Mozilla Firefox vs. Internet Explorer 7.0

After reading an article discussing the differences between Firefox and Internet Explorer I believe Firefox will soon be the worlds most popular browser. But as of today, the majority of internet users browse with Internet Explorer. Here are the following pros and cons related to the two browsers:

3 Internet Explorer 7.0 CONS

1. It's an ongoing security risk.
-Biggest target for hackers, worlds most popular browser. Vulnerable to more spyware infections
2. If you are not using Windows XP, Microsoft has abandoned you
-All upgrades for Internet Explorer (IE 7.0) require at least Windows XP
3. Internet Explorer is less configurable than Firefox
-Although IE7 now offers a useful collection of add-ons that allow you to customize your browsing experience the number of such add-ons just can't compare to the 1000+ free extensions available for Firefox.


3 Internet Explorer 7.0 PROS

1. Some web sites won't work properly with Firefox
-A number of web sites utilize non-standard, proprietary Microsoft features such as ActiveX in order to provide site navigation and other features.
2. Firefox loads slower than Internet Explorer and takes more memory
-Firefox may load web pages faster than IE but the program itself takes longer to load. Much longer, maybe twice as long. Firefox also uses more memory than IE.
3. Firefox has had its own security problems
-Firefox may be safer than IE but it has had its own share of security problems. Indeed since V1 was released there have been more than seven new versions containing security enhancements.

After reading this article and learning more about the details I believe that Firefox will soon be the worlds most popular browser. There is no doubt that Firefox is currently less of a security risk than IE. In particular it is way less liable to Spyware infection. As for the longer program loading time? That doesnt matter to me and I dont think it will matter to others. It only takes longer for the homepage to come up when you double click Firefox; it doesnt mean your internet browsing experience is slower. Firefox actually loads web pages faster that IE.

Check out the whole article and decide for yourself:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/firefox.htm