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BTS007

hi
this is in my opinion the differences between IE & FF
System :
- IE : 98/200/XP/VISTA , Macintosh
- FF: 98/2000/XP/VISTA/Macintosh/FreeBSD/Solaris/*nix
Security :
- IE : http://secunia.com/product/11/
- FF : http://secunia.com/product/4227/ ( fast Fixed )
Respect of web standards :
- IE : 7/10
- FF : 9,5/10
Cost :
- IE : $$$$
- FF : OpenSource
Also FF is More Fast Than IE
what do you use ?

IBF

Well i would say that FireFox is better and since the date i had been using FireFox i have never ever used Internet Explorer and as of my personal view i would say that IE is the most crappy web browser till date.

amazing_greg

I'm a FireFox fan. I only use FF and I even make it a point to spead the FF love to other people when I see them using IE.



There's no truer statement.

0lgi

Personally I am using Mozilla Firefox and I am really pleased with its speed and easy-to-use navigation , although Im using some times also Opera and these are the best browsers in my opinion

Technology

The biggest difference between Fire Fox and Internet Explorer is that FF is a secured one as compared to Internet Explorer and more over it is faster as compared to IE.

emas4me

FireFox
advantages: more ease of use features; more secure.
disadvantages: can be slow at times

Internet Explorer
advantages: fast
disadvantages: any day now we'll see yet another Microsoft vuln that affects IE; IE crashing can require a reboot

Opera
advantages: Fast and more secure.
disadvantages: Still has some misc. problems with javascript/java-enabled sites

and how about " safari browser " ( product from apple ). already have windows xp/vista version....

does anyone have experience ?

Speed

I like to use Fire Fox as it is the best internet browser i have used till date and more over the best thing i like about it is that it is much more stable then other browsers specially as compared to Internet Explorer.

just4kix

I agree with all of you. However, one of the biggest advantages of IE is that IE is the browser of choice amongst corporates and almost all web applications are written and tested for IE. There are a quite a few web applications as well as Enterprise Applications that do not work well (or at all) in other browsers.

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xwhyz

I personally prefer internet explorer to ff for my general browsing, as i feel it is more faster and more easy to use (i belong to the older class of internet, LOL), but will sometimes feel frustrated with the fact that IE crashes very frequently too and no credibility is there. While i use Firefox mostly for secure browsing!

just4kix

IE7 crashes sometimes but not very frequently. It has happened to me maybe one or two times a month. That is acceptable to me.

If it is crashing more often for you, try the following:

- try to upgrade to IE7, if you have not done already
- apply windows updates regularly
- turn off many "silly" browser helper objects (BHOs)
- even Google/Yahoo Tool bar is not required for IE7

MyWay

I would like to go with FireFox as it is much better browser then the Internet Explorer. I had been using it for a long time and since then i have never ever used Internet Explorer but still some sites are not compatable with FF so i use IE for those but this happens rarely.

Xibit

i like to use both of these browsers but still as of the better one i would say that FireFox is the better and stable interenet browser.

Peace

I love FireFox. I had been using it for a long time and more over the best thing i like about it is that it is veyr much stable. .

Register

For me firefox is the best browser and this is because it is stable (as everyone else has said) and another thing is that it is much better looking then Internet explorer.

Rick

Wow... looks like there are lots of fireFox fans here... well i am FF Fan and would say that is the best internet browser right now..

User789

I like to use both of these internet browser and as many member have said that IE not stable then i would not agree with this point as IE is a stable Internet browser and also there are many skins available to chnage the look at this browser.

Logik

FF.........all the hacking legends / computer geeks prefer FF or Opera. some how IE 7/6 also copy of the FF to gr8 extent. (the tab concep, Pop up blocker). ya but FF consumes more system resources at the begining than the IE, so it takes a bit more time to load for the very first time.....but after that its supersonic. mayn webies whcih doesn't work on the IE are just matter of few seconds for FF....atleast i have experienced that

wannabe

firefox FTW!!!

pothi

Those who have been using Internet Explorer, kindly visit browsehappy.com. It might bring some light about IE.

itsmemad

I love Firefox for its great collection of add-ons... Its really customizable according to my choice... & makes the browsing very enchanting experience... Currently I use 54 add-ons.. including 18 themes...