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Do you mostly use FireFox or Internet Explorer??? Which browser?

Posted by Sefiant • 8/15/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: firefox internet explorer ie mozilla browser

As the topic suggests.

I mainly use FireFox all the time now. IE for fun i guess

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8/15/07

clioandme

There is no longer an IE for the Mac. it was good way back in the day, but Microsoft discontinued development once Apple's Safari proved itself.

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1. 8/16/07
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Yup, I'm a Mac user, too. No IE for me. But that's okay, because I prefer Firefox.
2. 9/16/07
  
  dotartdude
  
  I'm another Mac user and Firefox user.
3. 1/27/08
  
  techfun
  
  Since there is "official" IE for Linux, I stick to Firefox and Opera. I I have a jury rigged version of IE (www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page) to test sites or for the rare occasion when I have use a site that will only run on IE.
8/16/07

BrownBaron

Firefox all the way. The amount of plugins for Firefox sealed the deal for me hehe.

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8/16/07

Sefiant

Yeh. I suggest everyone use FireFox good point Baron!

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8/16/07

lheeanne

FireFox. no more pop ups. yeba!

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8/16/07

syam165

99.5% Firefox
0.4% Opera
0.1% IE

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8/16/07

jphillips

Safari and Firefox

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8/16/07

sidrajalil1132

Firefox
much better than otherzzzzz

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8/16/07

EndohT

I'm on FF. Whenever I use IE... the pages take forever to load which doesn't occur on my FF. After switching, never look back since.

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8/16/07

tetsujin

I use firefox or if I am in a pinch I will use Konquerer. I suppose that is what happens though when you run linux.

Cameron

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8/16/07

crkian

Firefox much faster and if you are an aol user as I used to be its better to use

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8/16/07

BusinessBlogger

FireFox without a doubt. Way too many great plugins to pass up!

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8/16/07

Sefiant

great to see the number of ff users in the community hehe or else viewing my site would look a little wonky

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8/16/07

crichi

Firefox.. Not because i coded my blog all wrong, but I reckon FF makes for safer browsing. =)

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8/16/07

crpitt

firefox

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8/16/07

morinn

Firefox, firefox!! but at times Safari!

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8/16/07

abhatnagar19

Firefox all the way for me !

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8/16/07

Norski

FireFox, initially for security, then for the add-ons available.

Pop-up prevention is a big plus, too.

The built-in spellchecker is nice, too, for on-the-fly proofing.

IE is a browser I use when I must, for updating some software, or dealing with commercial entities that insist on it. Also when checking web pages for usability and appearance.

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1. 8/16/07
  
  Sefiant
  
  i believe i share the same ordeals with IE as you
2. 9/16/07
  
  brigid
  
  Ditto. It's really annoying how us PC users have to use IE to get Windows updates and the like. Even just to *use* certain parts of the Microsoft website.
  
  I much prefer Firefox. A much friendlier browser and has a lot of built in security.
8/16/07

n8

Firefox is my browser. In fact, the only reason I even have IE installed is for cross browser compatibility testing.

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8/16/07

GFG

IE Rules... cos it's MS

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1. 8/16/07
  
  Sefiant
  
  i used to think like you about IE but then i stopped being lazy and actually STARTED using FF hehe
8/16/07

GFG

IE! because ....

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1. 8/16/07
  
  ghostytwofish
  
  Much as I admire Mr. Gates ... Firefox is better.
2. 8/16/07
  
  zawadi
  
  haaaa
3. 8/16/07
  
  Sefiant
  
  hahaha ... nah that s not enough - for me anyway
4. 8/16/07
  
  MoneyJourney
  
  Firefox 90% and IE when I have to.
8/16/07

jorgemourelle

Firefox, but it has problems with some webs (the problems are from the webs)

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8/16/07

n8

FF rules because it is not.

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8/16/07

DeathSweep

I use IE - well, because, well, cause I do. -

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8/16/07

Elisor

It would be FF, but my job is building websites, and since most ppl use IE, and IE and FF render things differently, I'm forced into the straight-jacket that is IE.

Ho hum...

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1. 8/16/07
  
  ghostytwofish
  
  Correction. Most people do NOT use IE.
  
  www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
  
  As a web designer, you should be building to support as many browsers as possible anyway.
2. 8/16/07
  
  ghostytwofish
  
  I mis-spoke. Let's say 1/3 uses FF. That's still a sizable number of prople that shouldnt be ignored in web design.
3. 5/23/08
  
  wolfieb
  
  Well in excess of 80% of users that visit the websites I do for work use IE; so while you're right that sites should be coded for as many people as possible, it makes sense to make sure that they look good in IE first and worry about the others afterwards. But the site should still be coded in such a way that it will work for non-IE users.
  
