Stay clear! (Microsoft Internet Explorer 8)

Member Name: jespin

Product:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Date:	04/08/09 (31 review reads)
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Advantages: No noticeable advantages.

Disadvantages: Slower. Less secure and non-standards compliant.

Many of you are possibly viewing this using a version of Internet Explorer. Microsoft's browser comes bundled with nearly all of its operating systems something for which it has been largely criticised and been in trouble for over the past few years. As much as it pains me to say, I share this view.

Microsoft Internet Explorer is the slowest, most un-standards compliant browser out there and for many people, maybe even yourself, it seems like the only option thanks to Microsoft's bundling scheme. Explorer is no longer the top or most efficient browser, it hasn't been for some time. This crown most likely belongs to Firefox (although I would argue Chrome is better).

IE does not follow web guidelines which have become a standard in a Microsoft attempt to manipulate the way in which we develop and design for the web. This means that websites designed to work with IE are largely improperly coded and will not display properly in 'legal' browsers. This means that truly great web designers have to alter their work to work around Microsoft's purposeful fault in their browser.

If you use IE I would recommend a swift change to one of the faster, more customisable browsers such as Firefox or maybe even Chrome which is more basic but definitely the fastest available.

Summary: Any browser is better than this.

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