The bigger browser war: alternatives to MS Internet Explorer.

Searcher, July, 2005 by Lanza, Sheri R.

In Browserland days of yore (at least in the PC sector), there were really only two browsers--Internet Explorer and Netscape. I was a champion of Netscape. It was the first browser I ever used and I was fiercely loyal to it. No one could force me to go over to the Dark Side (the shadow of the Gates). I was very content with Netscape. Slowly, however, Netscape fell out of favor with Web page developers and, sadly, I was forced to make the dreaded switch to IE. Over the years, IE has never made me particularly happy, but for all practical purposes--unless you were a Mac user--it's been the only game in town. So, I've suffered with IE, although not always in silence.

In Browserland now, however, a new day has dawned and the population has dramatically...