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If browsers were a sitcom... (i.imgur.com)

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[–]NotTheNews 68 points69 points ago

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TIL I'm the social equivalent of Internet Explorer.

[–]DeweyTheDecimal 30 points31 points ago

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Don't worry about returning my socket set.

[–]vingverm 2 points3 points ago

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You can fit a screwdriver in your pee hole?!

[–]NotTheNews 0 points1 point ago

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No. But I tell people that I can because I don't have any real anecdotes, and my social inadequacies cause me to invent implausible and inappropriate stories.

[–]zHellas 0 points1 point ago

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GIVE THAT MAN A MEDAL!

[–]carbonfiberx -5 points-4 points ago

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I'm really hoping for some elaboration on this. Is s/he referring to his/her ability to fit a screwdriver in his/her pee hole, or his/her penchant for announcing such things out loud?

[–]capt_0bvious -1 points0 points ago

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all redditors think they are firefox browsers in the real world, in reality none of us have any friends.

[–]swag_X -1 points0 points ago

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I'm a Google chrome browser

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[–]swag_X 0 points1 point ago

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wait... Wouldn't that mean your part Internet explorer during all of those!? Your like a Mutant man!

[–]Se7en_Sinner 38 points39 points ago

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Source: http://www.somethingofthatilk.com/index.php?id=400

[–]empw 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks!

[–]centurijon 0 points1 point ago

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Dammit, now I haven't gotten any work done in almost a half hour.

[–]sonicdeathwalrus 13 points14 points ago

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And if comics were sitcoms, this one would be 'Joey'

[–]tomius 3 points4 points ago

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This is much better than the OP. Have your cake upvote!

[–]Aubron 9 points10 points ago

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Source: http://somethingofthatilk.com/test/index.php?id=400

Also dammit this comic is made by a member of my high school class. I will never be able to be more internet famous than him by our first reunion.

[–]decoyq 0 points1 point ago

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Just eat some bath salts... I'm MORE than sure that'll do the trick.

[–]gentlebot 39 points40 points ago

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That jpg has more artifacts than the Smithsonian.

[–]G182 22 points23 points ago

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2?

[–]Bryygy 22 points23 points ago

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You need to install a separate toolbar to insert it into your peehole.

[–]I_am_a_Wumbologist 106 points107 points ago

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Has anyone actually tried the latest IE. It looks nice and meets web standards well. It doesn't have CSS3 animations but neither does Opera. It's come a hell of a long way since IE6.

[–]chiqadeee 17 points18 points ago

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Yeah, it's my porn browser.

[–]G182 13 points14 points ago

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Firefox has private browsing, Chrome has incognito. Why use a separate browser?

[–]wanderso24 43 points44 points ago

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The thrill of the hunt.

[–]G182 8 points9 points ago

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Hunt for faster buffering?

[–]fuckitdoitlive99 7 points8 points ago

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Internet Explorer is buffering

oh, you tease

[–]broden 1 point2 points ago

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Hunt for all the viruses.

[–]EseJandro[!] 1 point2 points ago

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Gotta catch em all...

[–]jettrscga 2 points3 points ago

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I make sure to keep my browsing history the same on every browser. If anyone finds any of them, I look them dead in the eye until they walk away.

[–]pummel_the_anus 9 points10 points ago

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So you can have favourites and bookmarks or something?

[–]Slump3317 0 points1 point ago

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Because no one will ever open it and see their browsing history...you know...cause it sucks.

[–]relatedtospongebob 2 points3 points ago

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Then ask yourself this question: If an elderly relative (parent/grandparent etc.) would borrow your computer just to check something online, what browser would they use?

[–]ferrarisnowday 2 points3 points ago

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That's like the worst possible use of IE. What makes you use it for that? You're using the most malware-targeted browser possible, while looking at the most malware targeted sites.

[–]LiquidAngel12 2 points3 points ago

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You use a browser with weaker security to browse porn?

[–]ruining_ur_worldview 115 points116 points ago

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HEATHEN

[–]empw 53 points54 points ago

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BURN THE HERETIC

[–]MonsterMook 13 points14 points ago

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As a mobile front end developer, it's lacking a lot of HTML5 features which has forced my team to create a neutered down version of our application. Other than that, I use the browser with the fastest JS engine and minimal footprint so Chrome it is.

[–]ColPaint 3 points4 points ago

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It doesn't have CSS3 animations but neither does Opera.

