arguments are retarded. Seriously.

