What's so great about Firefox?
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I have firefox as my backup for the (increasingly rare, in fact I haven't met one in some time) odd page with no support for chrome. Otherwise the speed of Chrome (compared to IE it's ridiculous), the extensions (add-ons) are pretty on par with FF for the most part, though FF is a lot faster at putting them out it's also slower and I dislike the clutter it comes with.
I've had a few crashes on FF and none on Chrome so that's another major reason I like it...but generally I'll take either over IE. Even 9 is just...so slow and weak.
I've had a few crashes on FF and none on Chrome so that's another major reason I like it...but generally I'll take either over IE. Even 9 is just...so slow and weak.
nothing actually IE9 and Chrome have surpassed all that firefox used to be. I use IE9 and chrome exclusively now and Won't even touch firefox cause its so slow compared.
by the way you may have a memory leak that might be causing firefox not to work probably uninstall and reinstall.
by the way you may have a memory leak that might be causing firefox not to work probably uninstall and reinstall.
Firefox is my browser of choice.. basically because it has some really good tools to help with web development (Firebug & Web Developer, as well as SQLite manager).
I run a small software company and My guys develop using Firefox then tweak the software to run on other browsers (for the most part only IE needs any tweaks at all). Even now IE is the poor cousin.
Firefox does crash sometimes, it uses memory when it's kept open for a long time (days) with many tabs/windows open. It's not perfect, but it's less imperfect than IE.
The Firefox devs break things from time to time (Java applet support was one.. which they fixed) but are really on the ball with updates.
I run a small software company and My guys develop using Firefox then tweak the software to run on other browsers (for the most part only IE needs any tweaks at all). Even now IE is the poor cousin.
Firefox does crash sometimes, it uses memory when it's kept open for a long time (days) with many tabs/windows open. It's not perfect, but it's less imperfect than IE.
The Firefox devs break things from time to time (Java applet support was one.. which they fixed) but are really on the ball with updates.
I use Chrome for quick searches and Facebook (FB games do not seem to like my Firefox addons) and Firefox for everything else. I have tested all the major browsers and some of their spinoffs but I just keep on coming back to FF, the addons are simply so much better and more varied.
The memory void that is FF after it has been on too long is annoying as hell true, but I still keep to it. I'm sure part of it is simply emotional as suggested by prefectimo above.
Oh and at work I use IE for development since it's what all our customers use.
The memory void that is FF after it has been on too long is annoying as hell true, but I still keep to it. I'm sure part of it is simply emotional as suggested by prefectimo above.
Oh and at work I use IE for development since it's what all our customers use.
Firefox comes out top in customisation. It has a ridiculously large number of add-ons for all your needs. You can change the configuration and even the looks using .css
What many people don't know is that you can tweak some about:config settings to increase the speed further, and there is an option to change the time it takes for the page to load up on the screen. (Usually, there is a small delay - the shorter the delay, the longer it takes for the page to fully load, so you need some compromise.)
Chrome comes out top on speed, but this isn't that noticeable unless you have a really bad CPU and RAM. Also, I have noticed some failed rendering on webpages and some plugins (i.e. Flash Player) have seen some performance issues.
IE is just too crap to even consider. Even IE9 feels laggy. ;D
What many people don't know is that you can tweak some about:config settings to increase the speed further, and there is an option to change the time it takes for the page to load up on the screen. (Usually, there is a small delay - the shorter the delay, the longer it takes for the page to fully load, so you need some compromise.)
Chrome comes out top on speed, but this isn't that noticeable unless you have a really bad CPU and RAM. Also, I have noticed some failed rendering on webpages and some plugins (i.e. Flash Player) have seen some performance issues.
IE is just too crap to even consider. Even IE9 feels laggy. ;D
I used to use Firefox and then I tried Chrome and I never went back. I love the minimalist style of Chrome. It just does what needs to be done. I can understand how people would like Firefox if they are into customisation and the like. The one thing I can't get used to on other computers is not having a Google search in the address bar, it throws me every time.
I used to use IE until recently. After the travesty that is Explorer 9, I just had to switch to Firefox. Its layout is just more convenient for me, and it allows me to customise the interface to my heart's content. Explorer 9's interface handled like a 3-legged dog for me. It felt like a poor attempt at copying Chrome, whose interface I hate (too minimalistic).
I've never liked Firefox. Some people tell me it's the best browser out there but it always spontaneously closes without any obvious reason to.
Themes, tabs that can be manipulated easily, add-ons like Ad-Block Plus, the bookmark bar, it's quick and pretty much every page looks as it ought to. The only thing it's missing, which I found in Chrome, is an add-on that allows you to block sites from serach results. That's right, you can filter out those crappy web sites that always get to the top of google but are actually crap.
Oh ok, this makes a lot of sense to me. I just see so many people recommend Firefox and I just wasn't really seeing anything that game-changing myself.varulfic said:
Thanks for the adviceWilliamRLBaker said:
I'll look into this, thanks for the heads upUBERfionn said:
Not allowing windowed browsing? It's never stopped me. I can throw around as many windows as I like in Chrome.Vrach said:
Firefox used to be the best but now I think it's Chrome. Chrome has so many sneaky features that turn out to be really useful without you even noticing they're there.
zomg that is amazing. Personally I like the add on that lets you see where the server of a site is being hosted. I also like fox tab, its my fav way to save a site/page and way better than digging through url's.kebab4you said:Greater customization[footnote]Favourite add on is Stylish which let´s you change the looks of sites[/footnote] then the other browsers I have tried. And I don't like the mac feeling that chromes give you ._.
Only issue with firefox is that if I have one instant of it(not a tab but the whole firefox.exe) running for a long time it starts to eat A LOT of memory. Most I had it up in was ~5 000 000K after having it open for close to a week.
I've had the same tab problem with Firefox. Also "container" problems, Firefox constantly crashing when I tried to play video and do something else at the same time. They "fixed" it by separating Firefox and extensions, but that brought up other problems.
So I switched to Chrome, there's an AdBlock for Chrome too if that's the only reason you're using it.
The reason people like Firefox is because most viruses are (or at least were) made for Internet Explorer, and the interface, last I used it, was way too... intrusive?
I haven't gotten anything but spyware since I switched over to Firefox and then Chrome.
So I switched to Chrome, there's an AdBlock for Chrome too if that's the only reason you're using it.
The reason people like Firefox is because most viruses are (or at least were) made for Internet Explorer, and the interface, last I used it, was way too... intrusive?
I haven't gotten anything but spyware since I switched over to Firefox and then Chrome.