Unless I'm mistaken, Opera 12 supports CSS3 animations.

[–]robywar 0 points1 point ago

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If you like being bleeding edge, check out http://www.opera.com/browser/next/

[–]Splike 5 points6 points ago

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You should try building a website. Build it in the new standard HTML5 and make it look all nice and pretty in Chrome and Firefox. Then go and open IE and see that it has completely disregarded half of your stuff and vomited all over the rest.

[–]flying-sheep 4 points5 points ago

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and yes, this is still valid for IE9.

ie9 is the first decent one for users, but i doubt that they’ll ever make a browser which is up to par with firefox & chrome.

[–]Barneyk 15 points16 points ago

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Yeah, the IE bashing is getting really old.

[–]etruscan 7 points8 points ago

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IE9 isn't bad - they've come a long way in their last two major releases, and in my mind they've surpassed Firefox from a usability perspective. While Firefox is bloating, IE has pared down. However, I've long since abandoned Firefox in favor of Chrome.

[–]BernzSed 1 point2 points ago

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I agree that newer versions of IE aren't bad, but Microsoft's decision to stop supporting IE in older versions of Windows means that web developers will still have to support old versions of IE, while other browsers automatically update themselves.

[–]__circle 3 points4 points ago

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Yes, I recently abandoned Firefox. Firefox is now the worst of all the browsers. So utterly slow and bloated.

[–]letslookfordinosaurs 1 point2 points ago

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Firefox is bloating

No, it's not.

[–]Barneyk 0 points1 point ago

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IE8 was OK, IE9 is good.

I still prefer Firefox over any other browser, I don't see how anyone who knows what they are talking about would call it bloated.

Chrome lacks so much to be a primary browser for me, not even being able to decide how I want to handle tabs is just silly.

Chrome does a few things better than Firefox, syncing and auto-HD on youtube being the 2 things that I wish I could do better in Firefox.

But if you dont care that much about customization, I see no problem with Chrome.

[–]etruscan 0 points1 point ago

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Chrome is totally extensible. You can customize the hell out of it. I don't - and have never really understood the allure of add-ons - but you can.

[–]Barneyk 0 points1 point ago

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You can to a degree, but not even close to what you can with Firefox.

As I said, you can't even decide how you want the tabs to be handled. Among several other things I noticed when I switched for a while when I was using my laptop a lot and needed better syncing than was available in firefox without add-ons at the time.

[–]etruscan 0 points1 point ago

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What do you need to do with tabs that you can't in Chrome? You can reorganize them, duplicate them, reopen accidentally closed tabs, pin them, pull them out to a new window - and if that's not enough...

[–]Barneyk -1 points0 points ago

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Decide how I want to do it.

The problem I ran into was opening link tabs and search tabs in the background.

But there also was a lot of other tab behavior that Chrome was not able to do.

And it is not something I "need", it is something I like and that I am used to since Firefox 3. And it's just one of the examples of how Firefox is better when it comes to customization.

I don't really get what are you arguing and why?

[–]etruscan 2 points3 points ago

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Not arguing, really. Just trying to understand. :)

[–]Barneyk -1 points0 points ago

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Ok, maybe I am just to used to annoying browser fanboys, sorry about that. :)

[–]Paulus81 -2 points-1 points ago

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Agreed. In fact, I find some of the other browsers more annoying.

[–]SOMETHING_POTATO 1 point2 points ago

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Firefox... Flash keeps crashing for me (but not in Chrome). Every time I close it and then try to open it, it tells me that only one instance can be open. I keep getting the spinning blue ring. Overall, I'm getting sick of Firefox.

[–]flyingturdmonster 0 points1 point ago

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One does not forgive IE6 that easily. When that iteration is finally eradicated from the surface of the earth, only then can we start the long road to recovery.

[–]Barneyk 1 point2 points ago

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IE6 broke a lot of standards, but we also have IE6 to thank for the modern web. A lot of the standards it broke and/or disregarded is what enabled a lot of the more interactive web standards we have today. For example.

What other browser did you prefer when IE6 was released?

The thing is it stuck around WAY to long, talk about overstaying your welcome. :)

[–]methoxeta 6 points7 points ago

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Yes. My work requires it. It loads and displays pages just as quickly as chrome, and feels great. The only downside is not having all my chrome bookmarks, and add-ons. The only flaw I can tell of is it takes a little bit longer to open a new tab than Chrome. Overall a great browser.

