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Unfortunately I despise IE too much at this point to ever bother trying to use it again as my main browser. You made us all suffer too much over the years, sorr

Unfortunately I despise IE too much at this point to ever bother trying to use it again as my main browser. You made us all suffer too much over the years, sorry guys.

trustfundbaby 16y ago
I really actually am actively rooting for them to fail because of this ... does it make me a bad person?
rudiger 16y ago
I don't think this is the right attitude to have. You should judge IE9 by its own merit, not by past misgivings. You can't (and shouldn't) be compelled to try IE9, but the reason you aren't using it should be that another browser works just fine for you, not because you wholeheartedly reject Microsoft for past suffering. Also, it's my belief that the suffering we faced with IE is less an issue with the browsers themselves, and more of an issue with the update schedule. IE6 was very good at the time of it's release; it's a shame that it took so long for IE7 and IE8. But now, with Chrome (and now Firefox) releasing several major versions a year, we should see more and better developments in the browser space.
- fletchowns 16y ago
  If for some reason Firefox, Chrome, and Opera didn't work out for me, only then would I try switching back to IE. It is the order in which I would try the different browsers that the history of IE is considered. I don't see myself considering a switch anytime soon since I love Firefox.
  - ZoFreX 16y ago
    You should at least try it, even if you have no intention of switching. IE9 is blazingly fast on my netbook, even more so than my browser of choice, Chrome. While I have no intention of switching right now, it's a win for everyone that IE is a serious competitor - once IE9 has mainstream adoption it'll push Chrome, Opera and Firefox to be even faster to stay ahead.
zaatar 16y ago
That sucks, I'm sorry to hear. I wasn't there back in the "good 'ol days", so I can't comment on the past. What I can tell you is that the team we have working on IE8 and IE9 is really serious about shipping the best product out there, and we're really serious about standards-compliance. We truly are making an effort to capture feedback too ... I see it walking down the hallways, the efforts each guy is making to ship the best thing out there ... sure, we're not perfect, but we're trying really damn hard, believe me. Unfortunately, try as I might, there really isn't much for me to do to help if your argument for why IE9 sucks is that the previous IEs sucked :(

Unfortunately I despise IE too much at this point to ever bother trying to use it again as my main browser. You made us all suffer too much over the years, sorry guys.

trustfundbaby 16y ago

I really actually am actively rooting for them to fail because of this ... does it make me a bad person?

rudiger 16y ago

I don't think this is the right attitude to have. You should judge IE9 by its own merit, not by past misgivings. You can't (and shouldn't) be compelled to try IE9, but the reason you aren't using it should be that another browser works just fine for you, not because you wholeheartedly reject Microsoft for past suffering. Also, it's my belief that the suffering we faced with IE is less an issue with the browsers themselves, and more of an issue with the update schedule. IE6 was very good at the time of it's release; it's a shame that it took so long for IE7 and IE8. But now, with Chrome (and now Firefox) releasing several major versions a year, we should see more and better developments in the browser space.

fletchowns 16y ago
If for some reason Firefox, Chrome, and Opera didn't work out for me, only then would I try switching back to IE. It is the order in which I would try the different browsers that the history of IE is considered. I don't see myself considering a switch anytime soon since I love Firefox.
- ZoFreX 16y ago
  You should at least try it, even if you have no intention of switching. IE9 is blazingly fast on my netbook, even more so than my browser of choice, Chrome. While I have no intention of switching right now, it's a win for everyone that IE is a serious competitor - once IE9 has mainstream adoption it'll push Chrome, Opera and Firefox to be even faster to stay ahead.

zaatar 16y ago

That sucks, I'm sorry to hear. I wasn't there back in the "good 'ol days", so I can't comment on the past. What I can tell you is that the team we have working on IE8 and IE9 is really serious about shipping the best product out there, and we're really serious about standards-compliance. We truly are making an effort to capture feedback too ... I see it walking down the hallways, the efforts each guy is making to ship the best thing out there ... sure, we're not perfect, but we're trying really damn hard, believe me. Unfortunately, try as I might, there really isn't much for me to do to help if your argument for why IE9 sucks is that the previous IEs sucked :(