I posted this long post in a different forum so I will just copy and paste it here. While I was looking up FireFox and Opera, I stumbled upon this tank of a browser! the name?: Maxthon where?: http://www.maxthon.com/index.htm *important, read below!* While reading an up-to-date review of IE7+ FireFox 1.5+ Opera 8.5, the article introduces a super unknown browser known as Maxthon. [Start reading the article that describes it ... http://www.internetweek.cmp.com/sha...9101486&pgno=16 ... it carries on for 3 pages, here are the other 2... http://www.internetweek.cmp.com/sha...9101486&pgno=17 , and http://www.internetweek.cmp.com/sha...9101486&pgno=18 ] *important, read the article !!* The article states that nearly every feature that Firefox or Opera has (exluding Voice i believe) Maxthon has aswell but most arent even Add-ons!!! The ever popular AdBlock? Go to the Maxthon home page, click "Features" at the top, scroll down to "Ad Hunter" and read that and click to show the image! Thats adblock without having to install anything. And thats only one feature. I forgot to mention, Maxthon has over 250 plugins (like FireFox extensions) and more are still being made!! (see the Maxthon Resource center on the right of Maxthon's homepage) Let me quote some important things from the article... [bold]Intro to Maxthon[/bold] [bold]Tabs[/bold] [bold]Searching Plus[bold] [bold]Simile of it's strength [/bold] [bold]Access URLs [/bold] [bold]Translation[/bold] [bold]The Next Step [/bold] [bold]Outro [/bold] Note that I have only quoted certain things, you all should read the article section about Maxthon for yourselves because it's very interesting. No I dont work for Maxthon lol. (btw the guy that wrote the article is not biased toward any browser) I am unable to test this browser out right now due to where I am so can some people test this out and tell us whats really up?
Just to find out why everyone jumps on a bandwagon, I thought I'd check out Maxthon(MyIE2), Avant Browser....Opera etc. So, on the server machine, I have installed: Avant Browser, Maxthon, Firefox, Opera, MSN Explorer, and Internet Explorer. Firefox and Opera are the two that stand alone. IE and MSN Explorer run off the same files and principles with a different UI for MSN. Avant Browser and Maxthon are almost completely identical in UI capabilities, and run off the IE engine. So, in essence its just a different version of IE, and I was not impressed by any of it. People really crack me up, they build a "new" browser off of existing technology, put in a tabbed interface or easier to find plugin tools, and say that browser is "better" than it's competition. All to find out that when ideas float around the internet, or become available in one platform just to show up later in another, brings out the half a billion "you gotta try this browser cuz it's better than the one you're using now" threads. and....to top it all off, IE7 is a joke. It is nothing but a compilation of already used and abused technologies and ideas. There isn't a single new idea in IE7. So, you have 4 browsers built from Internet Explorer, and 2 browsers built from their own code.
Every browser has it's issues...not saying at all that any of them are perfect. Even IE7 has been targeted by phishing attacks (keep in mind that IE7 is being delivered to us by Microsoft with a major focus on security against phishing attacks, and it's not even out of beta yet)...check out this link: http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Address_Bar_Spoofing_Vulnerability_Test/ This spoofing attack does not work in Firefox, and those of you who may test this even using the IE Tab plugin, may find as I did that the test link will not open with that plugin. A lot of people believe that because of the popularity of Microsoft's products give reason to so many attacks, however I believe it's a combination of lack of secure code to begin with, and the monopoly (anti-open source) idealism of Bill Gates that gets the negative attention.
well ya my IE6 that i opened that test with was vulnerable, but in overall, Firefox has more vulnerabilities than Maxthon. vulnerabilities/ security Maxthon - http://secunia.com/product/4110/#advisories FireFox - http://secunia.com/product/4227/ in the past 3 years, firefox has actually had more security issues and more critical ones than Maxthon and the 3 specific ones its found in Maxthon have been fixed in patches already, but out of all of the MANY ones in Firefox, a few may still currently be left unfixed
Keep in mind PointGod, that a security fix is listed in priority. Those that can crash the entire system, or have malformed code take over the computer show up more in IE and it's subordinates than it does in Firefox. And...just because an outside agent lists code vulnerabilities to be security issues in their eyes, doesn't mean it will affect the community as a whole. Microsoft knows of at least 4 major security issues, to which they will be patching only one this month.
that's fine and dandy PointGod, but no one source catches everything. depending on one reference for information can seriously screw you.
i realize that, but i also realize that most people (probably you 2 aswell) are Firefox or opera fanboys or something and just hate IE and will do everything to put it down, while I on the other hand am cool with it all (I have IE6 and Firefox)
i make a point of myself not to be a fanboy, and i do not appreciate your implication that am one. i have yet to say which browers i prefer on this thread. i try everything, then i go with what works. the item best suited for an application is the one put into mass usage on said application.
I love it, calling someone a fanboy is a unique perspective in and of itself.....means you'd rather do that then have a intelligent conversation about a given situation. I've been using, and still use IE since it's olden days of Windows 95...version 3 if I remember correctly. And, I'll be more than happy to tell you why I don't particularly care to use it on a full time basis. It's a fixed browser. Which means, I have to leave it up to Microsoft to tell me how to use it. Most of it's security features are buried under several clicks of the mouse, instead of being right up in front. If Microsoft doesn't like what I am doing with IE, they will fix it so I can no longer use that option. Take the Windows Genuine Advantage plugin..they knew you could get past that option to download from Microsoft, but now have locked that out. It cannot be disabled, nor uninstalled. What's next? IE7 is also a fixed browser...the design you see is the design you get...like it or not, that's that. Nice try at a cop out...calling us fanboys because you wish to walk away without even trying to support why you like Maxthon? I do believe this is what the topic is about is it not? Then why are you so heavily defending IE? I have all those browsers installed on the server, and if you missed it go back and read what I posted. Firefox and Opera stand alone. All the others are just knock offs of IE and therefore do nothing in the line of offering more than what IE can handle itself. They depend on the core of IE, and if that is vulnerable....well, you get the picture. I hope. The interfaces may be different, but they all mock what the other browsers already have. This also goes for IE7. If you cannot have a civilized conversation, by all means don't start one...and don't fall out by calling others fanboys when you have no clue as to who we really are. Edit: If you read what you posted about the article, you'd have noticed something right in your face. Maxthon has the "features" of the other browsers "but are not even Add-ons!". Choice? What if I don't want the Addons given in Maxthon? Where's my choice of having a browser I want? Seems to me that Maxthon has the same features as Firefox, but have arranged for you. Like buying a house with furniture already in it...instead of you going out buying what you want, and putting it where you want. It's the total freedom of choice that makes Firefox and Opera stand alone.
I have IE for many years, with no complaints. The reason I had no complaints was because I didn't know any better. I recently tried Opera and Firefox. I find both to be more user friendly than IE. I tried the test listed above which IE failed and Firefox passed. I do not claim to be an expert in this area. But from a casual surfers point of view I think Firefox is a really nice browser. I also agree with Morph that it is nice to be able to choose which features you want.
hmmm...that's like saying your cool with a '70 hemi cuda and a stock '66 VW beetle racing each other at a drag strip. it implies that you don't know what you're talking about and think everything's as good as everything else. being stuck on your preconceived notions like that makes you a bit of a fanboy, doesn't it? no, it makes you a fanwhore
