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| 857594 | 2010-02-14 19:51:00 | I fail to understand why anyone would want to use Chrome or Firefox or Opera. As far as I am concerned Windows comes with a web browser that does what I want it to do. I've tried all the others, they all do the same thing, so why change? Why anyone want's "Extra Features" has always puzzled me. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 857595 | 2010-02-14 19:57:00 | It is simply a protest aimed at Microsoft. Like the protests aimed at Telecom for example. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 857596 | 2010-02-14 20:08:00 | I fail to understand why anyone would want to use Chrome or Firefox or Opera . As far as I am concerned Windows comes with a web browser that does what I want it to do . I've tried all the others, they all do the same thing, so why change? Why anyone want's "Extra Features" has always puzzled me . Because those "extra features" make browsing the internet a lot easier and more convenient . Opera beats the lot hands down with being able to be customised exactly how I want it, without having to install lots of "add-ons" that need updating all the time and break the browser if they are not . With regards to Google Chrome, I found it installed on a PC that I have been fixing . Being the first time I have come across it, I have no idea whether it is normal or not but the darn thing kept loading with Windows startup and I could find nowhere to prevent this . During my search for the solution I discovered that it also automatically updates itself . Now, this is not unusual but its method is . Instead of being in the MSCONFIG Startup list like most programs, it used the Task Scheduler . Apparently this is the new way to get around the "problem" of people removing stuff from Startup . People wouldn't think to look in Task Scheduler to stop it updating itself and it wouldn't show up in HijackThis either . Now how sneaky is that? :mad: I had great pleasure in dumping it . :cool: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 857597 | 2010-02-14 20:09:00 | That's just it, it *doesn't* do what most people want, not to mention the speed difference for me is a big one. Security is another point. Then there's little things like SVG, or HTML5 video. Chrome supports both Ogg Theora AND h.264, whereas Internet Explorer supports none. It's also very broken with its rendering of websites, badly adhering to standards. Here's a good example, go here in IE and see what you get: http://acid3.acidtests.org Compare it with Chrome which I tested this morning: www.imagef1.net.nz |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 857598 | 2010-02-14 20:11:00 | Nah there's the update which happens in the task scheduler, but definitely not a "start with the computer" option in there ;) It's worth noting though that it's becoming a more popular way of launching apps on login. EVEREST Ultimate Edition for example triggers the Scheduled "Launch Everest" task upon "login of my local user", so it always pays to keep an eye on there for stuff ... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 857599 | 2010-02-14 20:16:00 | Nah there's the update which happens in the task scheduler, but definitely not a "start with the computer" option in there ;) I figured that. It still kept loading with Windows startup even after Task Scheduler was completely cleared and disabled. Only way to stop it was to uninstall it. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 857600 | 2010-02-14 21:18:00 | I have dropped Google's applications after they decided to force installation of Google updater etc. I don't want\need that crap. The only thing I ever used was Google earth, and now I just use Google maps online because I don't want their updater running. It's my computer, and I'll have running on it what I want. Not what Google wants. |
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