Google's Chrome Browser Used More Than Firefox

[Whoracle]

[...]and the moveable tabs lining the top of the screen are just as convenient as they were when I first downloaded it. How good is Chrome's design? Well, if both IE and Firefox are aping it, then the Google Chrome team must be on to something.[...]

Well, by that standard Operas design team must be the best of the bunch, seeing that most of the features modern browsers spout today (with the expection of addons, to which opera came notably late. But the big O had most of the common addon features built-in and managed to stay fast and slim, so make of that what you will...) were first developed/implemented by Opera and then subsequently copied by addon-makers for other browsers or directly by the various browser devs...

Edit: That's what you get for assuming almost noone uses opera on here. I see the norwegian ninjas already educated about feature timelines

Edit 2: To bring something to the discussion: One of the foremost reasons why IE retains such a large market share is the simple fact that other browsers don't offer (up to date) MSI packets for easy remote deployment. This is an absolute killer for most admins, especially since Chrome and FireFox have taken to racing each other with their update schedules.

Try to update every browser in an 500+-company-structure by hand, on a 6-weekly basis or whatever the current schedule is. Just not doable.

Hell, it's hard enough for me to do in a 50-head-company, and the only reason I do it is because I absolutely despise IE in all its forms and iterations.

 

[snave]

Chrome is great, but it'll likely never take off in large swathes of Asia. At present Firefox is the only* browser capable of correctly displaying all Asian languages due to ambiguity in Unihan that simply cannot be overcome by the Webkit tech. If you don't believe me, Tae Kim (Google him) realised this a few years back and another couple of bloggers have been testing the browsers in this regard since. Well, actually, Chrome can display text 100% correctly in Chinese, but only Simplified Chinese, not Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) Sino-Korean (South Korea) or Kanji (Japan). One of the other browsers (Opera?) is in the same boat but with a firm Kanji favouring behavior. If you're in Taiwan for example, you're basically SoL unless you're running IE on localised Windows or Firefox.

Yes, Firefox is a bloated mess, but it's a competant bloated mess that doesn't think all Asian languages look the same.

* Maybe IE on some regionalised Windows version installs; I don't think anyone has had the patience and resources to truly test them all.

 

[Bloodstain]

No love for Opera? Anyone?

 

[Felstaff]

Frankly, if you're not using Lynx, you disgust me.

Mozilla 1.3 was my first step away from IE, back in ought-three. I mainly loved it for the tabbing ability, and the customisable splash screen, back when Splash Screens were all the frustrating rage. Getting into muckin' about wi' PhotoShop at the time, I came up with the best splash screen ever.

Still use FireFox, but mainly down to WebSearch Pro (best addon) and Firefox Sync managing some 2600+ bookmarks across four or five devices. It's not as smooth-sailing as XMarks, in that it screws up the order on my bookmarks tab, but I'm still quite ingrained with FF to make the jump to Chrome.

I do use Chrome, but mainly to log in to alternative accounts on social networks, etc. without having to log out on FF. Whenever a guest wants to use the internet, I set 'em up on IE. That way, my embarrassing URL history (www.iloveponies.com) doesn't immediately spring up as they type in the first letter...

 

[Legit101]

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[repeating integers]

I stopped using IE after I realised it was kinda slow and ugly, having just seen my friend using Chrome. I started using Chrome too, never looked back. Very efficient browser - everything else looks visually cluttered and annoying now, I'm so used to the big open space you get from Chrome. Also I quite like the Omnibar.

*looks at thread*

Maybe I'm getting the wrong end of the stick here, but am I right in assuming that Opera fans are like Radiohead fans, or Half-Life 2 fans - thinking literally everything else in the entire known universe rips their browser/music/game off?

 

[Sud0_x]

I take it you haven't used Opera, because Chrome's still copying it's innovations from 5 years ago.

Exactly. And everyone (who uses Firefox) is so impressed. I don't know any Opera user who switched to Chrome, but plenty of Firefox users (and I converted a few to Opera).

Every time I have tried to use Opera, it never really worked that well, same with Chrome, I went messing with a lot of operating systems after getting sick with Firefox bloating and nothing ever worked as well as a fresh install of Firefox.

My search has landed me with Aurora and have been using it for the last year, while technically still Firefox, haven't had any issues with it.

Good for you, man. Have you tried Nightly? Updated at least once a day (often more).
I've used it for >9months and I have had ZERO stability issues. Which was totally unexpected.
At the time I was looking for alternatives to Firefox because it was becoming less reliable.


OT
I tried out Chrome for a while and hated the interface/lack of options. It also took twice as long to start up as my trusty Mozilla browser.
In any case, I'll always take the open-source guys who listen to what I like over the guys behind a huge percentage of the advertisements on the internet and who harvest everyone's info...

This is just one guy's personal experience, this thread is proof enough that experiences vary.

