Has Micro$oft crippled IE (Or is it just me?)

[Haggisman]

it's still a long way off being a replacement.

Why... Does it actually work?

 

[DXP55]

I am nearly 72 and I haven't used IE for as long as I can remember - Use Firefox on 32 bit PC and Cyberfox on 64 bit PC. - Come on old man fez up

Tries Chrome and couldn't get on with it.

 

[Semple]

Chrome is excellent.

The only thing that gets a bit annoying is that it spawns a process thread for each tab you open. And i have a bad habit of having a good 50 tabs open, so my task manager is flooded with Chrome processes.

 

[glenimp617]

IE has a solid and efficient codebase but lacks features (especially extensions). Then there's Microsoft decision to use adobe flash which I like.

Chrome isn't efficient at all, and uses its own pepperflash. Whilst it's consumes more resources, and is not that efficient, I still use it over IE due to extension support.

 

[peterwalkley]

Only use IE for work because we have to use some software that only works in IE - our timesheet system and HP Quality Center. Horrible fat java clients shipped as CAB files, yuck !

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Thought I was back in 1995 when you said "Micro$oft" and "M$".

Tried disabling any addons?

People will do it forever because that's the way it is. M$

 

[Terminal_Boy]

IE is and always has been crap, never use it, there should be an uninstallation option on every version of windows for the junk.

This.

Haven't used IE this millenia.

 

[neil_g]

IE11 is actually not that bad, certainly one of the better versions.

firefox is just a bloated buggy mess.

chrome is alright, being able to sync between devices is nice.

 

[Clav]

IE11 is not going anywhere, it's the only built-in browser if you opt for the long term servicing branch of Windows 10. Which I imagine quite a few business will opt for.

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

I used to work with a South African guy who referred to MS " Microsoftcock". True story.

 

[yer_averagejoe]

yes, they've built in and employed a mechanism to slow down a browser that is still used by millions of people in businesses around the world

 

[rIcK]

IE is the download manager for a real browser. It serves no other useful purpose....

 

[bitslice]

Since FF came out I've only used IE for those tasks that only seem to recognise IE, so basically updates and editing posts on OcUK.

Some things on FF are just too handy, even little things like "copy as plain text".

 

[TommyV]

IE is the download manager for a real browser. It serves no other useful purpose....

Haha, so true.

*fresh OS install*
*open IE, go to google*
*type chrome & download the install*
*close IE never to be opened again*

 

[Tefal]

I bet Microsoft are really miffed that the first and only thing Googled through IE on a new machine is 'Google Chrome Download'

Always prefered firefox

 

[Stretch]

I am nearly 72 and I haven't used IE for as long as I can remember - Use Firefox on 32 bit PC and Cyberfox on 64 bit PC. - Come on old man fez up

Tries Chrome and couldn't get on with it.

FF is now worse than IE imo.

 

[233]

used IE exclusively since the late 90s, don't like firefox or chrome,

although I do use safari on my mac

 

[Soundood]

Over the last couple of days IE seems to have slowed right down.

Other browsers seem just fine.

Has M$ crippled it to "Encourage" people to use Edge??

(I probably will in due course, but I resent being forced too )

(More to the point, how does one transfer ones "credentials" from IE to Edge?)

no it is not 'just you' I have used it for years, but I firmly believe they are crippling it now to force people to use Edge browser,

I have noticed it from last September, but recently all of a sudden it cant handle youtube vids, flash video/embedded content?

c'mon, I was someone brought up on watching for the first sign of weekness in a Windows install, and doing a fresh install to counter it.

 

[Skeeter]

Microsoft don't need to do anything to sabotage IE, it does a good enough job on its own.

 

[twist3d0n3]

2016.
using 'ie'.