How many people would use Internet Explorer if it wasn't included with Windows?
By ocalhoun
@ocalhoun (199)
United States
June 12, 2007 2:59pm CST
Internet explorer seems to me to be THE worst browser on the market, so why do people continue to use it? Because its included with windows. If, on the first time windows connects to the internet you were prompted to choose what browser to use, how many people would choose IE? The sad thing is that some people don't even realize that there are others; if you delete the IE icon off of their desktop, they think that the entire internet has crashed. (What a disaster!)
(By the way, that reminds me of the classic 'user' phrase: "The internet is down". If the internet goes down for so much as a second, you won't be the first to notice; you'll be hearing about it on the world news)
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18 responses
@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
12 Jun 07
You know, although I like Bill Gates and do not actually have a problem with IE (except for the fact that I know that Microsoft often funnels information to big brother), I would like to have the option of chosing my own internet browser, rather than be forced with an internet browser! I like to know that I selected a particular service for my personal usage!
@Tawreniite (33)
• Latvia
12 Jun 07
interesting, people in microsoft company uses IE too?
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@mirage108 (3402)
• United States
12 Jun 07
Well I prefer IE7. to me it is better than FF or netscape. I have used both I havent used anyothers though. of the one's I have used I prefer IE7
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@billabadmash (1011)
• Pakistan
12 Jun 07
Even it is included in windows i do not use internet explorer yeah i used it in early days but i always get by some bug and any other problem thats why i hate the internet explorer but i am using mozilla fire fox and i am loving it.
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@beauty_ph (2749)
• Philippines
19 Jun 07
I think there is no way I can't use IE because intranet requires it. But I have been using mozilla, ff and opera. They all work well than IE over the internet. Although there are site and links which actually requires IE, most of the site doesn't care on what browser am on. God bless!
@youngmaze18 (35)
• Philippines
15 Jun 07
i dont know if i gonna use ie if it not included in windows because i dont like the interface
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@sassybratky (872)
• United States
13 Jun 07
funny topic only because of what happened to me earlier..i do alot of surveys and i actually opened one and started to fill it out and it told me i couldnt continue to fill it out because i wasnt using the IE browser lol to shut my browser down and start the survey over using IE ..was a survey about FOOD never the less..i was like well sheesh maybe i wanted to use my firefox to fill it out lol...i thought that was so retarded so i closed the survey went and changed browsers then come back and it told me i already done the dang survey :(
@babostwick (2036)
• United States
13 Jun 07
I don't use it much. I tend to use Yahoo Browser or Mozilla. It just depends on the mood I'm in exactly and which one I feel like using.
I probably wouldn't use Internet Explorer just because it can be a pain in the neck.
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@Inquisitor666 (24)
• Russian Federation
13 Jun 07
I using firefox/netscape for a many years and I beleave that ie will never become my default browser. I use ie only for my intranet job site.
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@waseembashir (225)
• India
13 Jun 07
i truly agree,
whenever i buy a pc/notebook, the first thing i do is download either opera/mozilla.
I cant stand IE...it sucks for sure. i think MS is busy copying features from Mozilla and opera...In vista the IE seems improved, but it still sucks...
i will never use IE no matter how much they improve it.!
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@deanbenji (83)
• United States
13 Jun 07
I'm going to have to agree with you. I've never really liked Internet Explorer. I have tried some other ones that are so much better and so far ahead and faster than IE. I'm currently using Safari at work because they finally made it for windows and I figured I'd check it out. Pretty nice.
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@fleur_petal (883)
• India
13 Jun 07
well i hv been using internet explorer for over 2-3 yrs now and i hvnt registered any grave problem as such. i hv used mozilla fire fox also but l8r again switched to internet explorer cz of its simplicity.
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@feedyourmind (150)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
you are right, nice thread. i would prefer to choose mozilla firefox, more secure and fast connection when using firefox. i have so many bad experience with IE. they are sucks, my account in yahoo been hacked once its because of IE. but now im stick on firefox.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
12 Jun 07
I prefer Firefox and Opera. I have to use Internet Explorer because the Windows Update does not work without it. Even the new one is so slow, that is the one with the tabs. Also the tabs are not as easily managed as the one in Firefox.
@coconutpatty (834)
• United States
12 Jun 07
I know there are other browsers out there. I really do not mind IE. I have used it for a majority of the time I've used a computer. Used a couple hours here and there. I've never had any issues with IE so I figure why change.
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@vivienna (582)
• Venezuela
13 Jun 07
I would. Of course you are right when talking of previous versions of IE. But there isn't anything to blame with IE 7. Together with the Live Toolbar it's simply fine. So slim, so useful, so easy to configure for any taste. Get it!
@bestgirl2008 (183)
• Germany
12 Jun 07
cool i really like the discussion i think most people would find it interesting
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