The Browser War

Drebbel · 09-30-06, 11:22 AM

www.Opera.com

The Noob · 09-30-06, 12:41 PM

Firefox. IE Burns in hell!

porphy · 09-30-06, 12:44 PM

Just installed Opera 9, seems good sofar, in part better than IE. Or is it that It is nice with a change? Might try Firefox soon as well.

Cheers Porphy

Fish · 09-30-06, 12:47 PM

IE 7, works flawless.

JSLTIGER · 09-30-06, 01:13 PM

Firefox. 'Nuff Said.

Perilscope · 09-30-06, 01:17 PM

When I build websites, I always open IE for verification, as it often need tweaks as it won't adhere perfectly to W3C standards, and I only produce XHTML 1.0 Strict code.

However, for my everyday life, I use only Firefox, and that since the beginning, it was called Phoenix, and had no installation, just a plain old folder that we placed whatever we wanted and created a shortcut to the desktop. :p

When website forces me to use IE, I leave plain and simple. But that, is becoming very rare as Mozilla is to trying to circumvent those "IE website only" issues with internal coding.

WutWuzDat · 09-30-06, 01:44 PM

FireFox all the way baby!! I starting using it about 2 years ago. Now I have it installed on my desktop and laptop. I also convinced 2 friends to start using it... now they are hooked (BTW, one of those is a Mac user)

Maybe we should start a FF lovers thread, and post what themes, extentions and stuff we use.

TteFAboB · 09-30-06, 07:34 PM

Been using IE for a long time, currently on 6.0.

I've always wanted to install Firefox to get the plug-in that downloads videos from YouTube with ease. But I always leave that for the next day and so time passes and I still don't have Firefox and still use IE.

ASWnut101 · 09-30-06, 07:43 PM

IE 6 Baby

Drebbel · 10-01-06, 01:33 AM

For a long time I also thought that Firfox was the best. But I must admit I never tried Opera (I just tried IE, IE+shell, FF). And actually most people I know that shout that FF is the best never tried Opera at all.

So last week I finally installed Opera and I like it. Surfing feels faster and the look and feel is way better. Some tiny things are better in FF but generally I like Opera better. And the quality of the widgets definately beats all the extensions from FF

And what about mac users, I thought they used Safari. But no one voted for that, so no mac user in this thread ?

The latest IE7 is really good as well, I really liked it, even more than FF.

But like Porhy wrote "or is it that It is nice with a change? "

lesrae · 10-01-06, 02:00 AM

Usually use IE6, trying opera for a while. Can't get too excited over it all to be honest, at the end of the day it's a browser not a religion

joea · 10-01-06, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lesrae

Usually use IE6, trying opera for a while. Can't get too excited over it all to be honest, at the end of the day it's a browser not a religion

Wha-a-a-at?

Blasphemer.

Immacolata · 10-01-06, 03:49 AM

Nice thing about opera is that it is also cross platform. So I can use it on both Windows and OS X. Yes the widgets are very nice. I work with my browser everyday, which is why I have come to use opera. It is reliable and powerful, a tool that you cannot ignore once you have started using it. Like getting quality powertools. Going back to IE now would feel like using saw and hand drill again. Going FF would feel like getting over-featured powertoys of poor quality. My Foxes always crashed way too often for my liking. And with extensions it becomes clunky. I did use FF for a while, but I never came to enjoy it. However it pleases me that so many actually can see farther than IE, be it FF or Opera.

Happy Times · 10-01-06, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drebbel

For a long time I also thought that Firfox was the best. But I must admit I never tried Opera (I just tried IE, IE+shell, FF). And actually most people I know that shout that FF is the best never tried Opera at all.

So last week I finally installed Opera and I like it. Surfing feels faster and the look and feel is way better. Some tiny things are better in FF but generally I like Opera better. And the quality of the widgets definately beats all the extensions from FF

And what about mac users, I thought they used Safari. But no one voted for that, so no mac user in this thread ?

The latest IE7 is really good as well, I really liked it, even more than FF.

But like Porhy wrote "or is it that It is nice with a change? "

Based on your comments im downloading Opera. Have been using FF for three years now but i want to try this out also.

Camaero · 10-01-06, 04:19 AM

I also just downloaded Opera. I have to say, this browser is the best yet so far. Way faster then IE7 and FireFox. Real smooth browser. Right on.

