Browser Wars

Everything & Nothing

Which browser do you use

Internet Explorer
15
27%
Firefox
31
56%
Mozilla/Netscape
1
2%
Safari
3
5%
Other (Opera/AOL)
5
9%
 
Total votes : 55

Postby KitFisto » February 26th 2005 2:51 pm

I use Safari, I found FireFox too slow.
KitFisto
Co-host of SWD • hillaripus
 
Posts: 1000
Join: May 25th 1977 7:30 am

Postby femme01 » February 26th 2005 9:51 pm

I use IE. I tried firefox but I keep going back to IE out of habit.
femme01
Charming to the last
 
Posts: 678
Join: January 14th 2005 2:50 am

Postby BearaceDougie » February 26th 2005 9:57 pm

I also use IE
couldnt get FireFox to work.. lol :chewbacca:
BearaceDougie
I'm Lost
 
Posts: 565
Join: July 12th 2007 7:03 am
Location: Perth, Australia

Postby Jackie Estacado » February 26th 2005 10:43 pm

femme01 wrote:I use IE. I tried firefox but I keep going back to IE out of habit.


Same here.
User avatar
Jackie Estacado
 
Posts: 12
Join: December 23rd 2004 6:10 pm

Postby Ayatollah Krispies » February 27th 2005 11:28 am

I use Safari. I keep a copy of IE on my Mac in case there's something I need it for, but I haven't bothered to keep any bookmarks in it. Any browser that doesn't have a pop-up blocker is a waste of my time.
Ayatollah Krispies
 
Posts: 857
Join: August 6th 2004 6:29 am

Postby Ziggy » February 27th 2005 1:04 pm

Firefox. The adblock extension is extremely versatile. I especially love how easily you can block those annoying Intellitxt ads without modifying your hosts file. So many forums are starting to use that crap.
Ziggy
Too cool for an avatar.
 
Posts: 489
Join: March 6th 1973 7:12 am
Location: Dallas, Tx

Postby aBa » February 27th 2005 1:12 pm

Still a tried and true Netscape 7.2 user here!
aBa
what
 
Posts: 237
Join: June 17th 2004 8:59 pm

Postby Longtime_Sunshine » February 27th 2005 1:16 pm

I use Internet Explorer still.

We use FireFox at school, but not at home.
Longtime_Sunshine
 
Posts: 376
Join: September 20th 2004 6:33 pm
Location: Southern California

Postby dylan » February 27th 2005 1:53 pm

I voted Firefox, but use both Firefox and Safari (which is what you should change "Mac" to in the poll).

I don't understand how anyone can use a browser that doesn't have:

1. Pop-up Blocking (and Safari is blocking pop-unders now, from what I hear).

2. Tabbed Browsing. Why you would choose to have a million fucking windows open is beyond me. Keep it all in one frame where it belongs.
dylan
 
Posts: 532
Join: October 31st 2003 7:00 am

Postby aBa » February 27th 2005 2:00 pm

mcdermd wrote:I voted Firefox, but use both Firefox and Safari (which is what you should change "Mac" to in the poll).

I don't understand how anyone can use a browser that doesn't have:

1. Pop-up Blocking (and Safari is blocking pop-unders now, from what I hear).

2. Tabbed Browsing. Why you would choose to have a million fucking windows open is beyond me. Keep it all in one frame where it belongs.


Completely agreed
aBa
what
 
Posts: 237
Join: June 17th 2004 8:59 pm

Postby Longtime_Sunshine » February 27th 2005 2:41 pm

yes yes FireFox and Safari are much better--and safer--ways to be on the Internet.

and tabbing helps when my teacher walks around the class, peering into our monitors and notices that we only have one window open.
Longtime_Sunshine
 
Posts: 376
Join: September 20th 2004 6:33 pm
Location: Southern California

Postby Ayatollah Krispies » February 27th 2005 2:59 pm

mcdermd wrote:I voted Firefox, but use both Firefox and Safari (which is what you should change "Mac" to in the poll).


