I'm staying away from IE7. Tried it and found FF to be better. Thanks but no thanks.

Tried it and found FF to be better.

Any specific reasons? I ask because so far I see the gap closing between FF and IE. In terms of how it renders pages (which is uppermost, since it's the developers that bring you all the web you have all come to adore), in terms of overall page loading speed[s] as well as comparable MEM usage, with IE7 actually using less, as Phoon pointed out. So it's not currently skinnable, but does this actually make or break a browser?

In terms of how IE handles CSS, I prefer it in most ways to FF, even. When I say IE, I mean IE7, of course. Things like padding and so forth just make more sense in IE7. Then again, perhaps I am just thankful as a developer that two major browsers are finally about comparable (Opera, too). This saves me (heaps of) time, ya see?

I guess I just prefer neither over the other and as mentioned earlier, I almost wish there was just one browser. Red wine or red? Black or white? Subway to Sally or Eisbrecher? Mike Portnoy or Mike Mangini? Eh..

Must admit I am not at least enchanted with IE7 especially the look. I tried it for several weeks and found the interface very 'cheap' looking and not that great to use. The guys at Microsoft really should and could have done better than this. Firefox 2 has a more pleasing look to the eye and I have been using it now for a while and is impressive. Sorry Microsoft......I am a big fan of your gear but when it comes to looks you need to hire several of the guys from Wincustomize and then we'll see something that not only does the job......BUT LOOKS THE PART TOO.

CausticFX - Firefox handles my bookmarks and passwords better than IE7. I really don't care for the extra clicks I have to perform to find a certain bookmark in IE7. I really don't care about CSS or how IE7 skins due to the fact that I have no idea what CSS is and don't use it and i no longer skin my computer as i dable in Linux most of the time although with the new Dell I'm sticking to XP for a bit. Firefox with the fasterfox plugin seems to speed past IE7 in speed with web page rendering time. Even from a cold start FF owns IE7.

There you have it I guess.

due to the fact that I have no idea what CSS is and don't use it

LOL Um, just because you don't know what it is doesn't mean you don't use it. Tons of webpages you probably visit regularly use it.

There you have it I guess.

There you have what? A good thing to remember is this: Just because your system performs a certain way does NOT mean it is a fact of life for everyone.

BlueDev..
Caustic was asking Kona to explain his reasons in more detail than

I'm staying away from IE7. Tried it and found FF to be better. Thanks but no thanks.

That would explain the

There you have it I guess.

Hmmm... defending Kona... don't know if I like that feeling very well...  

Thanks Phoon.

Don't like IE7...I'll stick with Maxthon as my default browser.

I wonder how many people actually like IE7...

I wonder how many people actually like IE7

Me, certainly. Not because it's IE and I don't like Firefox because it's Firefox. I like them both (Heck, even Opera, now) because they make my work easier. Thank you oh simplified web!

Each to his own! That's what choice is all about I guess.

I like it because I don't use any other browser...so I'm not sure if that even counts...hahaha.  

Don't like IE7...I'll stick with Maxthon as my default browser.

Im a Maxthon user as well, and quite happy with. I'm going to wait a bit for MS to work out any issues in IE7 that turns up before I have a look at it.

but yet far slower than Firefox I've not noticed this at all.

May be a question of machine...On my PC, FF2 has fast launch and opens pages very quickly, IE7 load slower, and opens pages slower too, overall whit images.
It may be different for other PC.
For me, I keep FF as first browser ! No problem with that !

Has anyone else noticed that in IE7 you can't move the address bar around or anything else for that matter. The old IE you could move the toolbars around and put the menu bar where you wanted, not so in 7. Its really annoying.

Update, btw...I have no issues with IE7 on Vista...I am beginning to think it was designed primarily for Vista, and that is the source of the conflicts that some are having.

I am beginning to think it was designed primarily for Vista, and that is the source of the conflicts that some are having.

I dunno Gid...BUT yesterday my computer crashed...hard core. I had to reformat my hard drive to even get it to work. I don't know if IE 7 has anything to do with it, I doubt it....but my puter was humming along just fine until I downloaded it...and then it started acting wonky.

Sorry to post here, I'm using Advanced Browser for all my surfing stuff and it's also with tabs and some more great things..Popup blocking is a good one with the sound you choose.

FAQ Advanced Browser

Everybody who uses Internet Explorer 7.0 has Service Pack 0
After a couple of months Microsoft offers Service Pack 1 for Internet Explorer 7.0, Windows Vista, Office 2007,....


There after a year or 2, Microsoft introduces Service Pack 2, just what they did with Windows XP. After that probably a new Windows.. Some said Windows BlackComb..
When are they going to introduce WINFS? They say it was with Vista, but NO, it's still NTFS..  Longhorn, never exally introduced, just a few beta's,.. Oh well Microsoft want to be the best, by creating software that anyone can use, but how many people use Office 2007 with all the new techniques and new object and new functions?? Not many.. And that shall be also with Office 2008, 2009,....