Firefox or Internet Explorer?

Refefer

As a web developer, I always have my ear to the ground as to browser shares. While I have a wealth of information from tech sites about which browsers are most popular, I was hoping to get some input from our forums to help me better gauge what non-nerd types use.

Also, why do you choose to use whichever browser you use?

bobman1235

Unfortunately I'm a nerd type. Firefox here. Adblock FTW.

schwarcw

I personally use Explorer, but I know many people who swear by Firefox.

AdamRagland

firefox all the way

joeparaski

Firefox for me.

Joe

brijenjas

Firefox here, originally because of security and tabbed browsing, but I use it now because of the customizations it allows.

Poee7R

No poll option for both.

Mainly IE7 but FF when needed.


Dave

Refefer

Keep them coming! Thanks to those who have participated so far!

Rivrrat

I liked Firefox in the past, but I did the latest upgrade and now I can't get it to play vids, so I use IE7.

zingo

Firefox, and no contest.

Serendipity

Internet Explorer, never used Firefox before.

I've always had IE6 on this computer and don't feel the need to upgrade to IE7. Why fix it if it ain't broke?

audiobliss

I use firefox because of tabbed browsing and storing passwords. However, now that I also have IE7, I find that it's just as convenient, and firefox is annoyingly slow at times.

I do wish 'ctrl+q' worked in firefox like it does in IE7, though.

So, in the end, I use both, though still mainly firefox.


EDIT - I used Opera for a while a long time ago. Really enjoyed that browsing experience, but after reformatting way back I just haven't messed with it since.

I have to say I'm not completely satisfied with my browsing experience, I just haven't sought a remedy yet. I guess the major draw back of switch browsers for me is all the stored passwords; firefox is currently remembering 53 for me! :eek:

danger boy

Windows 3.1 :eek:

disneyjoe7

IE7 for me but I'm a bit nerdy. I also have a website I run and can say its similar to this poll 56% IE, 31% Firefox, 3% other.

jabrax

Firefox Here - Pages load much faster (did a side by side against ie7)
Also FF tab function works better than the ie (opinion). IE still opens new windows when pressing many links. FF manages it better by opening new tabs more often.

SKsolutions

FFox, Adblock, all reporting disabled, no toolbars or BHO, with tweaked pipelining

After 2 boxes needed a fresh install after auto downloading and installing IE7, I won't have it on anything at work. I use it occasionally on my notebook, if I'm surfing in an area that might have high risk.:cool:

The big suck about IE, is that it's too tied to the OS. Why use it/risk it. There is no uninstall for IE.

Just a common user, no schoolin' for the hard stuff.

petrym

IE7 for the Windows boxes and Firefox for the Linux boxes in my house.

sophie

ff - adblocker
opera - auto refresh

Payton

swegyptian

Ie7 Ftw

BaggedLancer

Internet Explorer 7 on my home computer, Internet Explorer 6 on my employee issued computer, Firefox on my IT management computer, Opera on my Blackberry.

mutelight

Safari.

Strong Bad

As a very longtime defender of IE who switched to IE7 last year....Firefox! I got tired of the slowness and page crashing with IE7. I just loaded Firefox recently and have no page lockups and crashes of the application. Speed wise, Firefox crushes IE7!

Demiurge

Safari.

HB27

Internet Explorer.
Vista and Firefox have a tendency to argue. I used FF until I bought this new PC loaded with Vista.
HB

Disc Jockey

Opera, have used it since it was small enough to fit on a floppy.

AsSiMiLaTeD

Firefox, don't know why just like it better

Serendipity

Never used firefox before, but is it really that much better than IE? I never exactly understood installing another browser if my current one (IE6) works fine.

bobman1235

2 real reasons to use Firefox over IE6 :

1. Tabbed browsing. May not sound like much, but if you use it you see how much better it is to have than a million window open on your desktop. IE7 added tabbed browsing so this is no longer a benefit for Firefox over IE7, but it is over IE6.

2. Extensions. Firefox is open source, and anyone can design an extension for it. I have an extension that puts a little box in the lower right corner to tell me if I have any new Gmail messages; I have an extension that finds any non-hyperlinked links on any webpage and turns them into clickable links; and most importantly, I have Adblock, which is a program with a blacklist of advertising sites, that automatically blocks ads from 99% of pages.

Throw in the fact that it's open source, which I like, and that it doesn't have as many security problems (ActiveX) as IE, and Firefox wins.

So.. .that's why.

Jstas

I use SeaMonkey and that option is not available on your poll list.

Serendipity

So you're saying Firefox will allow me to open another window within this?

bobman1235

appadv wrote: »

So you're saying Firefox will allow me to open another window within this?

Yes. When i visit the Polk webiste, I click "new posts", and then every thread I want to view I open in a new tab.