First let me say: It doesn't matter which browser You use, as long as You come Here 
More accurately,C1, I use Netscape 7.2, I also use I.E., but as a "tool"
First lets address Mickee's statements.
IE 7 will only work with the latest version of Windows XP. Some features, including a control that stops web sites from changing the settings on users' computers, will only work in conjunction with Windows Vista, the new operating system that will become available to consumers in January.Yes, IE has a pop up blocker, it will eliminate
most of the pop-ups, but not the I.E. generated pop ups, and worse, the pop-unders.
The only way to put an end to them is a third party pop up blocker, I use Panicwares pop up Stopper, so when I go to I.E. I can enjoy my
lenghty stay there.
Netscape has a pop up blocker
THAT WORKS 
Then there is the security issue that I.E is constantly "patching" .
Internet Explorer Violates Your PrivacyInternet Explorer keeps an archive of all of the websites you have visited. This archive is completely invisible and cannot be deleted by any normal means. If you thought you could get rid of it by clearing your history or deleting your cache, you are wrong.
It is kept in a folder which is segregated from the main filesystem,
but it is there!To discover Internet Explorer’s secret little cache, go to: Start -> “Run…” and type in “command”. A black box (terminal) will come up on your screen.
Type in the box:
attrib index.dat /s
(if you don’t get any results, type in cd \ and then the attrib command)
You will get a long list of encrypted files inside hidden folders; for example, if you’re running Windows XP, you might see
C:\DOCUME~1\YourName\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\
and so on. (also applies to XP users.) This is a hidden folder inside your Internet Explorer History that tracks the URLs you’ve visited. Now, cut and paste that (change YourName to the actual user name that came up) to your Internet Explorer location bar, and try to open up that directory.
Isn’t that interesting?
It doesn’t seem to exist!
Go up a directory to:
C:\DOCUME~1\YourName\Local Settings\History\
and you’ll see your IE History without that directory in it.
Now here’s the clincher:
go to C:\DOCUME~1\YourName\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat — you will be asked whether you want to open a file in this “nonexistent” directory with Notepad! Opening it won’t do much, by the way, as it is encrypted and very large.Even if you didn’t do the above....
it is important for you to know that:
Internet Explorer is keeping a backup of all of the websites you’ve visited, even if you’ve tried to get rid of them by clearing the cache, clearing the History, purchasing cleaning software, etc. Cornell Universities statement:
www.soc.cornell.edu/computing/ie.shtmlNow For C1, and other web designers....The REAL HEADACHE.
Why Internet Explorer is Harmful to WebmastersInternet Explorer Does Not Support Standards
The World Wide Web Consortium standards allow web designers to make pages that are easy to update and change because of the nature of the HTML, not having the design, but instead having a linked Cascading Stylesheet with the design infomation. This approach has many benefits for the end users by allowing different stylesheets for when the page is displayed on a page, when it is printed, or when it is viewed on a handheld device.
Internet Explorer was one of the first HTML renderers to add support for CSS, but since 2001, they have not added any new support for CSS. While their support was comparable in 2001, the other web browsers (such as Mozilla and Opera) have been adding better support with fewer bugs. With Mozilla and Opera’s support, designers will be able to code faster and easier. It will allow designers increasingly more stunning and dynamic layouts.
But with Internet Explorer’s current buggy incomplete support and no updates in years, this is a a thorn in the side of webmasters.
What I am talking about here is the concept of "proprietary" commands, commands that will only work in one browser or the other. Internet Explorer IS the king of them.I will attempt to provide here is a quick reference to what commands Explorer supports that Netscape won't.Ok, at the top of the page is a small white box,
IF you are using Netscape, Mozilla, or firefox, you see
1 2 3
which is
NOT what I wanted it to say, by adding this line of scripting:
<input name="field" type="text" value="1234" maxlength="3">If You are using IE, you see exactly what I scripted (1 2 3 4)
Now there are workarounds, but this is just ONE of the many differences you as viewers see, What it means to pholks scripting pages, is HEADACHES!
there are things that work in Netscape, that will not work in IE.
for a list of these differences, go to:
Web standards summaryThe list is mighty long of the browsers being used today........
IE 4
IE 5
IE 5.5
IE 6
IE 7
Firefox 1.0
Firefox 1.5
Firefox 2.0
Mozilla
Netscape4
Netscape 7.2
Netscape 8.0 (this netscape does SUCK)
Opera 8.5
Opera 9
Konqueror 3.5
Safari 2.0
there's even more!
But let me leave ya'll with a statement:
Internet Explorer is a substandard HTML renderer programmed and bundled by Microsoft as compensation for the outrageous cost of Microsoft Windows. I will not refer to it as a “web browser”, because Internet Explorer does not actually qualify as a “web browser” according to the HTTP standard:
Internet Explorer does not follow the HTTP protocol.
When a server sends a file to you through HTTP, it identifies the file as a Web page, text file, picture file, movie, or other type of file. HTTP uses the Content-Type header to do this. The protocol for HTTP/1.1 states:
If and only if the media type is not given by a Content-Type field, the recipient MAY attempt to guess the media type via inspection of its content and/or the name extension(s) of the URI used to identify the resource.
Internet Explorer does not follow these rules; it guesses the media type of every file it receives.
Even if I send it a file with “Content-Type: image/jpeg”, if Internet Explorer thinks it’s a text file, it will open it like a text file! If in the future Internet Explorer starts identifying its Content-Types incorrectly, this will cause a huge dilemma with webmasters. Because it does not follow this clear protocol, Internet Explorer cannot be technically identified as a “web browser”.
Thanx pholks for the input. 
I know I am after reading it.... 
Hey BW, hoow Ya been, gettin' winter there iexpect! colder by the minute here in southern Mn. walked two blocks in Kenyon today and watched the banks thermometer drop 1 degree, came outa the garage, and it had dropped another degree! When Ya expectin' snow?