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[–]1nside -2 points-1 points ago

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So use your phone.

[–]JCXtreme 1 point2 points ago

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My computer is a family computer (I'm 17, still living with parents), and my parents hate change. I decided 'screw it, I'll use Internet Explorer' and thought 'huh? Why is this considered bad on reddit?'. I tried google chrome a while ago and prefer that (yes, I've made the switch), but I don't think IE was THAT bad.

[–]Jaleth 3 points4 points ago

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I feel the same way, though I still use Chrome at home and either Firefox or IE at work, depending on whether I need to.

Is it just me or has Microsoft been getting better with their products since 10-15 years ago? Not necessarily everything (I still dislike the Office ribbon, for one), but I don't seem to think of them as quite the heinously evil behemoth that they used to be.

[–]methoxeta 0 points1 point ago

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Is it just me or has Microsoft been getting better.

Sorry does it actually surprise you that a company can improve products over time?

[–]Jaleth 0 points1 point ago

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Seems you didn't take away my meaning. I'm not angry that they've been taking the lessons from their past problems and making improvements. I don't need to hate Microsoft and the direction they've been going has been pretty positive.

[–]methoxeta 0 points1 point ago

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Pretty sure all companies at least attempt to be "pretty positive". No company is trying to seem negative. It's just they're fucking up. For example Apple is under fire right now for their patent bullshit.

tl;dr no it's not just you, companies do try to improve. crazy I know.

[–]methoxeta 1 point2 points ago

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Well to be honest all previous versions besides the most current IE (I think it's IE9 right now) have all been terrible, and shouldn't be touched with a 10 foot... mouse.

[–]kristovaher 1 point2 points ago

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The 'neither does Opera' excuse doesn't have much weight, considering the very small amount of users it has and that it might become the Facebook browser.

But I agree that it is good that Microsoft has managed to finally create a browser that doesn't make me feel like I have to do extra months of testing just to make something work on IE.

[–]Kill_Welly 0 points1 point ago

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the Facebook browser

What's this about, out of curiosity?

[–]robywar 2 points3 points ago

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http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/uabh5/facebook_could_pay_over_1_billion_for_opera/

http://www.cnbc.com/id/47596639

I love Opera and use it nearly exclusively at home, but if this happens I guess I'll be a Firefox/Chrome guy.

[–]Assorted_Bits 0 points1 point ago

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(It's rumored that) Facebook wants to buy Opera.

[–]brightboy 0 points1 point ago

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You can create "web apps" with IE9. Just makes a link to a specific page with a fancy icon on your desktop. The feature has been around since IE6, Microsoft just decided to advertise it with 9.

[–]evilbob -1 points0 points ago

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That would be a shortcut, not an app.

[–]brightboy 0 points1 point ago

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Haha its the same thing, is the point I was making.

[–]kristovaher 0 points1 point ago

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http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/05/25/facebook-to-acquire-browser-maker-opera-maybe-heres-what-we-know/

[–]Amopax 1 point2 points ago

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Burn me once... and so forth...

[–]animeman59 1 point2 points ago

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Especially since IE is better than Opera or Safari.

Hell, I'll even say that it's better than Firefox. All that bloat and bugginess has really dragged down Firefox's popularity. I really hope they rise back to prominence.

Chrome and IE9 for me!

[–]slipknot6477 2 points3 points ago

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Nice try, Microsoft.

[–]BowlerNerd 3 points4 points ago

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You're interrupting the circlejerk.

[–]gigitrix -1 points0 points ago

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It's not a circlejerk if you're all accepting valid, documented facts.

[–]Zetavu 2 points3 points ago

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I would hope so, what version are they on now, 9? 10? Does it work with xp?

First you innovate, dominate the market then you get lazy and start bullying the industry. When competitors replace your stagnancy with new innovation, you litigate, after that fails, then you copy.

Now, let's talk about apple...

[–]swantonsoup 3 points4 points ago

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IE8 is the latest you can get with XP.

IE9 is for Vista/7.

IE10 is only going to be for 7 and later.

[–]BigFatCake 1 point2 points ago

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Actually, in South Korea, I'm obligated to use it: most websites work well only in Internet Explorer.

It isn't bad, but I kinda wish they would change some things like treating each tab like a separate window in the taskbar, the 3D look of the tabs, and user interaction.

Its speed is definitely top-notch, however.

