| Comparison | MSIE | Firefox |
| Controlled by a tyrannical corporation that abuses its monopoly. | YES | NO |
| Embodies pure evil | YES | NO |
| For the "benefit of the consumer" is pre-installed on every currently shipping version of MS-Windows and the uninstall option has been removed. | YES | NO |
| "Integrated" In to the OS so you can not have multiple versions of the web browser on the same computer. | YES | NO |
| Comes with the number one e-mail program for spreading viruses. | YES | NO |
| Bundled with active X security hole. | YES | NO |
| Will happily trash your hard drive if you install it. | YES | NO |
| Takes your entire OS with it when it crashes. | YES | NO |
| Sexually molests .dll files on your computer. | YES | NO |
| Causes system resource leaks. | YES | NO |
| Source code is safely locked away so nobody can see what is in it. | YES | NO |
| Active Advertising all over the place. | YES | NO |
| Automatic BS receiver. | YES | NO |
| Looks cool when set on fire. | YES | NO |
| Latest version refuses to run under older versions of Windows | YES | NO |
| Browse your hard drive as a retarded web page. | YES | NO |
| Lacks versions for the bazillion other operating systems out there besides Windows. | YES | NO |
| Lacks a cool mascot. | YES | NO |
| Blatantly ignores web standards. | YES | NO |
| Installed with and required by just about every Windows application out there. | YES | NO |
| Breeds inside Windows PCs. When they mature a big slimy green hideous alien like thing bursts out of your CD-ROM drive. | YES | NO |
| If stupidity could be harvested as a fuel, the browser would power the entire planet for 1000 years. | YES | NO |
| Without warning drops support for commonly used standards such as browser plug-ins. | YES | NO |
| Replaces your desktop shell with itself for no humanly explainable reason. | YES | NO |
| Written by demons from hell. | YES | NO |
| When translated to English the EULA contains the phrase "all your soul are belong to us". | YES | NO |
| Has been declared an environmental hazard by the EPA. | YES | NO |
| Multiplies when fed after midnight. | YES | NO |
| Without warning will suddenly start translating your web pages in to Latin. | YES | Requires plug-in |
| Its primary food source is human brains. | YES | NO |
| Can be used to induce vomiting. | YES | Minimal support |
| CD makes a good coaster. | YES | NO |
| Inspires states to sue the company that makes it. | YES | NO |
| EULA forbids running the browser under any OS other than what it was designed for. | YES | NO |
| Is now the mandatory standard browser of the planet Earth. | YES | NO |
| Uninstalling this browser is forbidden by law. | YES | NO |
| Has mostly ceased development. | YES | NO |
| The web the way Bill wants it. (tm) | YES | NO |
| Brought to you by the fund to make Bill Gates ruler of the universe. | YES | NO |
| Its internals are fully undocumented. | YES | NO |
| Enables remote control over you PC by the company that makes the browser. | YES | NO |
| Support for M$-Bastardized HTML. | YES | NO |
| Bill has complete control over your user settings from his bathroom. | YES | NO |
| Built-in auto destruct. | YES | Add-on is downloadable from the Internet. |
| Zombies love it! | YES | NO |
| Will be responsible for the end of the universe. | YES | NO |
| Attacks and disables foreign software. | YES | NO |
| Inspires dozens of hate web sites. | YES | NO |
So there you have it, if you like pain or enjoy sacrificing animals then we definitely recommend downloading and installing Internet Explorer today! Remember, if you use Windows, you don't have a choice!
This page is a parody of a comparison page Microsoft used to have on their site.
