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QOTD: Which Browser Do You Use and Why?

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7:51 PM - June 30, 2009 by Jane McEntegart, Marcus Yam, Tuan Nguyen

With so many choices out there, what draws you to a particular browser?

With today's launch of Firefox 3.5, we now have updated versions of four of the major browsers. You've got Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.5, Safari 4 and Chrome 2. What we want to know is, who is using what and why.

Jane: I'm using all of them but IE8. I use Opera on my phone, Chrome on my PC and Safari 4 on my Mac. It's one big, happy, multicultural browser family in the McEntegart house. If you pushed me to say which was better, I'd probably have to say Firefox. I just downloaded Chrome last week so I haven't had enough time to play with it and as a mobile browser, Opera and I aren't exactly the best of friends. I'm ashamed to say I haven't used Internet Explorer since 2006 so I don't know what IE8 has to offer and I'm pretty sure I don't care. I'm happy with what I have.

Marcus: I, on the other hand, have been using Internet Explorer 8 thanks to its inclusion in Windows 7 RC. Yes, I'm using it because it was bundled with the OS, but currently its integration with Windows 7's Aero Peek feature makes it the best choice until the other browsers can claim the same. Aside from that, Chrome 2 gets the nod on netbooks thanks to its miserly use of menu space, which maximizes the viewing area on resolution constrained screens. Overall though, my main browser of choice regardless of platform is Firefox 3.5. I've been using 3.5 throughout its beta and RC builds since it supported multitouch gestures on the new unibody MacBook trackpads. Firefox's wide array of plugins has also made it also much more than just a browser, but an all-around internet tool that does away with the need for separate Twitter or even IRC clients.

Tuan: I've been using Minefield for the most part. Minefield is the nightly builds of Firefox, but tweaked. I also recently tried out the final version of Apple's Safari 4. Interestingly enough, Safari 4 is way faster on Snow Leopard than it is on Leopard. For the longest time though, I can always rely on Firefox. I honestly have not tried Chrome, but have tried IE8 and it seems that Microsoft has made good progress on its browser. On my Linux box, if I really need to grab or look up something, I'll use Lynx, a comand-line based browser.

The question of the day is: Why do you use the browser you're using now?

Source : Tom's Hardware US

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Raidur 07/01/2009 2:05 AM
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Firefox with NoScript. Haven't had a single trace of spyware/malware/virus since I started using it with NoScript about 18 months ago.

xc0mmiex 07/01/2009 2:08 AM
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Firefox... no unnecessary bs without the complications of the anorexic chrome.

Raidur 07/01/2009 2:08 AM
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Oh yeah why, because I like stability, customizability, and proper security when I'm on the web.

seboj 07/01/2009 2:13 AM
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Firefox on PC.
Iris on phone.

frozenlead 07/01/2009 2:16 AM
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Firefox on PC, because of all my nice addons, which no other browser really has. Chrome's addons are pretty complicated, and I don't have time to figure them out.

Opera on my phone and PDA and such...because it's free, and it's pretty nice. On the slow side, though...and it kind of annoys me you have to add www's in front of everything. But, it's better than mobile IE.

gosefroba 07/01/2009 2:18 AM
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i mix of firefox 3.5 and chrome 2. chrome if i want to jump on facebook or check email, but firefox for everything else got to have my plug-ins

kevin1212 07/01/2009 2:20 AM
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Ie8 on the desktop, dont really care which one i use, so default is enough for me... they all do the same job, give or take a bit, a very little bit. Chrome on my piece of shit notebook, the one good thing about chrome is that it uses very little resources.

ervinshiznit 07/01/2009 2:21 AM
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Firefox for its customizability

icepick314 07/01/2009 2:24 AM
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i REALLY liked IE8's feature but it's slow compared to Firefox 3.5...

if Firefox 3.5 can bring Aero Peek into Windows 7, then i would be one happy nerd...for now, using Windows 7 RC, only first tab shows up when there are multiple tabs open...

mcnuggetofdeath 07/01/2009 2:24 AM
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Firefox 3.5

Used to use the alpha for 3.6 along with the alpha of Opera 10. The former didnt work with Greasemonkey, and the latter's need for an adblock.ini was irritating when it came to updating it even if the use of a style sheet made having to do so less frequent.

