So much so that they had nothing left to do and disbanded the IE team.

And unlike Firefox, updating IE is not an iffy proposition and is pretty straightforward. Just go to Windows Update, and you're good to go!!!

Well... every now and then, you have to validate Windows, and then you're good to go!!!!

And sometimes you have to go to Windows Update several times because of dependencies and required reboots, and then you're good to go!!!

And also, if you follow the security advisories, you have to basically turn off all the extra features, and you're good to go!!!

Like I said, its nowhere near as problematic. What broken extensions?!? What security holes?!? What pop-ups and pop-unders!?! What malware?!?

And like Preston, I really hope the Firefox team does a better job of updates! If it doesn't, I agree with Preston that it will be just another interesting but largely forgotten browser rolled over by the IE juggernaut!!!

Joel is an obscure technology expert and the author of "I'm Annoying", "I'm a Pest", and "I'm a MS Apologist" and "I'm an MS Hack" as well as more than 30 annoying posts. He is also the editor of "He's So Good to Go Let's Take Him Away!!!" webzine, and a freelance blogger.