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Is Earthlink Anti-Firefox?

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Is Earthlink Anti-Firefox?

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After reading my recent article “I Use Internet Explorer, And I Feel Fine!” [ http://www.askbobrankin.com/is_firefox_for_everyone.html ], some folks might think I’m anti-Firefox. Actually I think it’s a good browser, and I do use it sometimes. But the folks at Earthlink may actually be discouraging people from using it at all. A reader asked me today: > I’ve heard that I should switch to Firefox, but my ISP Earthlink > tells me that Earthlink can only use Internet Explorer as its > default browser and made it sound like I’d get into a bunch of > trouble if I even used Firefox on occasion. Is that true? If your ISP tells you that you MUST use a particular browser or email program, chances are it’s for THEIR convenience, not yours. Here’s my complete answer to the question, and if you’re an Earthlink user who prefers Firefox, I welcome you to comment. http://www.askbobrankin.com/firefox_and_earthlink.