  Personally, I use Safari for 95% of my home browsing and Flock (based on Firefox) to fill the gap. At work, I use Firefox as much as possible and only resort to IE for Royal Mail and ParcelForce who make it impossible to use anything else because their sites are so buggy and unreliable.
8/16/07

zawadi

Firefox is a very good browser. I don't get those pages that hijack the browser and like 100 pages popup. the plugins are great, music plugins and adsense plugins, etc...

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8/16/07

Elisor

@ghostytwofish - the stats we have on every website we've ever done indicate IE is used far more than any other browser on our sites. However you are perfectly right in that we do check sites with numerous browsers, it's just that I've had to go back to IE as being my default browser (which I'm not happy with) due to a few FF incidents.

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1. 8/16/07
  
  ghostytwofish
  
  Well, I'd say youre probably right. about 30% use IE6, and another 30% IE7, and 30% FF. So, yes, IE vs. FF 2:1. However, by ignoring FF, you disable the site for 1/3 of your visitors.
  
  Its perfectly possible to have pages render correctly in all three browsers. You just need to know how to have CSS look at what browser is used and pull in the correct definitions.
2. 8/16/07
  
  Elisor
  
  Lets see if I can get this reply in the right place lol. I agree completely with what you're saying, it's just that the stats we have for our own sites indicate much heavier IE usage. We are based in Dubai, UAE, and most of our clients are in this area. That very probably accounts for the difference.
  
  On a diff note are you into website construction? We've started to move away building for clients and into buliding sites for ourselves. More money
3. 8/16/07
  
  ghostytwofish
  
  I used to be, but discovered I enjoy other things more. Like root canal, for instance. :/
  
  Seriously, I couldn't stand the business so I got out. I keep up for my own edification, though.
8/16/07

Vishnuap

I am 40% on FF, 40% on Opera and 20% on IE7.

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8/16/07

sumari

I use FF 60% of the time and IE the rest of the time. Lately, FF has been crashing and not sure why.

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8/16/07

ilovethatrecipe

Firefox! I feel that it uses less resources compared to IE.

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8/16/07

Sefiant

hmm i think FF gets slower in terms of processing (or even opening FF) if you have too many add ons and/or toolbar. you see im undertaking the thirty day challenge and have so many add ons currently enabled..

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8/16/07

phaseONE

I use FF. Safari has given me some troubles in the past. I like FF cause it reminds me of the old Netscape.

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8/16/07

xeemomma

Firefox over IE, definitely! But I also use Opera, so...

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8/16/07

thewishfulwriter

Fire Fox - I just converted and have bee AMAZED at the difference. Fewer pop ups, fewer error messages and just an overall "cleaner" look. I'm sold.

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1. 8/19/07
  
  Sefiant
  
  great to know you're on board the firefox browser, flight 5.0!
  
  -_-
8/16/07

gosmelltheflowers

We're still on IE but will consider firefox if its all that..

What are the big +'s ?

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8/16/07

gosmelltheflowers

We're still on IE but will consider firefox if its all that..

What are the big +'s ?

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1. 8/19/07
  
  Sefiant
  
  well, firstly there will never be any pop ups unless you click on links that popup new windows, secondly multiple tabs baby! IE has this on version 7 but most of us use (33% of internet users) IE ver.6
  
  multiple tabs are like multiple windows but only on the one firefox browser so you can switch pages from different internet sites.
  
  if there's anymore i am sure there's others that will list them down below
8/16/07

Fartmachine

Firefox!!

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8/16/07

therealshari

I use FF almost exclusively. The other person who uses this computer prefers IE. Fortunately, we are also using unique drives.

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8/16/07

santimonse

Firefox, always!

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8/19/07

bsd13

Strictly firefox except on a few rare occasions when IE was required and the IE tab extension doesn't cut it.

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8/19/07

nyirendac

FF carries the day

I like this thread.

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8/19/07

jungl

Firefox and Opera.

I wish Opera was a bit faster, but it's getting bigger and bigger with each release.

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8/19/07

Serenacyh

Firefox

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8/19/07

RobSellen

ffox all the way!! ;o)

Perfect for bloggers.

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8/19/07

WokeupToday

Firefox it's so much faster than IE - by the way you can signup for Firefox on either of my sites (I get a referral fee which as you know goes to charity!)

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8/19/07

alexhomelife289

For all you IE users have a look at this article with videos it quite good

www.changetofirefox.com/download-fire-fox/

Regards

Alex

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8/21/07

wandadog13

as much as I like Firefox, I have to web develop with IE in mind as 92% of site vistors are using IE!

I think it is still better to develop with the majority in mind (even nicer if it works across all platforms of course) but hopefully that will change?? (soon)??

You should still view your website and blog on as many different browsers (and versions) as possible to avoid loosing visitors.

