I switched from Firefox to predominantly Chrome, but after downloading the Firefox 4 Beta (as a few of the other blokes have said) I'm back onto Firefox.

sk`

Japan442 Posts

November 02 2010 06:23 GMT

#202

As GPU support in Chrome 7 grows and the extension pool grows, there's zero reason to be on FF or anything else.

ShadeR

Australia7535 Posts

November 02 2010 06:26 GMT

#203

I use opera for my porn.

tyr

France1686 Posts

November 02 2010 06:35 GMT

#204

Opera for life.
I just can't see myself using something else. Everytime I'm on my friend's computer on some other browser I'm always trying to use the mouse shortcuts and I'm like "fuck give me opera back".

madnessman

United States1581 Posts

November 02 2010 06:42 GMT

#205

Wait most people still use IE? i'd be interested in looking at the stats for the 18-30 year old male demographic. it may be because my parents were both in IT/com sci but i grew up using netscape when i was a younger kid, firefox when i was a young teenager, and chrome now.

edit: i used ff again because of the beta for a while but i'm back to chrome now

LOLtex

United States148 Posts

November 02 2010 06:58 GMT

#206

I stopped using Firefox when FF 2.0 came out, switched to Opera. Then I switched to Chrome the day it came out to try it out, and I loved it. I downloaded FF 3.0 when it came out and it was horrible and slow, kept using Chrome. I downloaded the beta for 4.0, and while I like it, I still prefer Chrome most of the time. And on a laptop? Chrome is the ONLY way to surf, that extra screen real estate makes a HUGE difference.

sk`

Japan442 Posts

November 02 2010 07:18 GMT

#207

On November 02 2010 15:26 ShadeR wrote:
I use opera for my porn.

Chrome's Incognito mode owns for porn and or porn at work.

NeVeR

1352 Posts

November 03 2010 01:22 GMT

#208

I think Chrome is the best for surfing the web, but for watching streams Firefox owns due to Ad-Block Plus.

Edit: just after posting this, I thought again to search for an ad-blocker for Chrome, and lo and behold:

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom

lol

eLiE

Canada1039 Posts

November 03 2010 01:29 GMT

#209

i like chrome cause of it's minimalist design and 'simplicity' but it can be a pain in the ass to get all the settings right. for example, getting it to clear history after browsing (trollface) took finding and tweaking an extension (can't remember and my laptop's getting repaired). i don't like using incognito because if someone sees you using it, they're just gonna assume you're doing weird shit. then there's the issue of having no master password, although i know it's nothing against hackers, it does stop friends from being douchebags, lol. idk, the pros outweighed the cons for me. it's pretty fast too, and has a lot better support compared to when it was initially released.

semantics

10040 Posts

November 03 2010 03:05 GMT

#210

On November 02 2010 16:18 sk` wrote:

Show nested quote +

Chrome's Incognito mode owns for porn and or porn at work.

You do know that all browsers have that kind of mode... Also why are you looking at porn at work.

Slow Motion

United States6960 Posts

November 09 2010 03:28 GMT

#211

I've finally switched to Chrome after having countless headaches and issues with Flash and Youtube in FF. I've noticed less lag spikes now. I did have some ad issues in livestream but found an easy fix after quick search of TL.

Everything is working great now and is fast. I only have two issues. One is that TL text is a little too small for me and I can't seem to change it in Chrome options. For some reason I only really have this problem on TL. I could use zoom but that makes other things too big.

Another issue is that I'm worried that official sites (government, school) don't work as well on Chrome cause they always recommend FF or IE to view. I wanna uninstall FF but that issue alone is keeping me from doing so. I wonder if the rest of you have used Chrome for sites like that or used the IE tab thing if Chrome wasn't good for those sites.

Comeh

United States18919 Posts

November 09 2010 06:31 GMT

#212

Use chrome on my Netbook since chrome takes less resources and runs faster, and firefox on my main computer because ad-block functions more smoothly on it, as far as I can . I've thought about changing again and toying around with other things, but as it remains i'm fine with where I am at right now.

Risen

United States7927 Posts

November 09 2010 10:23 GMT

#213

On November 09 2010 15:31 Comeh wrote:
Use chrome on my Netbook since chrome takes less resources.

wat... I have never found this to be the case

.Aar

2177 Posts

November 09 2010 10:34 GMT

#214

I use Chrome for normal browsing, Firefox for whenever I need the stuff from add-ons, and IE for Korean websites that require it.

I used to just main Firefox, but it feels like it drains resources really hard. I have no data to back that up; it just feels that way.

Also, I've never heard of anyone who knows anything about browsers preferring Internet Explorer. It's basically the technologically illiterate ("What's a browser?" or "I don't want to switch because it sounds too hard").

FetTerBender

Germany1393 Posts

November 09 2010 10:42 GMT

#215

I mostly have IE and FF open at the same time. Sometimes i let them quarrel over the connection to see who can take more bandwith when downloading stuff of similar size.

Surprisingly, at my place it is totally random which browser will finish the download first, there is no telling apart which broser does a better job at it. Now please nobody use reason on me, its super uneffective ;-)

I never used Chrome till now, altough i might as well do it. Google has most of my data anyways.

Tyrran

France777 Posts

November 09 2010 11:00 GMT

#216

When at home, i only use chrome. At work however, i use FF and IE6 ( required for intranet sites :s ). On my android phone, i use opera mini, as it is much faster than other browsers :p

I think that ultimately IE, Chrome and FF will have about the same market share, as they are becoming more and more equal with time ( yes, the latest versions of IE are actually decent browsers). safari is only used by Mac Users, and i do not know anyone using opera on anything than a mobile phone ^^'

alypse

2771 Posts

November 09 2010 11:05 GMT

#217

Chrome is really on fire nowadays... In a span of 2 years it galloped to the 9th version! (8 and 9 are in beta). I really don't know what plan Chrome developers are having in their minds. It looks like they just want to give each upgrade a number. Maybe they are trying to create a buzz.

UdderChaos

United Kingdom707 Posts

November 09 2010 11:11 GMT

#218

I just adore opera in every way, it's a shame some websites aren't compatible with it. I used to use FF all the time but since i switched to opera after seeing a friend use it, and customized it for my liking, things like mouse shortcuts, speed dial, the tab thumbnails ect i can't live without anymore, however much that sounds like an advert lol.

On the subject of browsers, when is 64 bit browser becoming standard (if at all) and when is it going to be supported by flash? and is it worth it?

antas

Indonesia300 Posts

November 09 2010 11:33 GMT

#219

I've been going on and off with almost everything from Netscape, IE, Opera, Firefox, and Chrome. Currently I'm mainly using Firefox, and IE for backup (some websites, although just a few, is not working well with Firefox, unfortunately the one that I must open), but I also have Chrome & Opera installed.

I think I will stick with Firefox (currently 3.6.x), and I say Firefox 4.x is promising. I don't think I will switch to Chrome, although it looks appealing, unless some major things happened such as Chrome will go "all kill" other browsers, which I don't want to.