View Poll Results: Which Browser are you using as your MAIN Browser
Internet Explorer 6 or older	17	18.68%
Internet Explorer 7	12	13.19%
Shell around Internet Explorer (eg netcaptor, maxthon, myie2)	1	1.10%
FireFox	53	58.24%
Opera	8	8.79%
Navigator	0	0%
K-Meleon	0	0%
Safari	0	0%
Konqueror	0	0%
Other, please tell us which one	0	0%
Voters: 91. You may not vote on this poll

09-30-06, 11:22 AM	#1
Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 1,665 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The Browser War www.Opera.com Last edited by Drebbel; 09-30-06 at 11:40 AM.

09-30-06, 12:44 PM	#3
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Just installed Opera 9, seems good sofar, in part better than IE. Or is it that It is nice with a change? Might try Firefox soon as well. Cheers Porphy __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

09-30-06, 01:13 PM	#5
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Firefox. 'Nuff Said. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

09-30-06, 01:44 PM	#7
WutWuzDat Planesman Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: I can't remember... In front of a PC? Posts: 185 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	FireFox all the way baby!! I starting using it about 2 years ago. Now I have it installed on my desktop and laptop. I also convinced 2 friends to start using it... now they are hooked (BTW, one of those is a Mac user) Maybe we should start a FF lovers thread, and post what themes, extentions and stuff we use. __________________ - Adam ©1988 - 2008. All rights reserved. Life is like a roll of toliet paper, the older you get, the faster it goes!

09-30-06, 12:41 PM	#2
The Noob The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: de_dust2 Posts: 1,417 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Firefox. IE Burns in hell!

09-30-06, 12:47 PM	#4
Fish Eternal Patrol Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,923 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	IE 7, works flawless.

09-30-06, 01:17 PM	#6
Perilscope Sonar Guy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montréal Posts: 399 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When I build websites, I always open IE for verification, as it often need tweaks as it won't adhere perfectly to W3C standards, and I only produce XHTML 1.0 Strict code. However, for my everyday life, I use only Firefox, and that since the beginning, it was called Phoenix, and had no installation, just a plain old folder that we placed whatever we wanted and created a shortcut to the desktop. :p When website forces me to use IE, I leave plain and simple. But that, is becoming very rare as Mozilla is to trying to circumvent those "IE website only" issues with internal coding.

09-30-06, 07:34 PM	#8
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Been using IE for a long time, currently on 6.0. I've always wanted to install Firefox to get the plug-in that downloads videos from YouTube with ease. But I always leave that for the next day and so time passes and I still don't have Firefox and still use IE. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

09-30-06, 07:43 PM	#9
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	IE 6 Baby __________________

10-01-06, 01:33 AM	#10
Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 1,665 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	For a long time I also thought that Firfox was the best. But I must admit I never tried Opera (I just tried IE, IE+shell, FF). And actually most people I know that shout that FF is the best never tried Opera at all. So last week I finally installed Opera and I like it. Surfing feels faster and the look and feel is way better. Some tiny things are better in FF but generally I like Opera better. And the quality of the widgets definately beats all the extensions from FF And what about mac users, I thought they used Safari. But no one voted for that, so no mac user in this thread ? The latest IE7 is really good as well, I really liked it, even more than FF. But like Porhy wrote "or is it that It is nice with a change? " Last edited by Drebbel; 10-01-06 at 01:38 AM.

10-01-06, 02:00 AM	#11
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Usually use IE6, trying opera for a while. Can't get too excited over it all to be honest, at the end of the day it's a browser not a religion __________________ DOLPHIN 38

10-01-06, 03:49 AM	#13
Immacolata Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 798 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Nice thing about opera is that it is also cross platform. So I can use it on both Windows and OS X. Yes the widgets are very nice. I work with my browser everyday, which is why I have come to use opera. It is reliable and powerful, a tool that you cannot ignore once you have started using it. Like getting quality powertools. Going back to IE now would feel like using saw and hand drill again. Going FF would feel like getting over-featured powertoys of poor quality. My Foxes always crashed way too often for my liking. And with extensions it becomes clunky. I did use FF for a while, but I never came to enjoy it. However it pleases me that so many actually can see farther than IE, be it FF or Opera. __________________ "The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious, and the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." - W. Churchill

10-01-06, 04:19 AM	#15
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I also just downloaded Opera. I have to say, this browser is the best yet so far. Way faster then IE7 and FireFox. Real smooth browser. Right on. __________________