[–]ttmp22 0 points1 point ago

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Internet Explorer: You've Come a Long Way, Baby.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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There's still a problem. What do you think people think of you when you say that you use IE?

[–]QTree 0 points1 point ago

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Let's talk again when there are Addons like ABP, NoScript, WebDev Toolbar and ProxTube for IE

[–]Flytch 0 points1 point ago

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I tried it, and I really wanted to stick with it. But Chrome is still my preferred browser.

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I tried the new IE. And it does look really nice. My problem with it is its speed. Compared to chrome, pages seems to take forever to load. I think I has something to do with IE trying to load the entire page before I shows it to use, while chrome shows you as it loads. I know nothing about how internet works, but I remember hearing someone say something about that, and I definitively get that feeling.

[–]nihilana 0 points1 point ago

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I can't boot up IE without getting 14 requests for administrator privileges for various things and that was on the first startup after a disk format. Sorry, but this turns me off IE no matter how far it's come.

[–]HexR_6 -3 points-2 points ago

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i agree. IE is more or less usable these days. i would not give up chrome or FF for it, but at least when i have to use some microsoft service (like sharepoint) i dont feel like i have to take a painkiller beforehand.

That said, making fun if IE is still great, and i support it.

[–]Kirasu 1 point2 points ago

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Has anyone actually tried the latest IE

No, that's why people are still making fun of it.

[–]wtfking -1 points0 points ago

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does it have drag and drop support yet?

[–]just_wrong -1 points0 points ago

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CSS3 animations but neither does Opera.

CSS Transforms and Transitions was in Opera in 2009, son.

[–]TheVerySadPanda -4 points-3 points ago

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Shhh don't say that too loud. The circle jerkers are watching.

[–]wioneo -4 points-3 points ago

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Didn't you notice? It's cool to hate on IE now. Acually experience is irrelevant.

Also I've gathered that Nickleback and 9gag are bad.

Also Australian spiders....I think.

[–]OfPseudoIntellectual 4 points5 points ago

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Oh yeah, it's not like this joke gets old or anything. No way it is the single most predictable thing on the internet at this point or anything. Good Job, clever guy!

[–]PaulMcGannsShoes 11 points12 points ago

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I'm gonna download and use IE because fuck you, Reddit.

REBEL!!!!

[–]SOMETHING_POTATO 2 points3 points ago

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Can you download IE? I didn't even know that was possible.

[–]TuppyHole 1 point2 points ago

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Yea, I thought it was pretty much impossible to remove from your system in the first place so why download it?

[–]leandrotami 0 points1 point ago

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Rebel by using the standard browser in the most commonly used operating system in the world? ;)

[–]CornFedHonky 2 points3 points ago

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If browsers were a sitcom, this would be a rerun.

[–]StewieBanana 9 points10 points ago

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So I guess IE is the life of the party. The one that wants to have fun and fuck around. The only one with any character, but no one cares because they're all too busy being conceited pricks.

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IE isn't that bad anymore.. I don't understand all the hate for it. IE9 and 10 are really good.

[–]catmoon 25 points26 points ago

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This comic is so outdated it's actually older than Chrome. Chrome was created by Google to fulfill the prophecy.

[–]bluthru 9 points10 points ago

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Everyone who says this doesn't know anything about CSS3 and HTML5 support.

[–]houtaru 5 points6 points ago

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Really? I'm quite curious. Firefox is at least 50% faster than IE at work. For some reason, IE is still the slowest browser I have. Using 9.

[–]NewbieProgrammerMan 4 points5 points ago

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You're not alone--I have this same experience. IE is slow to load and frequently hangs for seconds at a time. I have no plugins/addons installed.

It may be that our IT department botched something in the IE installation or patch management, but I always end up installing Chrome or Firefox on every machine I use to cut down on the frustration.

[–]noisymime 0 points1 point ago

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It's... Better, that's the kindest thing one can say about it. It's still slow (From a UI point of view, not just rendering), CSS3 isn't well supported and the add-on support is woeful.

[–]muffinmaster 0 points1 point ago

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I have no clue why you're being downvoted. All of this is true. Even though IE has definitely improved, it has never been up to date with the latest technologies (CSS3 transitions etc).

[–]robywar 0 points1 point ago

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True though that may be, most people using it are using it at work where they have to because some software was written specifically to use it, and due to that they cannot use the newer versions. Military bases, for example, are still mostly on IE7, though they're creeping slowly towards IE8.

