and on an on. They all use motors and run on the same fuels so they must be built on the same foundation....right? Well, in truth, they have common and uncommon threads and each one accomplishes the basic tasks they were built for though there are differences in appearance, speed, safety, etc. We, the "customers" get to make our own choices and then choose or not choose to argue the soundness of our decision. IMO what it comes down to can be summed up by the latin phrase "De gustibus non disputandem est" which mean you just cannot argue personal tastes. So, I'd suggest you and your friend waste no more time with what cannot be resolved and enjoy the scenery instead of arguing about out of which vehicles windows it's best seen.![]()
My friend uses Maxthon. I use Firefox. As you might imagine, this can cause some conflicts ![]()
But my main problem is, he seems to think that all browsers are based on IE. He originally thought Maxthon was an independant browser, until I told him to go to www.maxthon.com and read the first paragraph *rolls eyes* But now he thinks that all browsers must be based on IE.
I am fairly confident that this is not true. He reasons that for all browsers to be able to read web pages they must all be the same. I disagree.
As I understand it, all web browsers must be able to interpret web code, most specifically to W3C standards. However, I'm guessing that browsers can then use this information in different ways. Obviously there are certain IE-only features that are coded into IE but are not W3C compliant, so Firefox/Netscape etc. will not display such features.
What I'm looking for is a definitive answer. Are all browsers the same? I cannot believe so, otherwise what would be the point.
Also, it is fairly clear from spyware scans that IE is much more susceptible than Firefox, so there must be some difference in programming code there.
Whatever the outcome, I'm sure he will probably continue to use Maxthon and I will continue to use Firefox, but he seems to think he is right, so I thought you guys might be able to tell me whether or not my interpretation is actually completely wrong and in fact all browsers are the same, or explain exactly how all this works.
Thanks in advance,
Adi

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