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Originally posted by Guido
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Since Mozilla is like Netscape on steroids
huh? Netscape is Mozilla with AOL links and bundles, Mozilla is not Netscape on steroids, Mozilla is the basis of Netscape.
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Originally posted by Chrono
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Originally posted by lylesback2
i dunno why everyone is against microsoft... alot off you buy / burn there Operating Systems.. download there products, so dont hate M$
i dont use IE, i use avant... but i dont have any problem with internet explorer 
I can't believed you converted 
* Guido remembers convincing him to stop using IE
Well, I think he's still using it..
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Avant Browser is a standalone application designed to expand services provided by Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Am I wrong now saying that Avant is an application which makes IE better, but still uses IE?
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I think that you can't consider Avant, or something like it an alternative, because it uses IE, and therefore is insecure, and will still give you #### spyware. Also it does not follow the standards. Those IE 'patches' also make me wonder something: If IE is such a great browser, why do we need to add all these features with a "patch"?
Could you read that first sentence and explaining how the hell did you reach to that conclusion?
Avant uses IE --> it's insecure --> magically gives you #### spyware --> it's not an alternative.
Wow, that's power of deduction.
The fact that they use IE's rendering engine doesn't make them the same program. They are alternatives. And much better than Firefox or others, IMO.
It's better than Firefox because it copies Opera's features
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Is Avant Browser a secure browser?
Yes, Avant Browser is secure. Since it's based on Internet Explorer, Avant Browser is as secure as Internet Explorer. Avant Browser supports all SSL secured websites. Avant Browser's encryption length is the same as Internet Explorer's.
And you are using IE! So you're still helping MS misuse it's monopoly with "MS-HTML".
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How does Avant Browser work?
Based on services provided by Microsoft Internet Explorer, Avant Browser renders and navigates HTML.
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Who said IE is "such a great browser"? Even Microsoft knows that's not true. You should read MS employees' blogs more often, there's a lot of talk about IE lately.
Some of MS's employees are technical users. Most are probably marketing dudes and lawyers
Those techincal ppl know that IE sucks, that Outlook sucks, and that almost everything MS makes sucks.
I mean that you're always saying "Don't use Opera! Use Avant! It has copied all Opera's features, that's cool, and it uses IE, so you will still be able to view all 'designed for IE' pages!". There really aren't much websites which do work in IE and don't in Opera. And even if there is one, you can still use IE!
This person said it very well:
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http://www.yohng.com/iebad.html
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It's hard just to switch from Windows to Macintosh or Linux, hard for your business and workflow, but a browser switch is easy and doesn't involve any expenses.
In case you will find that Mozilla doesn't work for some sites, you always can launch Internet Explorer at the same time.
I'm primarily using free Mozilla browser. I would recommend you to install Firebird browser, which is the same as Mozilla, but without the mail client.
