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MSN's Slate Recommends Firefox over IE

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-really-that-shocking dept.

brightertimes writes "That's right folks, Slate (Microsoft's on-line magazine) recently printed an article enitled "Are the Browser Wars Back? How Mozilla's Firefox trumps Internet Explorer.""

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  1. In related news... by titaniam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft released a security advisory that recommends temporarilly installing and using Linux as the simplest way to prevent the latest nasty internet worm. The windowsupdate.com website now redirects to debian.org, a sure sign that the two-year-long "Security Initiative" at Microsoft is finally being taken seriously. Company insiders say a patch will likely be out "in a few weeks tops" so that customers will be able to return to using Microsofts' superior product. According to a Microsoft spokesperson, the fact that you will be able to seamlessly continue your work using OpenOffice, Firefox and WINE is proof of the company's committment to standards conformance and interopability.

    1. Re:In related news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      And now the weather.

      Snowday in Hell!

  2. Oops by chrisgeleven · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone didn't get the memo from old Billy boy to not diss company products.

    1. Re:Oops by |<amikaze · · Score: 4, Funny


      I hope they didn't use Frontpage to make this article. I'd hate to see them violate their license agreement :)

  3. yawn by YetAnotherDave · · Score: 4, Funny

    another one joins the bandwagon...

  4. Hell here by bathmatt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where did all this snow come from??

  5. My Dear God by KJE · · Score: 5, Funny
    Firefox eschews ActiveX and other well-known infection paths. You can configure it to automatically download most files when you click on them, but not .exe files, which are runnable programs. I thought this was a bug before I realized Firefox was saving me from myself, since .exe files could be viruses or stealth installers.

    Talk about saving users from themselves.

  6. Re:Microsoft and Mozilla by TwistedSquare · · Score: 5, Funny
    They understand that it's a bad idea to mess with the "ethics" of journalism

    Ah, I knew Microsoft would beat slashdot somehow.

  7. News by eSavior · · Score: 3, Funny

    In related news, the editor for slate magazine was fired: Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at 11:04 AM

  8. Re:Laugh it Up by eltoyoboyo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not likely, more like a raise. They managed to slip this in and get it posted as an article on /.

    "You've probably been told to dump Internet Explorer for a Mozilla browser before, by the same propeller-head geek who wants you to delete Windows from your hard drive and install Linux. You've ignored him, and good for you. "

    Microsoft 0wnz Slate and uses it as one of their information outlets.

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  9. Re:Same old party line. by tc · · Score: 4, Funny
    Sorry Paul, this normal user is very happy to have dumped Windoze 98 in favor of Red Hat and Debian years ago.

    You not only read, but actually post on Slashdot. And you think you are a "normal user"? I suspect you need to recalibrate your idea of normalcy.

  10. Hmm. by Minwee · · Score: 3, Funny
    If I didn't know any better I would say that somebody is trying to hype the next version of Internet Explorer.
    "It's better than ever! You need the new Internet Explorer now!"

    "But I already have it. It works just fine for me. I haven't had any problems yet."

    "That's not true! You have problems you don't even know about it! It's awful, it's crap, it has to go away right now! Don't you see how serious we are about this? I'm going to spread coffee grounds all over Internet Explorer and then grind them in, just to show you how bad it is!"

    "So, um, you mean IE isn't any good? It's really so bad that you would recommend using a competing product instead of it?"

    "That's just version you have! The new version fixes everything! It will solve ALL of your problems!"

    "But I --"

    "Even the ones you don't know you have! In fact, it fixes so many problems that you need three CDs just to install it! There's a bonus CD which only contains exclaimation marks, for people like me! Really!"

  11. ActiveX by fwarren · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft said from the start that ActiveX was secure. It took 8 years for the first big hole to come and bite them in the butt. Microsoft has an ActiveX control that turns out to have a security exploit in it. They have released an updated control that has been patched. The problem is, if you have "Always Trust Microsoft" checked, a webiste can force you to download the old, insecure ActiveX control, and then take advantage of the exploit. Microsoft's solution, never check "Always Trust MicroSoft". So my gut instinct was correct 8 years ago......

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