Even the college my wife attends requires software that can't run on anything higher than IE8, so I can't even upgrade IE on my home computer.

MS kinda dug themselves into this hole when they fought to become the government/business standard. By being both required and different they have made sure they're very hard to migrate away from and it's biting them in the ass now.

[–]just_wrong 0 points1 point ago

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Just because they're better than the garbage that was IE up until that point doesn't mean it's good enough to compete with any of the other browsers.

What I don't get is why on earth people actually wants to use IE. Every other browser out there is superior, so why are people adamant in supporting the worst of the lot?

[–]my_bitches_love_me 1 point2 points ago

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They are still bad because they release a browser that is constantly late with updates when new web technology emerge. Leave it to companies that have fast release cycles.

[–]doterobcn 0 points1 point ago

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IE9 it's still slow, and that's almost 10 years before releasing version 6.

[–]murfi 6 points7 points ago

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opera all the way.

and yeah, ie isnt THAT bad anymore.

[–]AffinityforSTFU 1 point2 points ago

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Write more of these please!

[–]Goat_187 1 point2 points ago

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.....AND IT FEELS LIKE I'M JUST TOO CLOSE TO LOVE YOUUUUUU!

[–]WhosAsking 0 points1 point ago

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THERE'S NOTHIN! I CAN RREEAALLY SAA-AA-AA-AAY

[–]danielvago 1 point2 points ago

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Mocking IE, so brave!

[–]xFloris 1 point2 points ago

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To see that Firefox and Chrome get along makes me smile C: Time to stop those arguments and use the browser we want! But no IE

[–]YUNOLETMEMAKEACCOUNT 5 points6 points ago

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I never get why noone hates on Safari, people know that sucks too right?

[–]TobiasKM 8 points9 points ago

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Because it actually works quite well on Mac?

[–]Buckwhal 1 point2 points ago

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Safari on a Mac is just the bee's knees. Chrome is actually built on the same framework. I don't know why there isn't a hype about iCloud bookmark syncing.

[–]TobiasKM 0 points1 point ago

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It's just nice to use. When I'm in windows I'm using Chrome, for me easily the best on the platform. But Safari is just nicer to use on Mac. The interface is nice, it's not sluggish.. And it doesn't trigger my discrete graphics. The upcoming iCloud features just makes it that much more compelling.

[–]Lonadar -2 points-1 points ago

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cuz mac sux0rz dude lololol

[–]minivanmegafun -2 points-1 points ago

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It's just Chrome Stable. It's pretty good, actually.

[–]Dravorek 2 points3 points ago

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It uses the same rendering engine (WebKit) but the tab-managment and javascript engine are completely different afaik.

[–]lift_or_die 0 points1 point ago

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Safari is the browser to use on OS X. It doesn't suck at all.

[–]leandrotami 0 points1 point ago

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Except when you have it running along Xcode, it takes over all your RAM and the system becomes almost unusable.

[–]doterobcn -4 points-3 points ago

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Because it's users are usually OsX users, they're used not to complain, everything made by apple is good, and if it doesn't work well, then it's the user fault.

[–]poisondwarf -1 points0 points ago

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Since Chrome is decent, and uses the same rendering engine as Safari (Webkit), by extension Safari is also decent, at least on Macs, so I hear.

[–]sebzim4500 -1 points0 points ago

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Because it is no-where near as bad as IE, and is better than FF for some things.

[–]bluthru -2 points-1 points ago

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No, it doesn't suck at all.

You realize that Apple, before chrome was even a twinkle in google's eye, was helping fund webkit? Webkit is the rendering engine that safari also uses.

[–]Trunkington 3 points4 points ago

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IE is just fine.

[–]replicult 1 point2 points ago

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The funniest part is right after this, Chrome goes and flat out fires a guy!

Hahaha!

[–]revjeremyduncan 1 point2 points ago

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I feel like there should be a place for Netscape in this comic.

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Last time i checked Safari worked like horse shit on my computer a year ago

[–]NoodleSSM 1 point2 points ago

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Sounds like my mate

[–]iEzhik 1 point2 points ago

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IE9 is pretty good, actually.

[–]jailbreak 0 points1 point ago

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NEEDS MOAR JPEG!!!

[–]trophy_hunter 0 points1 point ago

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When I see these type of comics I feel really bad for Netscape Navigator because it's always left out.

It would be the equivalent of old grandad sitting in his rocking chair in the corner telling the children to stop fighting.

