You Are Probably Not Using Internet Explorer to Read This

[Lunar Templar]

<--- firefox, plus i have a pretty dark elf as the skin for my browser :3

 

[JohnReaper]

I'm using FF cause IR started to just randomly take addons


I WANT TO SEE THE INTERWEB NOT 60gazzilion ways to search said internet

 

[ryo02]

I might use chrome if I could figure out how to get "favorites"

 

[AngelOfBlueRoses]

I'm probably going to get flamed for this but I don't understand what so many people have against IE, I have it, Firefox and Chrome all installed on my laptop. I barely ever use the 2nd and 3rd on that list, they seem to have no advanatage over IE and since I'm not so familiar with the layout there's no point using them.

There's so many security holes in IE that it's like dealing with swiss cheese. It's slow and cumbersome compared to some browsers that will actually speed your computer and internet up (Firefox and Opera(Talking about Opera Turbo, which does work.)) IE is prone to random crashes and, as a browser, it's barely passable in Java and Flash departments. Have you -seen- how low of a mark IE gets in the Acid3 browser test? It's dismal. Firefox is good for reliability. Every site out there will know about Firefox and support it. It's way faster than IE and a lot safer, too. Opera is a lot safer and faster than Firefox, but it's not as well-known - hell, it wasn't even mentioned in the article - and so there are a few sites that won't run with Opera. I've only found one, though. It was my Pre-Cal's MyMathLab class.

Does that help you a little bit in understanding why it gets its flak?

 

[Jake the Snake]

Google Chrome. Because I seem to be hell bent on selling my soul to Google.

 

[willsham45]

Well 50%ish is still good if you consider it is compeating with 3+ web browsers. You cannot complain about the morgority.

 

[laol1999]

ahhh chrome,... how i love thee

 

[Cryo84R]

Safari (Mac), Firefox annoys me these days. Its like the new IE.

*runs for cover*

I'll agree with this. Click to Flash is the best thing to ever happen to a browser.

 

[niceguy191]

Opera all the way! The only thing I use Internet Explorer for is to download Opera >

 

[Delusibeta]

I don't understand why INTERNET BROWSERS of all things have fan followings and hate wars. I use IE. It works for me. Why do people keep giving me shit about it?

I am NOT using Chrome or Safari, since I avoid giving dangerously large, control companies free money or attention.

Then use Firefox, and stop giving a dangerously large, controlling company free money and attention.

 

[HT_Black]

Huh. I can't remember the last time I met someone who didn't use the good ol' E. You learn something new every day, it seems.

 

[Tibike77]

Opera for almost anything... and IE for stuff that seems to be bugged in Opera and I want to double-check using another browser.

 

[logiman]

<3 me some Google Chrome (even my mom uses it)

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Heeey, I'm using IE. is Firefox really THAT good? or is IE just that bad?

 

[Kekon3]

Actually, I am, Internet explorer doesn't get viruses. Period.

 

[lewism247]

I used IE until recently, then I saw how fast chrome was by comparison and changed to that.

 

[AfterAscon]

I still prefer IE. Compared with Firefox, IE starts up much quicker and I was able reduce the size of the interface considerably more easily and without losing the basic functionality I wanted. I'm not particularly tech savvy so I don't want to be faffing around with Firefox's add-ons to get what I want from it. It?s just a back-up atm, which never gets used.

 

[z3rostr1fe]

If Firefox loads Escapist videos ALL THE TIME, i'll be with Firefox. But no! That's why I switched to Chrome...

 

[Juven Ignus]

Screw them. They lost all sympathy after the whole mid-90s Netscape debacle.

*Was born in mid-90s*
What happened?

OT: I'm on Firefox, mostly because it handles tabs so well. Add-ons don't hurt, either.

 

[markisb]

i use chrome for browsing the web but Firefox for large downloads and sites that dont work with chrome.