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No, I don't want to downgrade to chrome!

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    Mark_Wallace
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    I'm sick of getting chrome "recommended" to me by sites Even the bank, for crying out loud! Even my bank site puts up a banner (about the same size as the #$%&*@^ ribbon), demanding that I "upgrade" from one of the most advanced browsers in the world to the cr@ppy spyware called chrome. Who's paying them for this? Google won't be. Or is it just an ignorant prig of a banking-world web developer? "I use chrome, therefore it's the best, therefore everyone should use it!" It's like the free advertising that adobe gets everywhere (even on the UK government site). No I don't "need" adobe acrobat to read your files! There are dozens of pdf readers better than acrobat (all of 'em, IMO), and there are dozens of browsers better than chrome (just about all of 'em, IMO), so why are so many idiots so caught up in giving them free advertising?

    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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      I'm sick of getting chrome "recommended" to me by sites Even the bank, for crying out loud! Even my bank site puts up a banner (about the same size as the #$%&*@^ ribbon), demanding that I "upgrade" from one of the most advanced browsers in the world to the cr@ppy spyware called chrome. Who's paying them for this? Google won't be. Or is it just an ignorant prig of a banking-world web developer? "I use chrome, therefore it's the best, therefore everyone should use it!" It's like the free advertising that adobe gets everywhere (even on the UK government site). No I don't "need" adobe acrobat to read your files! There are dozens of pdf readers better than acrobat (all of 'em, IMO), and there are dozens of browsers better than chrome (just about all of 'em, IMO), so why are so many idiots so caught up in giving them free advertising?

      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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      Mark_Wallace wrote:

      one of the most advanced browsers in the world

      Which is?

      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        Mark_Wallace wrote:

        one of the most advanced browsers in the world

        Which is?

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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        A secret, for us security-paranoid types.

        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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          A secret, for us security-paranoid types.

          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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          Ah. IE 6 then... :laugh:

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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            Ah. IE 6 then... :laugh:

            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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            Lynx may be !!! ;P

            Thanks, Milind

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              I'm sick of getting chrome "recommended" to me by sites Even the bank, for crying out loud! Even my bank site puts up a banner (about the same size as the #$%&*@^ ribbon), demanding that I "upgrade" from one of the most advanced browsers in the world to the cr@ppy spyware called chrome. Who's paying them for this? Google won't be. Or is it just an ignorant prig of a banking-world web developer? "I use chrome, therefore it's the best, therefore everyone should use it!" It's like the free advertising that adobe gets everywhere (even on the UK government site). No I don't "need" adobe acrobat to read your files! There are dozens of pdf readers better than acrobat (all of 'em, IMO), and there are dozens of browsers better than chrome (just about all of 'em, IMO), so why are so many idiots so caught up in giving them free advertising?

              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              I've used Chrome for a good few years now and have yet to find a better browser. How about letting us into the secret of which one you think is so superior?

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                I'm sick of getting chrome "recommended" to me by sites Even the bank, for crying out loud! Even my bank site puts up a banner (about the same size as the #$%&*@^ ribbon), demanding that I "upgrade" from one of the most advanced browsers in the world to the cr@ppy spyware called chrome. Who's paying them for this? Google won't be. Or is it just an ignorant prig of a banking-world web developer? "I use chrome, therefore it's the best, therefore everyone should use it!" It's like the free advertising that adobe gets everywhere (even on the UK government site). No I don't "need" adobe acrobat to read your files! There are dozens of pdf readers better than acrobat (all of 'em, IMO), and there are dozens of browsers better than chrome (just about all of 'em, IMO), so why are so many idiots so caught up in giving them free advertising?

                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                Mycroft Holmes
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                Bloody good marketing by someone, probably the same guy who got Intel Inside stickers on a huge range of boxes.

                Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                  Ah. IE 6 then... :laugh:

                  Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                  Pfft! IE6 was cr@p! The best IE by far was IE4. Far superior to Edge, Chrome, and that Chinese Nutscrape knock-off Red Panda. What I find amusing is that Nutscrape and Red Panda were the noisy boys who caused all the trouble and made all the fuss that resulted in the "browser wars", but Nutscrape died, and Red Panda is going the same way. The come along, cause trouble, then bugger off to cause trouble elsewhere? They're the trolls of the browser world.

                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    I've used Chrome for a good few years now and have yet to find a better browser. How about letting us into the secret of which one you think is so superior?