[–]digitalpretzel 0 points1 point ago

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should have been <marquee>Hey Guys</marquee>

[–]datwebzguy 0 points1 point ago

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Sad to say I need to be all of these at work. Why won't IE just die already!

[–]IDlOT 0 points1 point ago

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I'm no fan of Safari.

[–]Corythosaurian 0 points1 point ago

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This is the bravest thing I've ever seen.

[–]Hight5 0 points1 point ago

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Every post or comic about web browsers.

Anyone remember the chart a while back that claimed to prove people who used IE were of a lower intelligence, but it all turned out to be made up. The actual lowest intelligence group are those that give a fuck about what web browser other people use.

[–]shozy 0 points1 point ago

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Not that these posts aren't tedious but people who make websites care and it affects them in their daily work life. Similarly people who are forced to use out of date or inefficient programmes at work want to vent.

[–]A1ka1inE 0 points1 point ago

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Chrome needs vaster superiority over Firefox.

[–]Locak 0 points1 point ago

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Oooh goodness thank you for sharing this. Had me rolling in tears laughing so hard. Great start to Monday.

[–]kristovaher 0 points1 point ago

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Oh don't be harsh on IE. Now that LeBron James has won the title, IE is alone in the worlds-most-hated circle.

[–]KandiGalxx 0 points1 point ago

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I do not understand why some websites require you use IE for them to work.

[–]damantisshrimp 0 points1 point ago

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If browsers were children: http://blog.evokeartdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dropping-support-microsoft-internet-explorer-6.jpg

[–]hbdgas 1 point2 points ago

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I thought it was like this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_1ZCcSXLgE/ThtgOg72m2I/AAAAAAAAAAQ/vA4AL6mWBAo/s1600/browser-war-copy.jpg

[–]ConspiracyCat -2 points-1 points ago

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Look, I'm not a huge fan of IE, but it doesn't deserve this kind of treatment.

IE is that friend that you made fun of in High School to try and be popular, only to meet them a few years later, where IE remembers all the cruel things you said, but gets that you wanted to hang out with the cool kids.

IE forgives you and just wanted for you to be happy, so took the higher moral ground and let you say all those things, see all those other browsers.

IE isn't bright, but is always there for you.

[–]imatworkyo 1 point2 points ago

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IE is like the bully that grew faster than everyone else - then as you get older, fighting and bullying became old hat, and people learned how to handle him verbally or otherwise...now he tries to reinvent himself as a more mature person.

[–]blackacidevil -1 points0 points ago

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Is this a joke? IE is actually one of the better browsers in the bunch. Chrome is actually the best browser now. IE is pretty good now...though its lack of add-in/extension support relegates it to my second most used browser. Firefox totally sucks now. Safari has always sucked. ...and Opera, are you fucking serious...Opera on the desktop has and always will be a joke. Whoever made this comic is a dildo.

[–]Beckneard -1 points0 points ago

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You have no idea what you're talking about. IE 9 is much much better than the previous IEs and the gap between IE and other popular browsers is much smaller now however IE is still inferior to all of them. Also there's nothing really wrong with firefox.

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[–]imatworkyo 9 points10 points ago

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ahhh, might want to give it another shot - perhaps something is awry with that particular install. Opera is pretty rock solid, I could see room for complaint potentially (not that I have any) but on basic browser use its pretty solid.

[–]Vorokar 4 points5 points ago

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Huh. I use Opera, and youtube works fine. Pages load normally.

[–]ferrarisnowday 0 points1 point ago

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How long ago was that? Maybe it was a beta version or a linux install? Opera has worked right out of the box for me over 10 years.

[–]tfgot -1 points0 points ago

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TIL comics are sitcoms.

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[–]leandrotami 0 points1 point ago

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Such people aren't worthy of being capitalized in such way.

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[–]Cheesy_Jones -2 points-1 points ago

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One of the reasons why the IE experience is better over the years may indeed be because Microsoft has actually improved it. But for those users who don't do web development and are basing your opinions on your experience alone, it is also useful to understand that web developers for years have been developing workarounds and hacks to get around IE's deficiencies and lack of standards compliance. Break open the CSS of almost any web site that's been developed professionally and you'll inevitably see in the comments something like, "If IE9" or whatever and then code working around the fact that they actually still have to work around Internet Explorer.

[–]InAndOutside -3 points-2 points ago

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Give us more!