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1. 8/21/07
  
  Sefiant
  
  Very good point wandadog, I too would be reactive to the majority.
8/21/07

Sefiant

If anyone is interested in any relationship stories or even some advice (just the targeted visitors thanks) head over to dont-break-up.blogspot.com

havnt had many visitors in a while...

so lonely...

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8/30/07

nyirendac

What do other say on this one? FF or IE?

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8/30/07

shaydelgado

firefox convert here! safari doesn't even come close...

visit my ad free blog at www.shaydelgado.com

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8/30/07

PetLvr

I do use both browsers, about Internet Explorer version 7 - 90% ... and Firefox about 10% of the time. I don't like firefox .. except when I use the Aardvark Extension for mapping div tags and column widths. Also .. on complicated pages it's a nicer View Source with their colours. But, Firefox 2.0 isn't as secure as Internet Explorer v.7 i.m.o. and IE is much more userfriendly. Of my entire network of 50 or so blogs ... the stats are:

Firefox 2.x (2%) Firefox 1.x (18%) Internet Exlorer v7 (37%) IEv6 (36%) Others (7%) >> based on about 15000 uniques per month.

If you want to be informed about each of the browser you should do research and here's a couple of links below.. (it's okay to like one browser better, but don't put down the other users who use the other browser - especially making your sites unaccessible .. that's just plain stupid)

Pro-IE7
lifehacker.com/software/ie7/ie7-vs-firefox-2--the-memory-usage-showdown-208...

Pro-FF2
reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7-6656808-1.html

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9/16/07

viv2007

I mainly use Firefox and on occasion use Internet Explorer. I did notice today that my blog site layout is not like on Firefox. My son warned me about this months ago. I just forgot. Fibro Fog! LOL

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11/12/07

BusinessBlogger

Firefox is the best! I love the plugins! The only time I use IE is when I have to design sites to be compatible for those of you that don't use firefox.

Once the Microsoft programmers figure out how to make a product that can read HTML then we will all be fine.

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11/12/07

BlogBadly

I can't live without the plugins I've installed onto Firefox and the speed it has over IE. I absolutely love SU, my Alexa toolbar, my PR plugin, my adblock, my weather, my custom theme, my SEO, etc etc.

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1/26/08

xeemomma

both IE and Firefox as well as other browsers like Opera, Flock and Safari, just to see how browsers render my themes.

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1/26/08

exinco

firefox.help me lot because of it addons extensible and semi automated.
save my time

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1/27/08

genopianist54

IE sucks!

Firefox 40%
Seamonkey 40%
Netscape Navigator 15 %
Opera 5%

Try SEAMONKEY, better than firefox sometimes

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1/27/08

spherikus

Firefox, as often as possible, and IE only by accident. I was converted to Firefox following an episode where IE froze pretty much every time I used it.

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1/27/08

ChampDog

I'm using firefox and majority of my users are using firefox as well. ButrRecently somehow my firefox utilize the CPU usage a lot even without any browsing activities for some of the websites. It's kind of weird.

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1/27/08

DaVincisBlogLog

I use firefox and safari...mac user

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1/27/08

friedclyde

I swear by Opera
I worship Opera

Firefox just cant do it the way opera does

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1/27/08

bloggista

Got problems with pages on FF. Margins and formatting don't look okay. I know I got to make some adjustments with my pages, but for noob like me, I am forced to use IE.

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1/27/08

SuzanneUrban

We use Firefox, IE and Vista are poorly engineered browsers.

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1/27/08

shearyadi

FF, IE is just for watching internet TV

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1/27/08

deadlychaos25

Firefox Rocks for me

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1/27/08

icepricessa

definitely FireFox =)

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1/27/08

BlogEntrepreneur

87% of my visitors use FireFox...so I switched.

I was aghast to find that my site had a glitch that showed in FireFox but IE7 covered up.

So 87% of them were seeing the busted version. I now use FireFox so I know it's right and then double check IE7.

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1/27/08

beinki

I mostly use ie untill now, I'll go install ff,

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1/27/08

lavameanslove

Fire Fox rocks my socks.

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1/27/08

berryliciousme

Firefox for me

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1/27/08

positivehearts

Firefox

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1/27/08

globalgirl

Hands down, Firefox rules!

Shameless blog promotion here -

Why I use the Firefox browser: tinyurl.com/25ud7q

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5/22/08

revenuerobot

Firefox...

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5/22/08

Turmoyle

Firefox is my browser....still crashes from time to time....but still better than IE...

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5/23/08

kashifmahmood

Firefox rocks because its open source and it will beat IE in future

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5/23/08

howisbradley

The only reason I use IE is to test my web designs. IF that wasn't the case it wouldn't sit on my desktop.

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5/23/08

morgantj

I use FF because it renders the pages better. Even on Blogcatalog, if you use IE, when you hover over someones avatar image under the "recent readers", it displays their name but NOT the time of how long ago they visited. FF does show that information when you hover over their avatar.