Yeah, I agree -- I don't see why Safari should fall into an "other" category, given that more people use it than Opera. If anything should be combined, it ought to be Netscape and Mozilla.
Ayatollah Krispies
 
Posts: 857
Join: August 6th 2004 6:29 am

Postby MattOusley » February 27th 2005 4:26 pm

Definitely Firefox. It's the best browser I've used by far. I had to use IE for something the other day, and got a shitload of popups and a few spyware downloads ... and haven't gotten any of that with Firefox. I would like to see the prevention of "popunders" as well, though.
User avatar
MattOusley
 
Posts: 231
Join: February 26th 2005 11:07 am

Postby Zion » February 27th 2005 7:12 pm

From a web developer/web standards standpoint, IE is the worst browser on the list because of all it's stupid behaviors and blatant disregard for W3C guidelines.

I really hope the Mozilla group kicks Microsoft off it's pedestal.

[/geek rant]
User avatar
Zion
 
Posts: 425
Join: January 29th 2004 7:10 pm

Postby KitFisto » February 27th 2005 7:21 pm

Aren't most Browsers based on Netscape/Mozilla anyway ?
KitFisto
Co-host of SWD • hillaripus
 
Posts: 1000
Join: May 25th 1977 7:30 am

Postby Kyyle K » February 27th 2005 8:38 pm

Opera.
Kyyle K
 
Posts: 83
Join: October 31st 2003 7:00 am

Postby BearaceDougie » February 28th 2005 4:29 am

Tony Montana wrote:Wow, this firefox browser is a hundred times better than IE. :heavymetal:


i might go try it then
BearaceDougie
I'm Lost
 
Posts: 565
Join: July 12th 2007 7:03 am
Location: Perth, Australia

Postby derek » February 28th 2005 7:16 pm

COMPUTERS more like THE FUTURE
derek
aim: general grievous
aim: general grievous
 
Posts: 644
Join: October 31st 2003 7:00 am

Postby aBa » February 28th 2005 7:33 pm

needs to be a vote taken out of other, and put into "Mozilla/Netscape" as i am a Netscape user
aBa
what
 
Posts: 237
Join: June 17th 2004 8:59 pm

Postby Zion » February 28th 2005 8:34 pm

To use this application with Netscape, you must use a 4.7x or 7.1 version. Download now.

Please use the following error code when writing to Yahoo! Help. (Error Code: 12)


Looks like they haven't catered to the Firefox crowd yet, which is unfortunate. That's the only site I've ever seen that's like that though. Pretty much anywhere else I've ever gone has played stuff just fine on Firefox. But of course there's always the occasional web site coded by some moron who only checks things in IE. :whateva:
User avatar
Zion
 
Posts: 425
Join: January 29th 2004 7:10 pm

Postby Zion » March 6th 2005 3:58 pm

Thought you guys might be interested in this. It's from my web site stats for February:

browser....................hits............%
Internet Explorer.......9973959.....80.4 %
Firefox.......................1549957......12.5 %
Safari.........................331481........2.6 %
Netscape...................206647........1.6 %
Mozilla.......................161943........1.3 %
Opera........................111101........0.8 %
Unknown...................36920..........0.2 %
Camino......................7037............0 %
Firebird (Old Firefox)..4902............0 %
Wget.........................2577............0 %
Others.......................6740............0 %
User avatar
Zion
 
Posts: 425
Join: January 29th 2004 7:10 pm

Postby Tetzcatlipoca » March 6th 2005 4:26 pm

I´m an Opera fan all the way back to the 5 version...

and I´m using the 8 beta 2 version for this post... :mrgreen:
Tetzcatlipoca
 
Posts: 8
Join: March 5th 2005 1:15 pm
Location: Mexico

Postby duff » March 7th 2005 3:05 pm

Tetzcatlipoca wrote:I´m an Opera fan all the way back to the 5 version...

and I´m using the 8 beta 2 version for this post... :mrgreen:

I used Opera when I first switched to Linux about 4 years ago, becuase the Mozilla 0.9x series was pretty crappy. Started using Mozilla when it hit 1.0, and didn't switch to Firefox until 0.9.
User avatar
duff
 
Posts: 43
Join: August 3rd 2004 8:35 pm
Location: Clemson, SC

Postby Bezo » April 16th 2005 1:38 pm

I use Firefox with pipelining and I've never had a single problem with it.
User avatar
Bezo
 
