http://www.markevanstech.com/2005/02/27/firefox-fixes-flaws-rolls-on/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2005/02/27/firefox-fixes-flaws-rolls-on/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Anonymous Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:23:31 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=355#comment-128 Posting this with Firefox BTW... <em>>>Personally, I think Firefox has plenty of early-adopter runway left before it runs into reluctance from potential users concerned about security issues. "Concern about security issues" is precisely why I switched to Firefox. It may not be bullet proof, but compared to IE, Firefox is infinitely more secure. Aside from Windows Update, I stay far, far away from Internet Exploder, er, Internet Explorer. The whole model of the IE browser lends itself to security problems. For example, the tight integration between browser and OS makes those problems difficult to fix and/or easy to exploit. Then there's ActiveX. For more comments on that problem infested "technology"/attack vector, <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/websitemgmt/story/0,10801,99404,00.html" rel="nofollow">see here</a>. Maybe I misread your post, but I got the impression you were saying that Firefox security is poor, rather than a strength. If so, you missed the boat. If not, I need better reading glasses. ;) In any case, thanks for publicizing the updated version (not that I'm connected to the development effort in any way). The more people that know about the fixes, the greater the chances those fixes will be applied (just upgraded myself :) Posting this with Firefox BTW…
>>Personally, I think Firefox has plenty of early-adopter runway left before it runs into reluctance from potential users concerned about security issues.
“Concern about security issues” is precisely why I switched to Firefox. It may not be bullet proof, but compared to IE, Firefox is infinitely more secure. Aside from Windows Update, I stay far, far away from Internet Exploder, er, Internet Explorer.
The whole model of the IE browser lends itself to security problems. For example, the tight integration between browser and OS makes those problems difficult to fix and/or easy to exploit. Then there's ActiveX. For more comments on that problem infested “technology”/attack vector, see here.
Maybe I misread your post, but I got the impression you were saying that Firefox security is poor, rather than a strength. If so, you missed the boat. If not, I need better reading glasses.
In any case, thanks for publicizing the updated version (not that I'm connected to the development effort in any way). The more people that know about the fixes, the greater the chances those fixes will be applied (just upgraded myself

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