On my computer it is very different. IE is smoother and Forefox more pixilated.
They say Firefox is the more web compliant browser. However half or more of the internet isn't web compliant so when you look at sites through Firefox there is a much higher chance of seeing a site in a state that it isn't designed to look. IE is more foregiving and doesn't assume every site on the net change their code overnight to be compliant with the html and css gods. If you look through webmaster help forums you mostly see things like "why does my ___ show in IE but not in Firefox". And when looking at site statistics usually the overwhelming majority of users still use IE. So a site owner has to waste time trying to troubleshoot because Firefox couldn't take the time to keep a browser more flexible to commonly used code. I guess I haven't seen much to be impressed with. Maybe future versions will change that but not yet.
Kreskin, back a long time ago web sites focused equally on Netscape equally with IE because Microsft demanded it. Then a a shift happened and web designers a few years ago used to use Dreamweaver ( Adobe ) the biggest program back then to design Webpages profesionally and FrontPage ( Microsoft ) for home amatures and Small businesses. It was also focused on IE because Netscape was owned by AOL and fell out of favour by most who used it and converted to IE out of no real alternative for a short while.
Most of that changed I think about 3 years ago if not 4 when most of the good Engineers ( Software ) left the old Netscape and OAL to form Mozilla from the poor management at both companies and due to Copywrite and fact that the names still existed change to Mozilla Firefox.
Then remember using Opera which was to be the next great Netscape. Problem is it never lived up to expectations beyond the initial launch. I tried three versions of Opera ( which still exists ) but after the all the problems it had I finally gave up on it..
Back to Firefox and Dreamweaver and FrontPage.. Dreamweaver was set up to design web sites focused on IE specifically but high end program.. I know I have the program.. Hence why I was telling you the Flash / Shockwave issues with Firefox. Personally I think that is intentional but try to prove it :roll:.. FrontPage came with Office and was geared at home users. Small businesses used it and peeved off Microsoft so they finally took it out of Office this last time around..
Now that Firefox is taking over 21% of the browser market share
I strongly believe that strongly held website control by IE you mention will start to shift and people like Adode are finally make it a lot more friendly for Firefox to self update.
I am not sure what type of computer you use. Are you on a main frame high performace Server or Thin Client ?
Firefox is making a big headway into PC's and MAC's and was a main staple in Linus as well as will soon have a Mobile phone for both Touch and Non-Touch versions. This will increase their presence to force more web sites to have once again have a fully dual presence..
Cheers..
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