Internet Explorer 7 vs. Mozilla Firefox 2

Sound interesting right after read the title. This survey was taken from download.com and done by 3 editors of CNET. They examine those browsers from several aspects and given the points.


1. Installation woes

Internet Explorer 7 (pts. 5)
Installation requires reboot, requires Windows validation & connection to Microsoft server.
Mozilla Firefox 2 (pts. 13)
Small size, installs in 30 seconds, no reboot, transfer every bookmark with no problem.

2. Look & Community

Internet Explorer 7 (pts. 13)
Bit slicker than Firefox, allots more space, true full screen window, tabs are clunkier, can add more search engine, most aspects copied from Firefox
Mozilla Firefox 2 (pts. 15)
Lots of cool ad-dons, each tab has its own close button.

3. Tabbed browsing

Internet Explorer 7 (pts. 11)
Thumbnail viewer, drag around tabs, save tabs.
Mozilla Firefox 2 (pts. 15)
Reload closed tabs, can fit many tabs, if Firefox crashes tabs still can recover

4. Security & Performance

Internet Explorer 7 (pts. 10)
Phishing filter, quickly erase tracks
Mozilla Firefox 2 (pts. 12)
Too easy reveal passwords, phishing filter, offer more customization from IE 7, Firefox's security reputation.

5. Cool New Features
Internet Explorer 7 (pts. 9)
RSS reading, zoom page.
Mozilla Firefox 2 (pts.11)
Provide better RSS reading than IE 7, spell checker, Session Saver (useful if you accidentally quit the browser)

Hence, in the end Mozilla Firefox won the battle between IE 7 with 64 over 47 points. So, better use Mozilla Firefox from now on because its more faster, simple and cool than IE 7 (my own opinion), because I using it most. HEHE. Want to know more about this review, click here.