Internet Explorer 8 the champion, says Microsoft

[rpm]

Internet Explorer 8 the champion, says Microsoft

Microsoft is touting freshly-launched Internet Explorer 8 as its champion in the competitive Web browser arena, urging holdouts to upgrade from earlier versions of the software.

 

[Solidus]

When it came to blocking malicious software, malware, IE 8 caught 81% of the "live threats" as compared with the 54% finish by the second-place Firefox browser.

WOW that's a first. IE actually besting Firefox

 

[Boomstomp]

1) I dont think they were using any Firefox add-ons designed for that purpose

2) they probably (~99% certainty) rigged the sample of malware used in the test to favour IE

 

[Telkomisaloser]

Bawahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa

Have a look at their "facts"

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/get-the-facts/browser-comparison.aspx

Now tell me is that rigged or not

 

[porchrat]

Bawahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa

Have a look at their "facts"

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/get-the-facts/browser-comparison.aspx

Now tell me is that rigged or not

I remember reading that one a while ago. Laughed my ass off.

My personal favourite was the "customisability" field, where all the browsers were tied. Microsoft's explanation was this:

Sure, Firefox may win in sheer number of add-ons, but many of the customizations you'd want to download for Firefox are already a part of Internet Explorer 8 – right out of the box.

So basically Microsoft assumes it knows what you want and so instead of giving you the option to install what you want, they integrate it for you. The fact that that is regarded as positive is classic.

 

[Gekco]

"We don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the other browsers are doing."
Err.. Why the 'comparison' then?
Get FireFox!

 

[nelwa]

Firefox wins hands down...

 

[porchrat]

1) I dont think they were using any Firefox add-ons designed for that purpose

2) they probably (~99% certainty) rigged the sample of malware used in the test to favour IE

I'm sure the entire world's tinfoil haberdashers will agree with you, but there is no proof of that as the article is way too vague.

Though I do think it would be nice to see what add-ons they were actually using in this comparison so that we could all voice our informed opinions. I dislike IE, but if this comparison was performed with the relevant Firefox add-ons in place then Mozilla have got some work to do.

 

[Bismuth]

I remember reading that one a while ago. Laughed my ass off.

My personal favourite was the "customisability" field, where all the browsers were tied. Microsoft's explanation was this:

So basically Microsoft assumes it knows what you want and so instead of giving you the option to install what you want, they integrate it for you. The fact that that is regarded as positive is classic.

Microsoft lied, IE8 does NOT have AdBlock Plus, NoScript, DownThemAll, MM3, and TACO installed. These features might well be integrated, but I couldn't be assed looking for them, and using IE long enough to find them would cause me to break out in hives.

B

 

[davemc]

In order to "upgrade", I have to be actually using the existing version.
Upgrade fail.
MS fail.

 

[Drake2007]

LOL @ all the FF fanbois

/runs

 

[G.A.S]

Bawahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa

Have a look at their "facts"

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/get-the-facts/browser-comparison.aspx

Now tell me is that rigged or not

Yup. That is what I call compliance with web standards.

 

[LazyLion]

FAIL

 

[rorz0r]

Sure, Firefox may win in sheer number of add-ons, but many of the customizations you'd want to download for Firefox are already a part of Opera – right out of the box.

fixed.