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                    "Better" depends on your needs. If you want cutting edge, go for Opera (why wait for chrome to copy their ideas?) If you want fast, go for OB1. If you want to interact between your different machines, go for Maxthon. If you only want to tweet and use FB, get off the ****ing Internet. Etc.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      I'm sick of getting chrome "recommended" to me by sites Even the bank, for crying out loud! Even my bank site puts up a banner (about the same size as the #$%&*@^ ribbon), demanding that I "upgrade" from one of the most advanced browsers in the world to the cr@ppy spyware called chrome. Who's paying them for this? Google won't be. Or is it just an ignorant prig of a banking-world web developer? "I use chrome, therefore it's the best, therefore everyone should use it!" It's like the free advertising that adobe gets everywhere (even on the UK government site). No I don't "need" adobe acrobat to read your files! There are dozens of pdf readers better than acrobat (all of 'em, IMO), and there are dozens of browsers better than chrome (just about all of 'em, IMO), so why are so many idiots so caught up in giving them free advertising?

                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      Sandesh M Patil
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                      May be these chorome ads are part of google ads. As chrome is google product and most use google as search engine. :-D

                      Cheers,
                      SMP

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                        Bloody good marketing by someone, probably the same guy who got Intel Inside stickers on a huge range of boxes.

                        Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                        Mark_Wallace
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                        That's a real thing, what you're saying.

                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                          May be these chorome ads are part of google ads. As chrome is google product and most use google as search engine. :-D

                          Cheers,
                          SMP

                          My Recent Article
                          Main Method in C#

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                          Sandesh M Patil wrote:

                          most use google as search engine

                          Ah, but I don't, any more. Not for several months -- specifically because I got fed up of all the paid results and the nagging. ("Hey, you have to check out revision 2016.7255964628455 of our terms and conditions before continuing, then give us your phone number, credit card details, and mother's maiden name, so you can log in to google search safely and search the Internet! You must do this today!") It's actual web-sites doing it. It's like the Nutscrape days, all over again ("You need Nutscrape 3.5 to view his site properly") If a "normal" site pulls cr@p like that, I'll just piss of and view a different site (QED I don't use google search), but changing banks is a PITA.

                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                            "Better" depends on your needs. If you want cutting edge, go for Opera (why wait for chrome to copy their ideas?) If you want fast, go for OB1. If you want to interact between your different machines, go for Maxthon. If you only want to tweet and use FB, get off the ****ing Internet. Etc.

                            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                            Mark_Wallace wrote:

                            one of the most advanced browsers in the world

                            So which one is it?

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                              Mark_Wallace wrote:

                              one of the most advanced browsers in the world

                              So which one is it?

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                              Hey, I don't tell people what tools I use, where there's security involved. It's like when people here ask what antivirus people use. That always looks to me like market research by hackers.

                              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                Hey, I don't tell people what tools I use, where there's security involved. It's like when people here ask what antivirus people use. That always looks to me like market research by hackers.

                                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                What does this have to do with security? You stated that you were being hassled to switch to Chrome from a browser that you described as "one of the most advanced browsers in the world". So why do you refuse to tell us which one it is?

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                                  What does this have to do with security? You stated that you were being hassled to switch to Chrome from a browser that you described as "one of the most advanced browsers in the world". So why do you refuse to tell us which one it is?

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                                  Richard MacCutchan wrote:

                                  So why do you refuse to tell us which one it is?

                                  So he doesn't need to justify the claim when we all laugh like drains, obviously!

                                  I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!

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                                    I'm sick of getting chrome "recommended" to me by sites Even the bank, for crying out loud! Even my bank site puts up a banner (about the same size as the #$%&*@^ ribbon), demanding that I "upgrade" from one of the most advanced browsers in the world to the cr@ppy spyware called chrome. Who's paying them for this? Google won't be. Or is it just an ignorant prig of a banking-world web developer? "I use chrome, therefore it's the best, therefore everyone should use it!" It's like the free advertising that adobe gets everywhere (even on the UK government site). No I don't "need" adobe acrobat to read your files! There are dozens of pdf readers better than acrobat (all of 'em, IMO), and there are dozens of browsers better than chrome (just about all of 'em, IMO), so why are so many idiots so caught up in giving them free advertising?

                                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                    I don't always use IExplorer[^]

                                    it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.

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                                      Richard MacCutchan wrote:

                                      So why do you refuse to tell us which one it is?

                                      So he doesn't need to justify the claim when we all laugh like drains, obviously!

                                      I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!

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                                      :thumbsup:

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