Whats the best web browser?

[Gazza AK47]

As the title suggests, what is the best web browser?

I used to use IE 7, but it kept doing strange things, so I am now using Mozilla Firefox 2, but its getting slow.

 

[luvduvs]

Firefox for me, though Opera's not too bad either.

 

[smokeyjoe03]

firefox for me too but after I tweaked it:
http://www.wikihow.com/Speed-up-Firefox
Follow those instructions Makes it nice and speedy.

 

[Gazza AK47]

firefox for me too but after I tweaked it:
http://www.wikihow.com/Speed-up-Firefox
Follow those instructions Makes it nice and speedy.

Its alot faster now.

 

[Liam]

IE6!

Liam

 

[Rockbottom]

Opera.

 

[custard]

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did i mention opera?

 

[Stu R]

If it helps.

I have tested just about every single web browser including IE6, IE7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2, Opera, Advent and Flock so that i could find what i feel is the best, not just for speed but also for layout and ease of use.

It has to be FIREFOX all the way for me, but that is just me.

 

[Si]

 

[maddogmorg]

firefox has the 'stop!' 'hammertime'. which tbh beats bland old internet explorer and i don't like the layout of the newest ie prefer the older one.

 

[jug]

its like asking "whats the best colour?". there's no answer.

 

[smokeyjoe03]

Major Versions...............Count................Share(%)
---------------------------------------------------------

OP ALL.........................610...................1.59

SF ALL.........................818...................2.13

NS ALL.........................696...................1.81

FF ALL.........................11618................30.22

IE ALL.........................17472.................45.44

Shows that firefox is better, although IE has more of a share take into consideration its a default browser.

*infomation from an independant source. Daily statistics updated daily: http://www.webreference.com/stats/browser.html

 

[The Negotiator]

Erm, how does that table show that firefox is better? The table shows one thing and that's market share.

 

[custard]

you would never beat IE on market share given the bulk of people who stick with it being the bundled browser

 

[Gazza AK47]

I think I'll stick with FireFox 2, more so after I ran that speed up program.

 

[arc]

whats the difference?

 

[Gazza AK47]

whats the difference?

FireFox was grinding to a halt. Using the settings that was posted else where pages boot up alot quicker than before.

 

[arc]

no i mean in general. whats the difference with the browsers. i use IE cos it came with windows, i can browse the web, its fine. so why fart about with others?

 

[Luke]

no i mean in general. whats the difference with the browsers. i use IE cos it came with windows, i can browse the web, its fine. so why fart about with others?

compatability/interpretation of web standards. IE as yet still doesnt support true XML / MathML with XSLT properly. It understands CSS standards differently too, which is a mare to develop for as you have to keep making work arounds (which isnt ideal). This is a key thing that needs to be addressed as a shift in the web really isnt that far away... IE7 is alot better than IE6, but still a fair way away.

The additions you can install for firefox makes it a winner for me. The tools it provides, for me, makes it an invaluable development tool. ive got IETab installed, so i can render pages with the IE engine inside firefox (VERY useful).

The security is also better. The phishing filter in IE7 was M$ playing catchup once again, as with tabbed browsing.

Generally, for run of the mill browsing it doesnt really matter at the moment. But from a development point of view, IE is the biggest pile of crap going.

i could keep going but dont want to bore you all

 

[luvduvs]

no i mean in general. whats the difference with the browsers. i use IE cos it came with windows, i can browse the web, its fine. so why fart about with others?

Plugins? IEs do have them but FF definitely excels in that area.