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domainking
April 8th, 2005, 20:29
Everyone knows about it and everyone has a different opinion. I would like to start by saying Opera is the best browser of them all! Tons of features packed into a small 3.7MB file. And its faster to boot. Mail client, chat client, search client, newgroups client, and more! Go to http://better-browser.com or http://opera.com for more details. (And gotta love those mouse gestures and lets not forget the famous f12!)

**A few words for FireFox users: Opera is better and has everything packed into it (no need to download pointless extensions) And remember, theres no globe-humping foxes in Opera! :biggrin2:
JohnnyLi
April 8th, 2005, 21:45
i think firefox is better. u don't need all the plugins anyway, and from my experience, firefox loads faster. besides, opera has ads on it and is cluttered.

if opera is so good, i haven't seen any ppl with opera shirts or having 7% + of market share.
domainking
April 8th, 2005, 21:59
Because no one knows about it. Opera needs to be spread. And by the way, just by going into the preferences you can turn off all those toolbars and panels and stuff that makes it look "cluttered."
JohnnyLi
April 8th, 2005, 22:08
bet u can't turn off the ads ;)

btw, if opera was so good, i think it would have spread by now. it's been around longer than firefox anyway, and firefox was spread through word of mouth from ppl who used it and liked it.
domainking
April 8th, 2005, 22:31
You can easily turn off ads. Theres 2 ways.
1. Press F11 which brings up full screen mode, within full screen mode: press ctrl+f8 to get the address bar up, press f4 for panels, and press ctrl+f7 for the the scroll bar.
2. Go to control panel-c drive-program files-opera-images-then delete the ad images.
JohnnyLi
April 9th, 2005, 19:20
bleh, firefox is still better ;) :D
domainking
April 15th, 2005, 18:17
Yeah rite.
Space Ghost
April 15th, 2005, 18:25
every browser has its advantages am i rite guys?

anyway yeah.. I used a mix of IE and Firefox, some webpages I view look horrible in FF.
pdrucker
April 15th, 2005, 20:32
opera needs to be completely free. it seems to have some nice features, but nobody wants the ads. also they may want to update the compatiblity for sites. sites will look good in ie and firefox, but still render wrong in opera. other than that it seems nice. ive used it on linux before.
Venkan
April 19th, 2005, 15:37
Firefox is the best browser that I've used. The only problems I have with it are that it seems to stop loading webpages for a minute or so, then it will go back to acting normal. I'm not spiking or anything, either.
thecrecarc
April 20th, 2005, 20:49
fire fox so beats opera
JohnnyLi
April 24th, 2005, 11:22
Opera 3.7MB with everything!

mebbe we don't want everything... :eek2: :shame:
Archbob
April 24th, 2005, 18:18
The difference of 1mb is not sufficient. I've used Firefox, Opera, and IE. Opera is my least favorite. I still use IE for the most part because its the most convienant for me. Besides tabbed browsin, I see not advantage to firefox. I just don't like the look of Opera even after you skin it.
Decker
April 24th, 2005, 18:27
Let's face it IE has it nailed, not for any real reason just distribution.

We might appreciate the differences but take any weekend at any PC store and ask the same question.
Bryson
May 5th, 2005, 14:04
I used Firefox, it is webmaster friendly. However, there is talk the next version of IE will have all the features of FF. Goodbye market share. In the words of Neil Young, its better to burn out than fade away.
chris2005
May 24th, 2005, 16:36
I have no strong preference for either browser. Normally I use IE just because it is already installed..... and i'm too lazy to uninstall it :-P

It would be interesting to see what the stats from people's website logs are showing is the most popular browser. My own site shows that 76% use a version of IE and 22% use firefox. Who knows what the other 2% use..... a whole combination of browsers i've never used or heard of.

Are other people seeing similar percentages?

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hottweelz
May 24th, 2005, 16:42
76/22/2 really sounds about perfectly right...
steve40
May 25th, 2005, 15:01
Long live Internet Explorer. I have tried the others and they all suck. And are the reason you have to work so hard to make a webpage to satisfy them. Then in the end you still can't.
Decker
May 25th, 2005, 15:38
Whatever gets released IE is going to rule overall, as only a minority know the benifits of other browsers.

Not all users have any tech ability so the easy path is the one they'll take.
pdrucker
May 25th, 2005, 15:46
i use firefox now, but this really isnt a fair comparison. IE hasnt been updated since 2001. This is like comparing the PSone to the Xbox, the age gap is so great that it just doesnt work. When IE7 rolls out i might switch so long as they put things like tabbed browsing in it.
A1Owner
May 25th, 2005, 15:49
i use firefox now, but this really isnt a fair comparison. IE hasnt been updated since 2001. This is like comparing the PSone to the Xbox, the age gap is so great that it just doesnt work. When IE7 rolls out i might switch so long as they put things like tabbed browsing in it.


Yup i agree unless IE puts tabbed browsing it will suck always.
ExpertWebHost
May 27th, 2005, 07:01
IE is good at page rendering.. a bit more faster to load than FF..

FF is good at stability and security.

thats my opinion.

baggy
Mx9
May 27th, 2005, 09:54
I wish Opera could have the compatibility of FF !
Opera is so useful, but it cant view as many sites as FF or it distorts them :(

Whenever I build sites I try to make them as cross-browser as possible, but they usually only work in IE, FF and Opera

Eitherway...we can all safely say that IE sucks :P