For those interested in a long discussion about the "pros and cons" of Internet Explorer, Firefox and others, here's a link with a lot of opinions:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6121-0.html?forumID=45&threadID=7613&messageID=89136
Hope this helps.
Grif
I always thought that IE was the browser of choice. I no longer think so. Believe me, I tried MSN, AOL. Slimbrowser, Opera, and some unique browsers which were quite interesting. I personally chose Mozilla Firefox 1.0. Not only do I find it a pleasure to use and is it "FAST"!

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