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Anatolia 8 Dec, 2016 @ 1:01am

Thoughts: Web Browsers

To those who surf the Internet as a hobby, a user tends to have a favourite web browser. There are factors as to why one bears preference towards a certain browser, be it the reliability of said browser, user interface (UI), or simply one's comfortability to it.

Additionally, as stated in the title, what are your experiences & thoughts regarding certain web browsers? As for the web browser that you consider as your favourite, what part of it that makes it so?

For my part, I make use of Google Chrome as my main web browser due to my preference to it. Previously, I've also made use of Firefox & Internet Explorer. And curiously, I find that the latter seems to be somewhat faster than Google Chrome by a small degree. Of course, this is purely from my experience, however.

Last edited by Anatolia; 8 Dec, 2016 @ 2:23am

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robomagon 8 Dec, 2016 @ 1:09am

I use Firefox currently. Although I liked it best at version 1 and it seems to get worse with every major update. Still, there are various plugins available to make it feel as close to the later versions of Netscape as possible, and as that was IMHO the pinnacle of web browser UI design, it's what I stick with.

76109108007942031 8 Dec, 2016 @ 2:20am

I use Google Chrome.

I seemed to have the opposite experience with IE. While Chrome runs fine, IE sometimes crashes on me.

Lagger 8 Dec, 2016 @ 2:31am

Waterfox>All

Opera is solid too but not a fan of the interface being as robust as it is.

Fork_Q2 8 Dec, 2016 @ 2:38am

Chrome. Firefox's UI feels so damned slow. Plus Chrome plays better with all my Google services, seems to be better at syncing passwords.

j. 8 Dec, 2016 @ 2:47am

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:
Chrome. Firefox's UI feels so damned slow. Plus Chrome plays better with all my Google services, seems to be better at syncing passwords.

puur 8 Dec, 2016 @ 2:57am

chrome is my fav
firefox is nice
edge makes me want to die
ie is a meme

SleepyNBDisaster 8 Dec, 2016 @ 3:08am

I'm just gonna say it. Fuck Chrome. It's 'overrated' as hell.

rept 8 Dec, 2016 @ 4:14am

I use Firefox 'cause it's been infinitely more stable than Chrome which I used to use.

76109108007942031 8 Dec, 2016 @ 4:45am

Originally posted by Panic:
I'm just gonna say it. Fuck Chrome. It's 'overrated' as hell.

I come from years of IE usage, Chrome feels like the work of the gods now.

Last edited by 76109108007942031; 8 Dec, 2016 @ 4:45am

Prusak 8 Dec, 2016 @ 5:19am

I use Chrome because I use Chrome and don't wanna switch

Also I have 6 tabs I never close and I don't wanna search them up again

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Littlefoot 8 Dec, 2016 @ 10:11am

Chrome, used it since 2011 and apart from a few issues, it's impressed me. The UI is convenient, loading sites takes normally just a few seconds and the amount of plugins you can install all makes it attactive.

Firefox is alright, just not my cup of tea.

IE is shit, used it for ages but got so fed up with how slow it was.

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Dom 8 Dec, 2016 @ 10:44am

Chrome, but only with proper VPN and anti-exploit protections. I don't trust Google too much.

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nicoper 8 Dec, 2016 @ 11:07am

I've said this many times already, so this will be a short summary;
I mainly use Firefox for my average browsing needs.
I use Vivaldi on my second monitor because it's UI looks great on the weird resolution it has and I like that browser.
I use Opera when I need quick access to a VPN service.
I use Chrome for live-preview in Brackets and for the rare occasions when something doesn't work in Firefox and I'm too lazy to start anything else.
I use Edge in the extremely rare cases everything else has failed.

On my phone I primarily use Opera as it's the fastest mobile browser I've ever used (Android Marshmallow), probably thanks to its data-savings mode which is lovely for the rare occasions I am in the need of internet access when I'm not at home.

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