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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,054   +121

    Without looking at any stats, I'm confident to say web browsers are in the top three most used applications by PC users. In fact, the relevance of the web browser is soon to surpass its original intent with Google developing an operating system revolving around Chrome. But without delving too deep into what the future may hold, today the browser is where many of us spend a majority of our time, be it for production, consumption or recreational purposes.

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    Julio Franco, Jul 23, 2010
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  2. thatguyandrew92 Newcomer, in training Posts: 118

    FireFox 4 Life!
    thatguyandrew92, Jul 24, 2010
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  3. kpo6969 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 875

    IE and FF 50/50
    kpo6969, Jul 24, 2010
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  4. Relic TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,368   +11

    Been using Firefox & add-ons happily since 2004 and couldn't live without them =). I'll occasionally use Chrome/IE but FF is pretty much my main browser on all my PC's.
    Relic, Jul 24, 2010
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  5. motrin TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 141

    chrome, for me love the simple look and the speed!
    US IE for some websites that require silverlight (mainly MS websites).
    I use Firefox to download videos from YouTube, thats pretty much it.

    I'm curious to see what MS will do with IE9!
    motrin, Jul 24, 2010
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  6. Davidoff Newcomer, in training Posts: 46

    Firefox FTW!!!!
    Davidoff, Jul 24, 2010
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  7. TomSEA TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,970   +139

    Firefox has been my standard for a while. But after a couple of recent comparison reviews on a couple of tech websites where Opera was the speed winner, I've tried that. It is no doubt faster than hell. But in the bells and whistles department, it's definitely lacking.

    SO...Firefox is my main, Opera is my experiment. :)
    TomSEA, Jul 24, 2010
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  8. HaMsTeYr TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 385

    Chrome and opera.
    HaMsTeYr, Jul 24, 2010
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  9. Cueto_99 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 232   +7

    God, a year ago I was using IE 8 or Firefox 3, but, after the first day I installed Chrome, I dished those two! I just love the clean look, without excessive useless taskbars, and the ability to search from the url bar, just can't live without it!!
    Cueto_99, Jul 24, 2010
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  10. treeski TechSpot Guru Posts: 668   +31

    I use Chrome for 90% of my browsing needs. Occasionally I'll use Pale Moon/IE to test random things or to view the occasional page that I am having trouble viewing in Chrome.
    treeski, Jul 24, 2010
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  11. kuksoolkid Newcomer, in training

    Opera is far superior to firefox or ie... and safari for real that shouldn't even be a choice compared to the other ones. So my vote is opera because who needs all that other junk, that Firefox is so famous for, if you really know how to use a computer.
    kuksoolkid, Jul 24, 2010
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  12. St1ckM4n TechSpot Maniac Posts: 1,537   +199

    I use Opera, just because it's so sleek and does everything I want. It is on-par with Chrome in sleekness (window frame size, transparency, buttons etc), but with Chrome you have no Speed Dial, and no temp folder.
    St1ckM4n, Jul 24, 2010
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  13. SSaywell Newcomer, in training Posts: 39

    I used Firefox (4)/IE. I hope IE 9 is good as I would kinda like to just use IE as my main browser due to the fact that nearly every website works in IE, something that can't be said for the rest.
    SSaywell, Jul 24, 2010
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  14. g4mer TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 340

    For some reason i hate Chrome. FIREFOX #1 !!
    g4mer, Jul 24, 2010
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  15. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    I nearly converted to Chrome but I believe Firefox 4 has won me back. I still use both regularly though, because some sites don't work properly in FF4 yet.
    Matthew, Jul 24, 2010
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  16. g4mer TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 340

    Internet Explorer is a simple program that comes with Windows that allows you to download web browsers like Firefox and Opera.
    g4mer, Jul 24, 2010
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  17. Punkid TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 533

    i hate chrome too.... firefox and opera \m/
    Punkid, Jul 24, 2010
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  18. Decimae Newcomer, in training Posts: 79

    I tried using chrome once(because I wanted to save my tabs in ff4b1 which was lagging). This happened:
    http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy100/Hydrosophist/chromefail.jpg
    So well, FF is still my browser of choice, mostly because of the extensions. Opera seems nice too; but won't support a single extension. Safari seems not bad too; but IE still is the worst popular browser available.
    Decimae, Jul 24, 2010
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  19. myrmidonks Newcomer, in training Posts: 65

    FF is my browser of choice currently, because of the amount of customization it allows for. However, on my 5 year old laptop, chrome is the much faster browser, loading quicker itself, and loading pages faster as well.
    myrmidonks, Jul 24, 2010
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  20. Guest

    Using Opera for 7 years now it's the leader everyone else copies and play catch up
    Guest, Jul 24, 2010
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