Hellbound 07/01/2009 2:24 AM
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firefox

matt87_50 07/01/2009 2:25 AM
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chrome, cause i can drag tabs out into their own window, and then merge them back into the same window!!!!1!11!

marraco 07/01/2009 2:29 AM
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Firefox is the best balanced. enough of any feature. recover from crashes better than anyone. So well, in fact, that sometimes I use task manager for crashing it on purpose.
No other browser have one add on fon any crazy task I Imagine.


yes, I know, I'm nuts.

PLATTERMAN 07/01/2009 2:29 AM
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doctorpink 07/01/2009 2:30 AM
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OPERA cause its fast and its shortcuts and because it seems so much lighter than other browser.

firefoxe when pages doesnt load well with opera.
ie8 for emails with hotmails.

Raidur 07/01/2009 2:37 AM
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matt87_50 :
chrome, cause i can drag tabs out into their own window, and then merge them back into the same window!!!!1!11!



Lol, no offense, but that's like saying, "I bought this car because it had a leopard colored rear view mirror!" =P

nurgletheunclean 07/01/2009 2:42 AM
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Why isn't Opera in the list. That's my goto browser but I'll use all the others in a pinch.

IronRyan21 07/01/2009 2:49 AM
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Chrome, I wish it was more supported, like on netflix and stuffs....

Anonymous 07/01/2009 2:51 AM
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Chrome because it is 40% faster than Firefox 3.5. When I click pages I like them to come back fast. I could care less for plugins and eventually Chrome will make that happen just because its backed by Google.

vettedude 07/01/2009 2:55 AM
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Firefox 3.5! Add-ons rule! I use AdBlock+, IE Tab, Photobucket Uploader, McAfee Siteadvisor, and FoxTab. I just love add-ons. Oh, I forgot I am using the XP on Vista theme. I like the colored buttons better than the blue.

Mr_Man 07/01/2009 3:11 AM
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Firefox. Thanks for the heads-up about 3.5!
I use it partially out of brand loyalty (I've been using it since March '05), but keep it up because of its extentions, my familiarity with its tuning, and its continual improvement.

brendano257 07/01/2009 3:16 AM
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Firefox, simple and easy to use. Not to mention that I can go to all kinds of shady sites looking for cracks and such, never get viruses. But the first time I go there in IE I get swamped by tons of stuff. Safari? I used it when I had an iMac G5, but I don't use it much on my PC. I may have used Safari when I went to PC, but it was still when certain sites had small issues with Safari, like certain decals and such not lining up. Stuck on Firefox, especially after 3.0, still have the download certificate PDF ^_^

dacman61 07/01/2009 3:21 AM
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I used Chrome 2 as my primary browser, and Firefox as my backup for a few sites that don't play well just yet with Chrome.

tf2addict 07/01/2009 3:21 AM
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Firefox 3.5 hands down. the customization is unparralleled. i love black, so i skinned it black. i dont like ads, so i got adblocker plus. a solution for everything. the other browsers dont hold a candle to firefox.

jstall 07/01/2009 3:22 AM
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Firefox + Noscript + Web Developer

afrobacon 07/01/2009 3:25 AM
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Firefox: It's on par with the fastest browsers out there, but the addons are what push it ahead of the pack.

If I'm not using FF I usually resort to Opera; or even Safari. I've tried IE8 and M$ is going in the right direction on that, BUT I still think they have a bit to go before they catch up.

Son_of_Blob 07/01/2009 3:32 AM
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Firefox all the time. It's probably THE most satisfying piece of software I have used since I bought my first confuser back in 1983. It's that good. The add ons are especially yummy and it all works without any hassles, including updates. Well done the Mozilla team!

ct1615 07/01/2009 3:33 AM
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netscape FTW!!!

hemelskonijn 07/01/2009 3:36 AM
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Firefox most of the time ... i run mozilla browsers for as long as i can remember.
I know i am one of those Netscape users that never liked the way internet was changing in to microsoftnet but even so ever since the early firefox releases i grown to love the little bugger.

However i am not bound by firefox per se as i do use Opera and safari from time to time and some times even IE (though mostly only to run MS updates or to verify my license and even so even more often to just grab another browser from the web).
On my mac i only use camino but then again my mac's are aging (a "snowy" imac G3 600Mhz and a GB Ethernet dp 500Mhz G4) and camino just responds way better on them then safari or firefox (or worse up to date versions of Opera).

gr8scott88 07/01/2009 3:41 AM
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chrome, its the fastest browser around hands down. I like FF and all, its addons are awesome, but next to chrome it crawls (i mean the 30 or so addons dont help the matter, but hey)

leafblower29 07/01/2009 4:02 AM
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Firefox because of features and the speed.


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