Browser Battle: Firefox 3 Vs Internet Explorer 8

[Mark]

IE8 can be "fancy" too: Cooliris | Discover More

It works well in Firefox as well.

 

[Martin]

Firefox 3 the best!!

 

[Fizban]

Meh poll needs more options. I'll take Safari or Chrome as top choices. Next would be Firefox or the Alpha Opera (Opera 9.64 is not fast, it's the new 10.00 one that is, 9.64 gets outstripped by firefox in terms of speed).

 

[Fizban]

IE8 did the best job of fending off attacks from 492 malware-distributing websites, blocking 69% of attacks

Firefox blocked 30% of malware attacks but I still Love Her and her Add-ons.

What's that information based on? At least in pwn2own where people were paid for successfully exploiting a browser it was Chrome that came out as the most secure.

 

[johngalt]

Technically, I can't vote.

I use IE 8 for MSN sites, and Fx 3.5b4pre (Shiretoko) and 3.6a1 (Minefield) as my browsers....

 

[tranqueirex]

I just can't live without these FF's complements. please post your FFs plugins.

 

[computersplus]

Opera 10.5

I have only seen reference really to older versions of Opera I am running 10.10 but there is a version 10.5 that is pre-alpha and looks very good in the speed department

I use Opera as my main browser as it has everything I need right in my browser like built in e-mail client,built in bit torrent client has Opera Turbo to help speed up browsing on dial up or low tier high speed internet I find Opera's use of tabs and speed dial to be flawless a top notch browser in my opinion and I think one reason they have low market share is a lot of people don't know about it a lot of computer users don't even know that there is anything other than IE it's pretty funny actually.

anyway check out the link below for more info on Opera 10.5

Opera 10.5 Pre-Alpha is All About Speed (and Private Browsing) - Opera 10.5 - Lifehacker

 

[Wii Master 64]

I use Firefox 3.6 Beta 5, it's really fast and my add-ons work well. It's also pretty stable as I've never had a crash with it like I have quite a few times in 3.5.

 

[Wishmaster]

Firefox, but to be completely fair, I haven't even attempted to use IE for years.

The others i have tried briefly, but fall back to FF simply because i'm comfortable with it and like some of its add-ons.

 

[noobvious]

Firefox here.....comfort zone in effect!

 

[smarteyeball]

Opera's use of tabs and speed dial to be flawless a top notch browser in my opinion and I think one reason they have low market share is a lot of people don't know about it a lot of computer users don't even know that there is anything other than IE it's pretty funny actually.

anyway check out the link below for more info on Opera 10.5

Opera 10.5 Pre-Alpha is All About Speed (and Private Browsing) - Opera 10.5 - Lifehacker

There was another thread about it and yes it's looking good (and is quick), but is as buggy as hell ATM.

 

[mitchell64]

I have only used Firefox & Internet Explorer, up until IE8 Firefox was my preference of the two.
Slnce the release of IE8 it has been my prefered browser, although i still use both.
And my preference is only rated on speed although i am very aware that most people find Firefox faster :huh:

 

[yowanvista]

Firefox is faster than IE8

Browser benchmark tool: Peacekeeper

 

[Gornot]

When will these threads END!?
Both browsers are good, and both suck as well. Just like any other browser.
I can clearly see that most people lack the ability to simply friggin' CHOOSE which browser has the best features and options compared to the way they use the internet every day. I personally switch back and forth between Firefox, IE8, Safari and Chrome, one each month. Opera sucks completely so I don't use it.

 

[ryan7]

Since IE8 came out I haven't used anything else.

 

[noobvious]

When will these threads END!?

Threads like this, or Snow Leopard vs 7, or Ford vs. Chevy, or Ferrari vs. Lamborghini, will end the same day you see this.....

 

[WDAexodus]

:roflmao:

When will these threads END!?

Threads like this, or Snow Leopard vs 7, or Ford vs. Chevy, or Ferrari vs. Lamborghini, will end the same day you see this.....

 

[DarkDavil]

Opera 10.5 --> Only a few crashes. Slight-buggs. Working with the Opera team to get all thsi sorted out, Please sed in your bugg-reports!!

For you programmers out there:

Opera 10.5 wins by-far.... sry IE8
<3 Opera rounded corners XD

 

[MyWin7]

I prefer FF3 - easy to customise/backup/restore and skinable!

Nothing like that in IE8

 

[gzt7d8]

My primary browser is Chrome, but I use IE8 because of banking needs that I perform that I can't get done in Chrome.

I dropped FF awhile back but I may need to revisit it in the future, but for now, I'm using Chrome because it is faster for me.

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