Comments on: Slow Uptake for IE8 in Early Days http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164475 Sat, 09 May 2009 11:42:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164475 IE8 is a JOKE. Google Chrome is where it’s at, people.
However, I just don’t get the common hatred of Vista. It RULES. Windows 7 looks cool too.

]]> By: Medellín Digital http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164474 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:40:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164474 [...] Slow Uptake for IE8 in Early Days (gigaom.com) [...]

]]> By: Firefox 3 supera IE7 in Europa: qual è il futuro della browser war? - Appunti Digitali http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164473 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:01:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164473 [...] contempo alcuni analisti hanno sottolineato – utilizzando metodi comunque non scientifici – un non esattamente fulminante decollo di IE8 che, [...]

]]> By: Corporate Users Are Jumping on the IE8 Bandwagon | SAManage http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164472 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:57:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164472 [...] spite of the company’s low-key launch and the slow uptake for IE8 in early days, the new version has resulted in a boost in market share, according to surveys conducted by Web [...]

]]> By: More Global Internet Statistics Coming Your Way « Hiring The Internet http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164471 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:12:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164471 [...] Slow Uptake for IE8 in Early Days [...]

]]> By: macdad http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164470 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:48:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164470 Apple computers are not “too expensive” if one has the discipline to save before rushing out to buy. Have you seen those Dell prices for machines that are comparably equipped?

]]> By: David Spark http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164469 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:57:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164469 People who use IE are not upgrading their browser. They’re using the version that came with their computer.

Chrome and Firefox users are downloaders and installers.

As long as Microsoft owns the PC desktop it’ll always be that way. The only way you’re going to get people to upgrade to IE8 is to get more people to buy a new PC.

]]> By: John http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164468 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:22:31 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164468 What I would give to get IE6 users to upgrade…I’m working on a big website redesign now, and IE6 is the bane of my existence.

As for Firefox starting slowly, try reducing the amount of history it keeps from 90 days to 5-10 days. This can reduce load time considerably.

]]> By: » Internet Explorer 8 Beta - IE8 » Tom Doyle :: TALK http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164467 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:31:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164467 [...] Slow Uptake for IE8 in Early Days (gigaom.com) [...]

]]> By: Joe http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164466 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:35:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164466 Stay away from IE8 and Safari. Both were 0wn3d (hacked) in seconds at the annual Pwn2own contest at CanSecWest in Vancouver, Canada. IE8 was just released that day.

]]> By: Guru http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164465 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:37:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164465 I dont know about others..but atleast the reason for me is I dont know if I can uninstall it completely without hassles. Otherwise I would love to download it.

]]> By: Dominic http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164464 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:36:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164464 I do not quite understand the hate that Microsoft still receives. I have had the opportunity to use OSX every day at work for the past 9 months and I use Vista at home. If you actually want some funtionality with your OS, Vista is better. I understand it may have had issues when it was released(many due to third party software that Apple does not allow), but currently, head to head, Vista is a better OS than OSX and Windows 7 looks significantly better.

I finally had the opportunity to use IE8 this weekend and I was blown away. The accelerators were probably the biggest improvement. I do not get why everyone keeps complaining about browser speed? If you have 5 or less tabs open, there is essentially no user experience difference between browsers. All reports indicate that IE8 is the most secure browser available.I would rather be secure than infect my computer faster. Lastly, I still cannot believe Google is still getting a pass for the malware that is Chrome. Do a search about the npGoogleOneClick5.dll plugin…disturbing.

]]> By: Yuvamani http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164463 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:28:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164463 Could not agree more.

Firefox3 fixed performance lagginess while browsing but seems to have moved it to startup.

As for IE users. I do not know why you use IE5 or IE6. But please please upgrade to IE8 . Pretty please ?
Engineers & Web Designers everywhere will thank you for it …

]]> By: Sue Choppers-Wife http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164462 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:52:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164462 I love my OS X! Safari would be perfect for me except that not everything works with it (like Stumble’s toolbar) so I had to upload Firefox. It works great too, but I’d be just as happy to stick with Safari if not for this. I started with PC and just generally hated it…crash after crash. I thought it would be hard to change to a new user interface but it took less than a day to pretty much get it all down. I’ll never go back to IE or a PC (hey that rhymes!)

If I were to have one complaint about Apple it is that too much of its programming is geared towards selling through attached apps. If I want to buy music, I’ll buy music but don’t give me apps that don’t allow me certain features unless I register and buy from your store. It makes me feel used :D Otherwise, fruit ROCKS!

]]> By: Internet Explorer 8: Why All The Surprise For A Slow Uptake? | Scyanide's World http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164461 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:04:41 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164461 [...] rate. Here is an excerpt from a site that pretty much sums what I’m reading often online (http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/): According to data collected byStatCounter, a web traffic measurement start-up, IE 8 saw global [...]

]]> By: Gadget Sleuth http://gigaom.com/2009/03/20/slow-uptake-for-ie8-in-early-days/#comment-164460 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:01:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=43046#comment-164460 Shenzhov: I know several who also feel that way: Apple is for serious computing, and Windows is for people that can’t afford “serious computing”. MS needs to do something to recapture that market. The only thing holding many young people back from converting to Apple are the prices, which are just too high. *sigh* How I wish Apple would wake up and put out a lower-priced “entry level” system.

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