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5/23/08

stockhola

I use firefox I enjoy some of the plugins that have. A really great ad blocker so I do not have to look at ads all over the place if i don't want to. Alot of other kewl features as well.

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5/23/08

DarkAngelMe

Firefox for my laptop...Opera for my phone

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5/23/08

ericdknapp

I use both a Mac and PC - I use Safari on the Mac, and FireFox on the PC. Oh, and of course Safari on my iPhone :-)

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5/23/08

timethief

Firefox rocks! My OS is XP but I only use IE7 to view blogs where bloggers say there is a problem and I need to verify that.

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1. 5/23/08
  
  thegoodknife
  
  timethief posting in an 9 month old discussion? gasp!
  
  Firefox always.
2. 5/23/08
  
  barryfromtexas
  
  That's OK, I think I jjust got here
5/23/08

timethief

OMG Tiger! I just necro posted [blushing and finding a rock to crawl under]. She whispers - is there any chance you could delete this exchange? lol

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5/23/08

accidentalsexiness

Firefox..........I am so glad that I haven't found sites that aren't compatible. Well except one, Yahoo Launchcast.

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5/23/08

barryfromtexas

Oh yeah Firefox, cept at work - they like the giant spyware program

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5/23/08

GuyRCook

FireFox, especially faster in the new 3.0 version. As for the new Internet Explorer 8? This blog post sums it up pretty well, www.vdomainhosting.com/blog/2008/05/17/better-branding-for-internet-explore...

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5/23/08

RuinousRight

Safari first, Firefox second, Internet Explorer.... I'd rather use an RSS reader.

Any good interactive/web developer will tell you that IE has been garbage for years and has been a detriment to web standards and other web technologies. Developers who have coded sites specifically for IE have also contributed to the problem.

Now... in defense of the current IE development team... MS has gotten the message while watching their market share drop. IE 8 will have much better support for standards and probably some of the cool features of Firefox and Safari. Unfortunately, Vista is now the problem and I'm not sure IE 8 will be available for XP.

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5/23/08

sanjidas

Firefox, of course! It's fiery and foxy

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6/16/08

xeemomma

I primarily use Firefox. I only use IE to test my designs.

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6/16/08

huggingthecoast

Firefox, definitely.

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6/16/08

JaneQCitizen

You know, I downloaded Firefox over the weekend to see what all the fuss is about and I hate it. All my favorite sites look all wonky.

I like IE. Sites look better with it.

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6/16/08

kataztrophy

Mostly Firefox, sometimes Opera.

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6/16/08

Teck

Firefox, all the way

Here is a link I stumbled across talking about
how Microsoft, is joining in on the development
of Firefox3.0,

www.bbspot.com/News/2008/06/microsoft-abandons-internet-explorer-8.html

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6/16/08

braincatcher

First IE then I switched to Firefox. But when Firefox messed up (can't download even I reinstalled), I tried SeaMonkey for a while, one of Mozilla's pets, its an all-in one application. Found the fix and now I'm back to FF. I think I will never go back to IE.

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6/17/08

kaguvkov

Yeah firefox is the best.

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6/17/08

Jeunelle

Right now I use Firefox and prefer Firefox over Internet Explorer
but today Firefox has been really slow and won't let me log into to many networks.
It was very slow today period but later today it was back on and working just fine.

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6/17/08

NatashaR

IE - absolutely never.
Firefox because of stumble upon, but I used to use Opera, and it's faster than firefox

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6/17/08

NatashaR

Btw, if there's anything I hate it's when you need to visit a website and it says something to the effects of "best viewed with IE". Optimizing a site to work with proprietary software is just stupid

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6/17/08

Lucyvp

Firefox, although I've had a few problems with it going into a spin lately. Sometimes it is using over 300,000kb of memory and totally slows the computer. I also get a problem with it where links which are meant to open up in a new window, just don't and I end up having to restart the whole program to get that part to work again.

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6/17/08

saraho

Whichever works best for the site. That means..mostly Firefox, occasionally IE, and rarely Opera.

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6/17/08

booboostrider

FIREFOX!!!

www.BoinkedPika.co.nr
www.BoobooStrider.co.nr

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6/17/08

TimMc

Firefox for security and add-ons. I only use IE if absolutely necessary.

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6/17/08

mattiasx

I used Safari heavily until its memory leakage severely consumed massive amounts of resources. Now I'm back to Firefox.

I'll switch back to Safari once they've made sufficient fixes.

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9/23/08

mspnet

Mozilla for Sure... I just open the Explorer when I want to use 2 gmails at the same time.

mspnet.blogspot.com
msptv.blogspot.com

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9/23/08

fairchildonrage

firefox does the job for me.

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