which browser

Kari · 22 Mar 2010

smarteyeball said:

The only fact is that there aren't aren't really any browsers to avoid. (except x64 based browsers due to Flash restrictions etc)

It is interesting to see how HTML5 video affects the (possible) development of 64-bit flash. I mean, do we need flash x64 when HTML5 becomes a widely used standard?

MadMaxData · 22 Mar 2010

smarteyeball said:

Personally, I prefer Opera as my primary, FF as my secondary.

IE as my primary, and Opera as my secondary. Hate Firefox. Just another opinion.

smarteyeball · 22 Mar 2010

Kari said:

It is interesting to see how HTML5 video affects the (possible) development of 64-bit flash. I mean, do we need flash x64 when HTML5 becomes a widely used standard?

I sincerely hope HTML5 takes off and we can get away from Flash and thus, get away from Adobe. They had their time at the top.

MadMaxData said:

smarteyeball said:

Personally, I prefer Opera as my primary, FF as my secondary.

IE as my primary, and Opera as my secondary. Hate Firefox. Just another opinion.

lol, subjective opinion in action

noobvious · 22 Mar 2010

manhunter2826 said:

. Firefox here with the excellent NoScript and Adblock Plus add-ons/.

Same here! In all fairness though, I really haven't even tried anything else...I just stay in my happy place.

manhunter2826 · 22 Mar 2010

noob said:

manhunter2826 said:

. Firefox here with the excellent NoScript and Adblock Plus add-ons/.

Same here! In all fairness though, I really haven't even tried anything else...I just stay in my happy place.

Lol, and nothing wrong with that. I've also tried IE (most recent version) and also Opera. I really must try Kari's suggestion of New in Version 6. It does look pretty awesome.

Kari · 22 Mar 2010

@manhunter: It is!

CarlTR6 · 22 Mar 2010

seekermeister said:

Yes, everyone does have an opinion. Unfortunately, an opinion is usually based on the understanding of the user, rather than the facts.

Maybe so; but the understanding of the user is what feels good to that user and which browser suits that user's wants, needs, and desires.

IE is a perfectly good browser; it gets the job done. However, I could not deal with the slow loading of pages in past iterations. I can deal with the slow initial loading of FF because after that, the page loading is fast. Does that make FF a better browser? For me it does - wants, needs, and desires.

seekermeister · 22 Mar 2010

CarlTR6 said:

seekermeister said:

Yes, everyone does have an opinion. Unfortunately, an opinion is usually based on the understanding of the user, rather than the facts.

Maybe so; but the understanding of the user is what feels good to that user and which browser suits that user's wants, needs, and desires.

IE is a perfectly good browser; it gets the job done. However, I could not deal with the slow loading of pages in past iterations. I can deal with the slow initial loading of FF because after that, the page loading is fast. Does that make FF a better browser? For me it does - wants, needs, and desires.

Far be it from me to want to change your or anyone else's mind, but there is much, much more to consider than how fast a browser loads. However, if you are happy with FF, then so be it.

manhunter2826 · 22 Mar 2010

Kari said:

@manhunter: It is!

Thanks Kari, will have to give it a go sometime.

CarlTR6 · 22 Mar 2010

seekermeister said:

Far be it from me to want to change your or anyone else's mind, but there is much, much more to consider than how fast a browser loads. However, if you are happy with FF, then so be it.

Oh I absolutely agree; that was just an example of user preference which is not necessarily based on facts. That particular preference could be an over riding factor if the user is on dialup as I was when I began using FF. My whole point is that wants, needs and desires are subjective and may or may not be based on facts.