Firefox Myths v1.0.2
Posted by: [NT] on: 01/18/2006 02:11 PM [ Print | 15 comment(s) ] · 2928 views
Firefox Myths - Myths Regarding The Firefox Web Browser
Myth (Definition) - A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. While Firefox is a decent Web Browser, there are numerous Myths floating around the Internet regarding it. Hopefully this site will debunk some of these.
v1.0.2
Performance Myths - Firefox Achieved 10% Market Share in 2005
Security Myths - Firefox is More Secure by not using ActiveX
Feature Myths - Firefox fully supports the most important W3C Standards
Myth (Definition) - A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. While Firefox is a decent Web Browser, there are numerous Myths floating around the Internet regarding it. Hopefully this site will debunk some of these.
v1.0.2
Performance Myths - Firefox Achieved 10% Market Share in 2005
Security Myths - Firefox is More Secure by not using ActiveX
Feature Myths - Firefox fully supports the most important W3C Standards
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bcKP Unregistered |
#63745 Posted on: 01/18/2006 04:12 PM
Myth #231: Debunking FireFox myths improves the quality of Internet Explorer |
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Nemo Unregistered |
#63746 Posted on: 01/18/2006 05:12 PM
Myth No 221: Fartfox fanboys aren't all gay. |
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BetrayerX Unregistered |
#63747 Posted on: 01/18/2006 05:14 PM
Myth # 232: This is a non-biased, totally oriented article. ^_^ |
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Mastertech Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2005-04-13 |
#63751 Posted on: 01/18/2006 11:57 PM
TsThomas, you are a genius. The page doesn't even mention Opera as the most secure browser. It helps to read. Nanobox doesn't have a clue what he is talking about and every single point he has tried to make has been refuted many times. As for you stats it helps to read there as well. "But XiTi's figures should probably be taken with a grain of salt, as Firefox usage tends to be highest over the weekend, according to Tristan Nitot, the president of Mozilla Europe." |
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Mastertech Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2005-04-13 |
#63752 Posted on: 01/18/2006 11:58 PM
I meant standards compliant, heh. |
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Domingo Unregistered |
#63754 Posted on: 01/19/2006 01:21 AM
Bizzare. Not sure I'd ever ever heard most of 'em except the spyware one...which is 100% true. When ActiveX can install a whole host of baddies without your permission (unless you of course tweak your security to the point of not showing pages properly), I'll take Firefox as an alternative. It doesn't really stop anything, but it's like a Mac not catching windows virii because they weren't written for it. Same idea. Until people start using it more and people want to exploit that, it IS more secure by default. |
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Mastertech Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2005-04-13 |
#63755 Posted on: 01/19/2006 01:42 AM
The ActiveX remark is another Myth. Not to mention SP2 takes care of any remote chance of this. |
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deez Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: 2002-06-30 |
#63756 Posted on: 01/19/2006 03:06 AM
myth 102- If you waste your time posting comments on this topic you aren't a pos faggot.....lol... |
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ChrisW Unregistered |
#63757 Posted on: 01/19/2006 04:59 AM
moron. He practically, debunks every single one of your pathetic "Myths", giving consise, accurate information for each and every post you've made. >>But XiTi's figures should probably be taken with a grain of salt My god, it's Irony, right there in front of your face. Listen I would give up now, as the more you keep up this Anti-Firefox bollox, the stupider you look. stupid : A adj. 1 Of a person: unintelligent, slow-witted; obtuse, foolish. |
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Mastertech Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2005-04-13 |
#63759 Posted on: 01/19/2006 02:04 PM
From ArsTechnica: "As good as those numbers are, they need to be taken with a grain of salt. XiTi performed its measurements on a weekend, which means it captured a disproportionate number of home users and comparatively few corporate desktops. Most large companies still use Internet Explorer, so using weekend surfing activities as a baseline for market share evaluations is going to miss out on a lot of IE use." XiTi is severly manipulating data to make FF look much better than it is. 1. Nanobox is being used to dispute the Myth that FF is fully W3C Compliant. 2. Try Reading Lynx is NOT a graphical web browser. 3. More Secure means just that "More" Secure than. It does NOT mean Secure as in "100% Secure". Nothing will be reworded as it already is very clear. Nanobot's Data and his opinions are two VERY different things. |
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fireflyfx Unregistered |
#63760 Posted on: 01/19/2006 02:44 PM
I think this 'firefox myth topic' is not news anymore. There is actually no point in telling people what it doesn't do, but rather telling people what it does do. In my opinion this article is pure resistance against Firefox. -I think its better to tell people where you stand for instead of the opposite. Crapcontrol.com |
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TSThomas Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2003-05-10 |
#63764 Posted on: 01/19/2006 06:11 PM
"XiTi is severly manipulating data to make FF look much better than it is." Again, I've already stated in my original post those stats relate to the weekends, the point of my post was, you can find site stats to support a very low, or very high use for a browser. "1. Nanobox is being used to dispute the Myth that FF is fully W3C Compliant." Yup, yet, any comments by the author relating to your misrepresentation of THEIR OWN STATS is disregarded. Hint - Accept they have the right to defend their own stats or find a different source. "2. Try Reading Lynx is NOT a graphical web browser." That however, is not what previous versions of the article stated. As indicated before, you're merely rewording your own statements without changing the facts. "3. More Secure means just that "More" Secure than. It does NOT mean Secure as in "100% Secure". Nothing will be reworded as it already is very clear." No, you see, you didn't say "more secure", on your page you say "Opera is actually the most Secure". A very big difference. So you're contradicting yourself at the very moment. |
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Mastertech Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2005-04-13 |
#63766 Posted on: 01/19/2006 06:23 PM
You have no point with the stats. 1. Nanobot doesn't like his stats being used to show that FF is not fully standards compliant. Oh well it's not. All his ranting in the world is not going to change that FACT. 2. The wording on the article is perfectly clear. 3. Most Secure does not mean 100% Fully secure it just means out of these it has the least amount of vulnerabilities. It is plain English. |
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TSThomas Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2003-05-10 |
#63772 Posted on: 01/19/2006 08:11 PM
You article is still contradictory, replete with errors or untruths & misrepresentation of sources - not to mention the inability to actually understand those that you're actually trying to quote. You're no better in your presentation of facts than Michael Moore or Rush Limbaugh, i.e. self-serving & unable to take accurate criticism. Alas a lot of ignorant people out there will fall for your "debunking". |
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Mastertech Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2005-04-13 |
#63781 Posted on: 01/20/2006 07:16 AM
There is not a single untruth and all the sources are SOURCED. People can read it themselves and make up their own minds. You can't hide the truth, not no more. |
