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If The Internet Explorer 9 Commercial Was Honest

7 points by nightbrawler 14y ago

lmm 14y ago
For me IE is and has pretty much always been much, much faster than firefox. Like it or not, almost all websites will work with it. It's not as extensible as the alternatives, but if you use multiple computers or just don't care about extensions it can make a very good browser. It's time to stop the childish hate.
- coopaq 14y ago
  " but if you use multiple computers" If you use multiple Windows computers! There aren't too many of those at my house. The IE debate ends at a single vendor's operating system. All other browsers run almost on any platform they are allowed.
  - lmm 14y ago
    If you use enough computers that maintaining a set of extensions is too much hassle, IE becomes a good browser for those computers on which it runs, whether or not that's all of them. (Yes, I know about chrome extension sync, I find it's only useful if all of those computers are your own)
  - jack-r-abbit 14y ago
    I hate it when people drag the whole "it only runs on Windows" argument into it. There is plenty of software that runs on only one OS (including OSX). That does not make it crap software. It just makes it OS specific.
mehulkar 14y ago
I'm not a fan of IE, but I didn't expect it to be targeted on TC like this.
bluetidepro 14y ago
This cracked me up, in general, but I didn't get the reference to him using IE on Mac or why he was using IE on a Mac? It kind of ruins the joke since IE9 isn't even on Mac? ...am I missing something?
- cleverjake 14y ago
  the point is that ie9 is just as good/bad as a IE 5.5 on mac.
  - bluetidepro 14y ago
    I guess that makes sense, but it seems like they put to much emphasis on that (somewhat bad) joke/reference... Haha
Zirro 14y ago
What has Internet Explorer on Mac, which was discontinued in 2003, to do with Internet Explorer 9? Or for that matter, the Office paper clip? Or a site that won't load? It makes no sense to me. I am certain that IE9 has many flaws when compared to it's competitors, but this video doesn't show any of them.
lhnz 14y ago
How is this Hacker News material?
Toshio 14y ago
Original submission didn't get any love: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4616233 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4616233
ayi 14y ago
this is just pure childish behaviour. this "honest" version is not "honest"
jack-r-abbit 14y ago
Lame. I know it has some flaws but IE9 is probably the best IE they've made for a long time. I don't use it much except for testing sites to make sure they work. I really don't have to do any IE9 specific tweaks like with 7. I've not had any video buffering issues specific to IE either. Generally that has to do with the source.

7 points by nightbrawler 14y ago

lmm 14y ago

For me IE is and has pretty much always been much, much faster than firefox. Like it or not, almost all websites will work with it. It's not as extensible as the alternatives, but if you use multiple computers or just don't care about extensions it can make a very good browser. It's time to stop the childish hate.

coopaq 14y ago
" but if you use multiple computers" If you use multiple Windows computers! There aren't too many of those at my house. The IE debate ends at a single vendor's operating system. All other browsers run almost on any platform they are allowed.
- lmm 14y ago
  If you use enough computers that maintaining a set of extensions is too much hassle, IE becomes a good browser for those computers on which it runs, whether or not that's all of them. (Yes, I know about chrome extension sync, I find it's only useful if all of those computers are your own)
- jack-r-abbit 14y ago
  I hate it when people drag the whole "it only runs on Windows" argument into it. There is plenty of software that runs on only one OS (including OSX). That does not make it crap software. It just makes it OS specific.

mehulkar 14y ago

I'm not a fan of IE, but I didn't expect it to be targeted on TC like this.

bluetidepro 14y ago

This cracked me up, in general, but I didn't get the reference to him using IE on Mac or why he was using IE on a Mac? It kind of ruins the joke since IE9 isn't even on Mac? ...am I missing something?

cleverjake 14y ago
the point is that ie9 is just as good/bad as a IE 5.5 on mac.
- bluetidepro 14y ago
  I guess that makes sense, but it seems like they put to much emphasis on that (somewhat bad) joke/reference... Haha

Zirro 14y ago

What has Internet Explorer on Mac, which was discontinued in 2003, to do with Internet Explorer 9? Or for that matter, the Office paper clip? Or a site that won't load? It makes no sense to me. I am certain that IE9 has many flaws when compared to it's competitors, but this video doesn't show any of them.

lhnz 14y ago

How is this Hacker News material?

Toshio 14y ago

Original submission didn't get any love: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4616233 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4616233

ayi 14y ago

this is just pure childish behaviour. this "honest" version is not "honest"

jack-r-abbit 14y ago

Lame. I know it has some flaws but IE9 is probably the best IE they've made for a long time. I don't use it much except for testing sites to make sure they work. I really don't have to do any IE9 specific tweaks like with 7. I've not had any video buffering issues specific to IE either. Generally that has to do with the source.