Posts: 8
Join: March 27th 2004 11:39 pm

Postby bacta » April 16th 2005 7:51 pm

firefox w/ pipelining + adblock + autocopy + built in rss reader = hotness
bacta
 
Posts: 955
Join: November 10th 2003 5:55 am

Postby BearnBird » April 18th 2005 3:07 pm

Firefox bitches.
User avatar
BearnBird
 
Posts: 249
Join: February 14th 2005 6:51 pm


Re: Browser Wars

Postby yarq » July 1st 2025 8:32 am

audiobookkeepercottageneteyesvisioneyesvisionsfactoringfeefilmzonesgadwallgaffertapegageboardgagrulegallductgalvanometricgangforemangangwayplatformgarbagechutegardeningleavegascauterygashbucketgasreturngatedsweepgaugemodelgaussianfiltergearpitchdiameter
geartreatinggeneralizedanalysisgeneralprovisionsgeophysicalprobegeriatricnursegetintoaflapgetthebouncehabeascorpushabituatehackedbolthackworkerhadronicannihilationhaemagglutininhailsquallhairyspherehalforderfringehalfsiblingshallofresidencehaltstatehandcodinghandportedheadhandradarhandsfreetelephone
hangonparthaphazardwindinghardalloyteethhardasironhardenedconcreteharmonicinteractionhartlaubgoosehatchholddownhaveafinetimehazardousatmosphereheadregulatorheartofgoldheatageingresistanceheatinggasheavydutymetalcuttingjacketedwalljapanesecedarjibtypecranejobabandonmentjobstressjogformationjointcapsulejointsealingmaterial
journallubricatorjuicecatcherjunctionofchannelsjusticiablehomicidejuxtapositiontwinkaposidiseasekeepagoodoffingkeepsmthinhandkentishglorykerbweightkerrrotationkeymanassurancekeyserumkickplatekillthefattedcalfkilowattsecondkingweakfishkinozoneskleinbottlekneejointknifesethouseknockonatomknowledgestate
kondoferromagnetlabeledgraphlaborracketlabourearningslabourleasinglaburnumtreelacingcourselacrimalpointlactogenicfactorlacunarycoefficientladletreatedironlaggingloadlaissezallerlambdatransitionlaminatedmateriallammasshootlamphouselancecorporallancingdielandingdoorlandmarksensorlandreformlanduseratio
languagelaboratorylargeheartlasercalibrationlaserlenslaserpulselatereventlatrinesergeantlayaboutleadcoatingleadingfirmlearningcurveleavewordmachinesensiblemagneticequatormagnetotelluricfieldmailinghousemajorconcernmammasdarlingmanagerialstaffmanipulatinghandmanualchokemedinfobooksmp3lists
nameresolutionnaphtheneseriesnarrowmouthednationalcensusnaturalfunctornavelseedneatplasternecroticcariesnegativefibrationneighbouringrightsobjectmoduleobservationballoonobstructivepatentoceanminingoctupolephononofflinesystemoffsetholderolibanumresinoidonesticketpackedspherespagingterminalpalatinebonespalmberry
papercoatingparaconvexgroupparasolmonoplaneparkingbrakepartfamilypartialmajorantquadruplewormqualityboosterquasimoneyquenchedsparkquodrecuperetrabbetledgeradialchaserradiationestimatorrailwaybridgerandomcolorationrapidgrowthrattlesnakemasterreachthroughregionreadingmagnifierrearchainrecessionconerecordedassignment
rectifiersubstationredemptionvaluereducingflangereferenceantigenregeneratedproteinreinvestmentplansafedrillingsagprofilesalestypeleasesamplingintervalsatellitehydrologyscarcecommodityscrapermatscrewingunitseawaterpumpsecondaryblocksecularclergyseismicefficiencyselectivediffusersemiasphalticfluxsemifinishmachiningspicetradespysale
stunguntacticaldiametertailstockcentertamecurvetapecorrectiontappingchucktaskreasoningtechnicalgradetelangiectaticlipomatelescopicdampertemperateclimatetemperedmeasuretenementbuildingtuchkasultramaficrockultraviolettesting
yarq
 
Posts: 5715
Join: June 5th 2025 2:49 am


Return to Social Media

Statistics

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest