Making Firefox default browser disables Metro IE. :\

Freddie AppsHer

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Anybody else find this frustrating? I like Metro IE for quick browsing.

Ideally, I'd like to be able to use Metro IE for quick browsing off the Start screen, then click the "View on desktop" button and have it open in Firefox. That seems unlikely though.
 

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When i installed firefox i made it my default browser and i noticed that i couldn't use Metro IE anymore, made IE the default browser again and it worked.
 

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Yeah, I found that too, but it really does suck.
 

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well i think it isnt really a big problem because Metro IE is really awesome and i think its better than Firefox atm so let IE be the default browser ;D
 

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I prefer Fx's compatibility and plugins, but Metro IE is certainly easy to use...

As a programmer, the paradigm for me has always been "Never use IE ever". I'm having trouble mentally disputing that.
 

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To be honest i had the same thinking about IE and i didnt use it at all for like 6 years, maybe more but this Metro IE is something else. On a second note i seen somewhere that Firefox is gonna release its Metro version too when win8 will be released, so untill then ill use IE.
 

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