 

[ThePuzzldPirate]

I take it you haven't used Opera, because Chrome's still copying it's innovations from 5 years ago.

Exactly. And everyone (who uses Firefox) is so impressed. I don't know any Opera user who switched to Chrome, but plenty of Firefox users (and I converted a few to Opera).

Every time I have tried to use Opera, it never really worked that well, same with Chrome, I went messing with a lot of operating systems after getting sick with Firefox bloating and nothing ever worked as well as a fresh install of Firefox.

My search has landed me with Aurora and have been using it for the last year, while technically still Firefox, haven't had any issues with it.

Good for you, man. Have you tried Nightly? Updated at least once a day (often more).
I've used it for >9months and I have had ZERO stability issues. Which was totally unexpected.
At the time I was looking for alternatives to Firefox because it was becoming less reliable.

No, I didn't but do know about it, it was random on which one I tried and I picked Aurora first, have you tried both? is Nightly better?

 

[ChanTheNoob]

Wow THAT's news!
People still use Explorer?

Internet explorer: the most popular browser used to download another, better brower

 

[IamQ]

Internet Explorer is still king? Huh. Who'd'a'thunk. It's funny, because today on 3D class, the teacher told us that we couldn't use Internet Explorer to view a guide video that he uploaded on Vimeo.com, because it freezes the computer.

 

[Sud0_x]

I take it you haven't used Opera, because Chrome's still copying it's innovations from 5 years ago.

Exactly. And everyone (who uses Firefox) is so impressed. I don't know any Opera user who switched to Chrome, but plenty of Firefox users (and I converted a few to Opera).

Every time I have tried to use Opera, it never really worked that well, same with Chrome, I went messing with a lot of operating systems after getting sick with Firefox bloating and nothing ever worked as well as a fresh install of Firefox.

My search has landed me with Aurora and have been using it for the last year, while technically still Firefox, haven't had any issues with it.

Good for you, man. Have you tried Nightly? Updated at least once a day (often more).
I've used it for >9months and I have had ZERO stability issues. Which was totally unexpected.
At the time I was looking for alternatives to Firefox because it was becoming less reliable.

No, I didn't but do know about it, it was random on which one I tried and I picked Aurora first, have you tried both? is Nightly better?

http://nightly.mozilla.org/

As I said, I was having trouble with Firefox (around 4.0 I think..)
I tried some alternatives; Chrome, Safari and Aurora. Stuck with Aurora for a while, when I got the option to try out Nightly I was intrigued more than anything. It's stated that it is strictly for testing purposes and is not for the faint of heart.
That said, I haven't had any problems with it. However, if you like your add-ons be warned that not all are kept up to date with Nightly builds.
AB+ and No-Script and a slew of others are always up to date though.

I used both Aurora and Nightly for some time but I eventually committed to Nightly, probably could've gone either way really.

I've found it to be fast, stable and convenient. Updated every day (as the name implies).
The best part is the opt-in user studies and feedback options. I can't remember if Aurora had something similar?
You can contribute anonymous usage data that helps Mozilla improve their browsers through analysing and listening to the user base.

It works for me. Give it a try if it sounds like it appeals to you but, as I mentioned, there are downsides.
Aurora is probably the best compromise and by all means stick with it if that's what you find works for you.

 

[Extragorey]

..also people still use Internet Explorer and Fire Fox?

.....pshh hipsters.

What is this "Fire Fox" you speak of? Never heard of it.
Anyway, most people just use what they're used to. Fact of life. Internet Explorer is packaged with every Microsoft OS, so it gets used the most no matter how comparatively bad it is - people just never try the alternatives.
Of course, these "people" are (for the most part) the technologically illiterate - not you Escapists. And of course workplaces and schools.

I'll stick with Mozilla's browser, personally (Firefox is one word, by the way), because it has a few features I like such as Sync and Personas and a number of handy add-ons I consider essential.
I tried Chrome and Opera but was quickly frustrated by the lack of customisation or advanced settings. And Internet Explorer... Ugh, I'm not talking about that.

 

[Byere]

Firefox still wins for me because of the plug-ins. It may be bordering on bloat but Firefox has a functionality (for me) that Chrome doesn't have (yet).

Oh yea, don't get me wrong, I use Firefox for its plug-ins too. There are just some things that Chrome cannot do. However, I find Chrome to be a LOT faster and able to work way more smoothly than FF and other browsers can.

 

[Monster_user]

Wow THAT's news!
People still use Explorer?

Internet explorer: the most popular browser used to download another, better brower

No. Internet Explorer is the most popular browser. Period.

Educated, skilled, and experienced users use Internet Explorer, not just the ignorant masses. Microsoft has brought their A game with the latest release, and it shows.

I prefer Internet Explorer.

Edit: This forum needs a delete button. Forgot to check the date of the last post... I don't check the forum often.