Which browser(s) do you use?

[stanmxl]

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows (It is what is most highly optimized for content out there seeing it is the most popular browser).

Mozilla for Linux with a GUI.

Lynx for text mode Linux.

[MasterMac]

Well technically, it's just the most used since IE is the browser by default on most computers, most people (aka the non-techies) use IE because they A) don't know there are other browsers, or B) don't want to spend any time looking into them and/or trying them out or C) some other varient, not because they prefer IE to other browsers :P

One example I can think of that happened with me personally was with a teacher at my old school - he used to think IE was the only browser out there (besides netscape), but once I showed him phoenix, he converted instantly, and he wasn't "computer-literate" either

[Wayne Luke]

Wayne, I appreciate your efforts for keeping everyone up to date but it would be a good idea do a bit of research before making any claims or rumors that can prove damaging for a good company like Opera. Here's a link I got that refutes your claims about Opera and I hope you'll be more responsible in your future posts...

http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=453

Any software that gives me targetted ads based on my browsing habits is Spyware in my opinion. It is my opinion alone and I didn't have to look at anyone else's opinion to make it. I stand by my opinion and will never allow any software from Opera on any computer that I own. And I will voice strong objections to it being installed on any of the computers of friend and family that I provide technical assistance to.

[grace819]

Any software that gives me targetted ads based on my browsing habits is Spyware in my opinion. It is my opinion alone and I didn't have to look at anyone else's opinion to make it. I stand by my opinion and will never allow any software from Opera on any computer that I own. And I will voice strong objections to it being installed on any of the computers of friend and family that I provide technical assistance to.

Its too bad you feel that way. Opera IMHO is a GREAT browser and waaaay much better than whats currently offered out there. Then again, I'm sure MS will copy -- er *ahem* I mean 'innovate' their next Explorer browser to incorporate what Opera has developed.

[Wayne Luke]

Its too bad you feel that way. Opera IMHO is a GREAT browser and waaaay much better than whats currently offered out there. Then again, I'm sure MS will copy -- er *ahem* I mean 'innovate' their next Explorer browser to incorporate what Opera has developed.

Even before they added advertising, I always hated Opera... It has too many acknowledge problems with their "standard's compliance" including limiting users to an older version of Javascript which limits what one can do with DOM standards compliance.

If you like it fine, use it. That is what choice is all about. I however consider it garbage and won't use it. I would rather use Netscape 4.XX first.

[Floris]

I always kept my eyes open for Opera, since it sounds so promising. But .. the ads and just not displaying pages proper, in each version, time after time, made it indeed even worse then netscape is now.

Netscape put me off, for just those same reasons. Screen names and I dunno what extra is required/ or not/ or just gets in your face from time to time, and altering something is horrid job. And since it uses the same (yet older) engine as mozilla, Why not just clean, simple, easy, compliant mozilla? Right.

5th place: opera
4th place: netscape

Internet explorer accepts too many errors in display and not compliant = so it always looks like the dev wants, even if it shouldn't. lol

Mozilla is just teh browser.

But .. since they both have as much advantages as disadvantages, I use them both, and give them both shared place. for 1 and 2.

Position 3? anything but netscape or opera.

[Vile]

Its too bad you feel that way. Opera IMHO is a GREAT Then again, I'm sure MS will copy -- er *ahem* I mean 'innovate' their next Explorer browser to incorporate what Opera has developed.

Please do elaborate for us.
MS....Copy? I get the "incorporating" part but what are you reffering to when you say copying? Lol are you reffering to how Microsoft "copied" Apples OS? If not, then please explain, but if so...*ahem* Apple stole it from Xerox, so lets not forget that.

I however consider it garbage and won't use it. I would rather use Netscape 4.XX first.

Yeah, I agree, it's a POS browser. It was all hyped up and "cool" in the past when it first came out, becuase they claimed it was "small enough to put on a floppy" but since there is no real need for that, I'd rahter not limit myself to a crappy browser.

[MUG]

Apple stole it from Xerox, so lets not forget that.

No. Apple paid for the idea with several million dollars worth of stock.

[Russell]

Not only is it limited to Mac OS... But it is OS X. Which leaves millions of iMacs out of the Safari business. And that isn't even mentioning the older computers out there.

Doesn't make it any worse a browser...

[Wayne Luke]

Doesn't make it any worse a browser...

You are right... Limiting a browser to a particular operating system doesn't make it a bad browser.

However, the initial investment to run Safari would be pretty significant for many people.

[msimplay]

ermm dunno
what is the benefit of me moving over to another browser if it can't display things properly , speed is fine, and xhtml or w3c
but really only developers care about that
what the average person wants is the ability to see web content the way its intended ie, Shadow and glow text affects dont work on
Mozilla, It would be ok to say they not proper html or whatever,
but theres a major problem cuz when forums have these affects, members grow accustomed to them, and if they try using another browser they think its a bug lol,
So really theres little incentive to even try anything else

[twizzlers]

lol

I think I know you from court tv??? Do I?

[Russell]

However, the initial investment to run Safari would be pretty significant for many people.

Can you run IE6.0 on Windows 95?

ermm dunno
what is the benefit of me moving over to another browser if it can't display things properly , speed is fine, and xhtml or w3c
but really only developers care about that
what the average person wants is the ability to see web content the way its intended ie, Shadow and glow text affects dont work on
Mozilla, It would be ok to say they not proper html or whatever,
but theres a major problem cuz when forums have these affects, members grow accustomed to them, and if they try using another browser they think its a bug lol,
So really theres little incentive to even try anything else

It would be more than OK to say they aren't proper.. they're just garbage

[Lacrosse Boy]

In case you are confused, I tried to post a poll, and after I had all the options set, it wouldn't allow me to post the poll, so I guess it became a thread.

[Russell]

Hate to bring back this thread - but... Safari Beta 2 is out... so Tabbed browsing and faster than ever... ooh baby, yeah.