The Internet Explorer versus Firefox issue hits UDEL
As I was going about my usual business today, checking my 'My Courses' account to make sure I was caught up with my online classes, I saw something that I thought would interest our class. One topic that has come up a lot this semester is the competition between the Internet Explorer browser and that of Firefox. While we all know Professor Brown favors Firefox, we heard Robert Scoble discuss how the new version of IE is going to be great.
On the 'My Courses' homepage there is the following announcement from the administrator to all 'My Courses' users:
"On April 11, 2006 Microsoft released a critical Windows update that changes how Internet Explorer handles dynamic content. Initial testing has shown that these changes may require clicking a confirmation before accessing some content as well as general stability issues when accessing MyCourses. Firefox is available for both Windows and Macintosh systems at:
http://udeploy.udel.edu. More information on the upcoming changes in Internet Explorer and implication for other web sites is available at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912945."
Not that Microsoft hasn't had enough problems lately considering their need to push back the deadline for the introduction of their new browser, Vista, but now, their biggest competition is being promoted because of serious flaws in their Internet Explorer product. I honestly believe that as more students start switching to Firefox, they will soon realize how easy it is to navigate and will have no desire to test out Vista when it finally hits the market. I have been using Firefox for about a year and greatly prefer it versus IE. I have switched many others over to Firefox and truly believe that nothing Microsoft does will come close to making me switch back to them.
I commend UD for recognizing the superiority of Firefox, recognizing the downfalls of IE, and urging students to make the switch. I will keep my eyes open for more examples of organizations/institutions doing this. Sorry Mr. Scoble!
posted by Scott Golden @ 9:11 PM
3 Comments:
Scott, that article was really interesting. I use IE, what do you think the benefits of Firefox are?
Hello Deborah,
Honestly I think Firefox has a lot of advantages over IE. First off, you can have tabs for multiple pages which make it really easy to switch from one webpage to another. Additionally, firefox stops popups that typically fill my screen in IE. Overall, I think you would see a world of difference if you switched to IE. I remember switching over about a year ago and really seeing a lot of improvement. Since its been a while since I used IE, its hard for me to think of all of the advantages, but try it for yourself. I promise you won't be disappointed!
I've been using IE mainly out of sheer laziness to download Firefox. Scott Golden, thank you for ending my non-sensical web browser procastination.
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