FireFOX or Microsoft Internet Explorer:) Another curious Question!

What Internet Explorer do you guys use Mozilla's or Microsoft's Default explorer?

I can't stand any version of IE, not even the new one which is supposed to be better.

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I tried the fox but didn't find it that special. All I need is the web page to be displayed. Don't really care how.

Only found 2 downsides to the fox.

I prefer firefox - I like to leave IE fully updated and configured in the default manner for use with 100% trusted sites (and no others) that have trouble in firefox. I use firefox for everything else.

As for the sites that don't work in firefox ... that's mostly because I've got so many mods running on firefox and so many default settings changed that, by intent, some websites don't work without fiddling. All in the name of security.

The cost of this approach: Time spent configuring firefox
The benefit of this approach: Essentially eliminates the threat of web pages hijacking my computer and installing viruses. Fewer ads to view on websites (especially annoying flash ads), faster web page loading (much faster ... I'm not talking about a difference you have to measure to see), more functionality.

If I were less inclined to spend the time, I'd run on firefox and still keep IE around for those rare pages that don't render perfectly on a default-configured firefox.

I like IE7 more than firefox... save for firefox's inline search. I dont know why IE still has that awfull search applet.
and i hated opera

I personally prefer IE, a lot of people says FF is faster and more secure than IE, but the difference isn't noticeable at all, and the last time my pc was hijacked by a web page or a hacker was emmm.... well never, I'm smart enough to know not to click that flashy ad or run that suspicios .exe, the only downside to IE is the ad-block feature of FF, but IE makes up for it with looks, simplicity and reliability (FF hates me and keeps crashing on me )

I personally hate Firefox, IE7 and Opera.

Gasp.

I am using MSN Explorer at both home and work. Yes, MSN-E is just a reformated version of IE7, but I love the MSN-E user interface.

MSN-E has NO tab browsing. The user controls are limited. And there are no add-ons or plugins.

But MSN-E does have is a clean, easy to use and modify Navigation Bar with simple controls for feeble minded people like myself. And with 100+ computers in the business, MSN-E has proven to be a big hit with the employees.

Ok, a whole bunch of my employees are little old ladies. Then there is the group of busty, brainless blondes that work for me (working for the family business does have some benefits...wink, wink ..... I get to interview the busty blondes ). So in a way my employees are not really representative of the general population.

(a bit like this poll)

However, I do keep IE7 on my desktop. I perform a moderate amount of web development and need to view my output in a preview browser. IE7 is the only browser that works flawlessly for that task.

Do u guys wonder why I didn't put opera as a option?
a...I hate banners...
b...Firefox is open source and doesn't take up alot of performance
c...LOL it got owned making a Nintendo DS browser LMAO!

I use firefox for most browsing and IE for windows update and creative update

I'm under GNU/Linux - thus, it's down to Firefox, Opera or Konqueror (I sometimes use Links).
With the Web Developer extention, Firefox is the ultimate web dev machine: Javascript errors logging, source code highlighting, generated content, CSS error reporting, direct on-page CSS editing...
Opera is nice and fast, but its using of both W3C and IE DOMs makes it unsuited for cross-browser development - so I develop under Firefox, cross-check with Opera and Konqueror, then fire the virtual macine to repair the damage under IE6 and 7.
IE7 is abysmal in its lack of innovation: it is nothing more than a bug fix and code cleanup of IE6's engine, with an horrendously frozen interface glued on - in my eyes, it's a mere beta of a bug fix version that should have been out in 2002.
Let's not mention that it's buggy as hell, and that there's NO way to report said bugs to the devs (Mozilla, KDE and Opera all have some -fast- return on bug reports).

If you want a FAST browser though, the late alphas of Firefox 3 leave every and all browsers in the dust: the new rendering engine (Gecko 1.9) and graphics interface layer (Cairo) make it blindingly fast - while improving CSS compatibility even more.

I find Firefox much faster and much smother...then again different opinions

BULLSH*T unfortanctly knwo amtter what any says, IE7 is the better, there is a huge think that Fx is the Techies choice, this has stuck when it is the inferiour browser.

All the add on what with IE7 even things like mouse gesture.

the GUI is nicer and cleaner and more function. i use both of them (i have to use Fx on Linux) it not bad, it just not the best.

I find that Fx works ontop of windows while IE7 works with.

Now watch me get flamed for telling the truth

I use IE because im too lazy to try anything different.

safari blows... its honestly the worst browser i have EVER used.

I use Opera at work because they still haven't updated to XP SP2 so they aren't running IE7. Also because they have the IE settings locked out and have all the traffic routed through a proxy which causes problems with a number of sites, so by using Opera I can set it up to not use that proxy.

At home though I use IE7. I have no issues with it. I still find a few sites which have issues with Opera, and I perfer how some of the things work in IE7 to Opera anyway.

Firefox or Opera for me in that order.

FF because of the plugins.

But it takes longer to load than IE on XP.

I prefer FF. I too feel abit more safe without Active X doing things behind my back.

Also, you can use FF to view things in IE (IE tab, or IE view). Basically it shows a FF icon (it can be any where your choose) when its in FF mode. Click on it once it changes to IE mode which I find useful.

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I also like the FTP extension you can use with it as well.

I find internet explorer 7 is easily exploited and hijacked...I keep getting the message I have to little bandwidth in gmail with IE...spyware maybe...with FireFOX it works amazingly...plus the recovery session when you restart your internet explorer is really cool

aww man !! I remember a few years ago when I used IE6 to Google naked pictures of Angelina Jolie... I had like 30 IE pages open within a minute of all these porn sites, I just wanted to see Jolie naked. I had my stuff hijacked countless times.
I would get ads when I wasn't even on the internetz. LOL
Fire Fox fixed all that, I had to restore install windows cause it was so bad. I dont have adware & spyware install them selfs anymore. FIREFOX FTW!!!

I use Firefox 3 with IE tabs addon for viewing pages that will only open in IE due to Active X. I use this both at work and home.

Gotta love MS writing the standard, but they dont follow it. Active X sucks.

I have the IE8 beta on my PC for grins atm. Thats the only reason. Otherwise IE6 is far more stable and easier to use without the crappy interface of IE7.