Funny. At first I thought it was just a fluke, maybe just people I knew, maybe people in the forums who were more computer literate who wanted to return to their old browser until I read this article from InformationWeek.

Seems this is more than I first thought. I had received several emails from folks that I know asking me what I thought about Internet Explorer 7 when it first launched. Not being a I.E. user and having opted long ago for Firefox, I could only rely on what I had read and hear on the Internet. So I said I thought it would be a good move. More secure and hopefully lesss vulnerable then version 6.

I never gave it much though. One response I received from a friend stated he was glad he made the upgrade and it worked well. I even installed it on my systems as well. Again, not another thought. Then a week after saying OK to version 7, I received a email from another friend saying they were having trouble getting onto a banking site. Uninstall back to version 6 and all was well. Hmm…… one machine is not much to make a case on.

Then 5 more emails! How do I get this thing off my computer? Oops. We seem to have a problem Houston. Again, after removal, all was well. I also noted in the 3 forums I frequent similar posts about installing version 7.

Again, being a Firefox user had to refrain from the “install Firefox” lament that so many people seem to shout. I personally believe that each of us have a right to chose the browser we want to use. And no one has a right to force us into something we don’t feel comfortable with.

But take a look at the article above. I was surprised by the results that Firefox has continued to grow and that some folks are not happy with version 7. This just kind of supports what I have begun to sense. Some folks are having some issues with version 7 and have either gone back to version 6, or have switched to Firefox or other browsers like Opera.

Comments welcome as always.

Tags: internet, explorer, firefox, opera