Internet Explorer 5.2.3 is available

[StarBuck]

Just popped up on the Microsoft website go and get it.

 

[senne]

pff, i got it. Still no aqua buttons/pulldown menu's. Goodbye IE for me!

 

[Dime5150]

I will use it until apple has a browser that isn't in beta and actually works with all sites I go to.

 

[hulkaros]

Yeah... End!?

Or should I write...

So, what!?

 

[ApeintheShell]

anyone have a screenshot or does it look exactly the same as 5.2.2?

 

[drustar]

if they're not going to make IE anymore for Mac, then what's the use of downloading this new version?

 

[Arden]

Is there an update for the Classic version?

 

[hulkaros]

Originally posted by arden
Is there an update for the Classic version?

...THAT much here are some good news for you:
-Next week probably a Classic "updated" IE will come out...

Why don't you use the Mozilla 1.2.1, Opera or some other browser for Classic instead?

Then again some sites require IE

 

[toast]

I also use IE on Classic. Sorry people, but IE is the best browser for Classic. Mozilla is damn slow and buggy, simply look at those text boxes from it.

 

[hulkaros]

Originally posted by toast
I also use IE on Classic. Sorry people, but IE is the best browser for Classic. Mozilla is damn slow and buggy, simply look at those text boxes from it.

IE is great on Classic, no doubt!

About Mozilla: Buggy? Yes! Slow? No way! At least in anything above G3/400MHz with 256MB of RAM it is FAST!

Even on G3/333 and G3/366 with "only" 128MB of RAM it is somewhat ok compared to IE...

I'm talking of course nothing less than Mozilla 1.2.1 and not something older... If you haven't tried that, give it a shot!

 

[toast]

I've tried Mozilla 1.3 on my G3/500 640RAM and it's damn slow at loading time as well as simple actions such as opening prefs or using the DOM. I agre rendering is about the same.

 

[garymum4d]

Originally posted by ApeintheShell
anyone have a screenshot or does it look exactly the same as 5.2.2?

Looks exactly the same

 

[Androo]

YO THEY ARENT GOING TO MAKE IE 6! they said they are going to stop making IE for mac, cuz safari is too damn good. they think that the features slap IE's in the face, so ms is backing off.

 

[Captain Code]

MS is stopping development of ALL stand-alone versions of IE, including on the PC.
The only version of IE they will be working on in the future is the one that will be built into their next version of Windoze called Longhorn.

 

[pds]

Originally posted by Captain Code
MS is stopping development of ALL stand-alone versions of IE, including on the PC.
The only version of IE they will be working on in the future is the one that will be built into their next version of Windoze called Longhorn.

along with Fritz chips and DRM certificates that will allow others control over your computer. I know this is preaching to the choir, but it is time for everyone, everywhere to divest of everything MS...

At work, I won't get the school to abandon x86 architecture for Mac, it's just tooooo expensive here, but I am pushing for opensource solutions to the library, to the labs and in the administration.

It's Egypt, where both solutions (MS or Linux) have the same price tag but bit by bit, I am having some success.

I just read about some government dept in South Carolina switching to Linux... I guess it is catching on there. So the question is ...

is the 800 pound gorilla of the software world in danger of becoming a paper tiger?

PS to Captain Code
??? ???
Darugae Seng kanhae?

 

[Captain Code]

Originally posted by pds
along with Fritz chips and DRM certificates that will allow others control over your computer. I know this is preaching to the choir, but it is time for everyone, everywhere to divest of everything MS...

PS to Captain Code
??? ???
Darugae Seng kanhae?

I think Windoze XP will be the last Windoze version that a lot of people install if MS goes ahead with their "trusted computing" garbage.

pds:
that should say "Think Different". Most likely it's not right cause I'm still a newbie at Korean

 

[mfsri]

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EDIT: opps, posted under wrong topic, damn tabs...

 

[Arden]

Let's see if I understand your asterisk scribble:

"I hate how Microsoft Office is so far off from Apple."

Am I close? (Count the letters, it's an exact match char-for-char.)

In response to above: The alternative on this computer to IE is Netscape 4.7, which I detest, to say the least. IE 5 (this under 9.2.2 on a G3/233 Mhz) is plenty fast, and it renders relatively quickly and accurately, and I hate the look of Netscape. (And don't tell me to upgrade to 7 because that's not my call.) IE works plenty well for me, I just want updated support for new standards and new technologies.

 

[pds]

It seems to me that netscapes days are numbered too. AOL sold them down the drain for a measily 700 million. Where else were they getting capital? People aren't going to pay for a stand alone browser, so revenue will only be available to those who bundle the app with on OS (leading to long gaps in the updating process also). Only the freewilligers of opensource will be doing anything step by step.

I think Windoze XP will be the last Windoze version that a lot of people install if MS goes ahead with their "trusted computing" garbage.

The thing is that Fritz is going to be part of the cpu (intel and amd) and we all know the success companies like Compaq have had bucking MS pressure about the configuration of their installs. Most people buy what the stores sell, and that means longhorn

Remember Burke!
The only thing necessary for the victory of evil is that good people do nothing.