NPI endorses Firefox
We've been in admiration of the Mozilla Foundation's newest offering - the new Firefox browser - ever since it was officially launched back in November 2004.
Now, we're officially endorsing the browser as an alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The software giant, based right here in Redmond, has stopped supporting IE for anybody who doesn't own the latest copy of Windows. This misguided policy seems to be crafted in the hopes that it will force more people to buy Microsoft software.
Microsoft has already announced the next version of IE won't be available to anybody without the latest edition of Windows. And Service Pack 2, which was supposed to address a number of security issues, was only provided to users running Windows XP.
IE's development has lapsed. It's full of security holes, and much of what powers IE is susceptible to attack, such as the built in ActiveX technology.
In contrast, Firefox has few, if any, security problems. It features built-in search, tabbed browsing, improved bookmarks, support for Favicons, and support for web standards. It's also open source, so anybody can join in the development of the source code. Developers around the world can work on Firefox at any time of the day.
Read more in NPI's newly expanded Technology section.
Now, we're officially endorsing the browser as an alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The software giant, based right here in Redmond, has stopped supporting IE for anybody who doesn't own the latest copy of Windows. This misguided policy seems to be crafted in the hopes that it will force more people to buy Microsoft software.
Microsoft has already announced the next version of IE won't be available to anybody without the latest edition of Windows. And Service Pack 2, which was supposed to address a number of security issues, was only provided to users running Windows XP.
IE's development has lapsed. It's full of security holes, and much of what powers IE is susceptible to attack, such as the built in ActiveX technology.
In contrast, Firefox has few, if any, security problems. It features built-in search, tabbed browsing, improved bookmarks, support for Favicons, and support for web standards. It's also open source, so anybody can join in the development of the source code. Developers around the world can work on Firefox at any time of the day.
Read more in NPI's newly expanded Technology section.
