I use Firefox but im interested in your opinions on the subject.
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i use both....FF and IE...different browser perform in different website...IE will be better in website that have flash and macromedia features....while FF would be better in plain websites.
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It's not that people prefer it, it's just that it is preinstalled with Windows and integrated into the operating system.  Some sites like Windows Update and Windows Live require you to use IE.  I agree that Firefox is the best browser ever but what can you do.  Look at the bright side that Firefox is slowly chipping away at IE market share.
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Firefox-\n-Blocks pop-ups\n-Checks Security Certificates of websites\n-Warns you about malicious activities\n-has Tabbed view\n\nIE doesn't have all those features.
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http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/01/firefox_vs_internet_explorer.html\n\nand just to get the answers by yourself try this\nhttp://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
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As between these two, Firefox, without doubt. IE has been, and continues to be, riddled with security problems. So safety goes to Firefox (properly configured). Make sure you've gone through every menu and setting under Tools, and made good choices, before you use it. Poorly configured Firefox is not all that secure. Of course, even optimally configured IE has lots of problems, so there isn't much choice. \n\nOn the faster front, things are less clear. some have reported IE (one version or another) to be faster than Firefox (one version or another). Let's look at some details. Firefox allows you to adjust your settings more easily than IE. And so you can tell Firefox not to download popup or popunder windows (makes things faster, less garbage traffic) and you can tell Firefox not to download images unless you ask (less data unless needed, so faster).  And so on. There's a Firefox extension called FasterFox which automatically loads stuff in the background when you're inactive for a moment, and it can speed things up a good bit. It also requires configuration and probably  experimentation to find the fastest settings in your situation. And there are several other firefox extensions which filter out other detritus and trash and so don;t use the limited bandwidth you have. Things will seem to load faster. So for the faster question, I think it's Firefox, properly configured, and perhaps with the right extensions. \n\nAs for better, if it's safer and faster, where's the doubt?\n\n======\n\ncaveats\n\nMicrosoft is in the midst of rewriting substantial parts of IE, so it is said. if so, the next version of IE may be better than past version have been. But Firefox sets a high standard, so IE has a considerable ways to go. Due out sometime early next year, and only for Windows, naturally.
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Here's a comparison from CNET supporting your assessment.\nhttp://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7-6656808-7.html?tag=btn\n\nResponses to a few earlier postings\nSAID: I know that, but its sad that most software don't support Firefox.\nRESPONSE: What software are you referring to? What are you trying to say because this is a meaningless statement as written.\n\nSAID: This is only due to the fact that firefox hasnt been in the browser market anywhere near as long as I.E.! Give it time tho, it is becoming more susceptible to adware every day!\nRESPONSE: Firefox is the open source development of what used to be the Netscape Navigator browser which was around BEFORE Internet Explorer. The security improvement of Firefox are not due to newness (otherwise IE7 which is newer than Firefox 2.0 would be more secure and it isn't). This point simply shows the author doesn't know the facts nor understand how browser security is acheived.\n\nSAID: but some sites it cant open don't know why\nRESPONSE: True. Sites that have been optimised for IE may not work with Firefox. Firefox is not a perfect solution (nothing is). You will need to keep IE as secondary browser if you want to access sites which have (against good web design principles) been designed to work properly only in IE. Alternatively you just boycott those sites as a protest against their poor design work.\n///
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Mozilla Firefox 1.5. It's also easy to use and fast. Download it at http://www.mozilla.com/
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You have a lot of spelling mistake.\n\nI think opera and firefox are equally secure.
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lol\n\nTo what point? Will you really use all those features?\n\nIf you really want to overload yourself with web features, get Firefox, and download as many extensions as you like. Then play with them. I suppose you can waste as much time doing this as you like, but you will get no more productivity. There are a few really great extensions, and the firefox site even has a list of them, but in general most of these features are niche features meant not for mainstream browsing but for people who need specifically that implimentation. That's why there are so many of them.
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Firefox.  It more user friendly, it goes much faster for me, and stops pop-ups and ads.  Besides, my IE just stopped working.  I hate IE!!  Long live Firefox!
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Firefox is better than internet explorer for a variety of reasons. It uses tabbed browsing, so you only need have one window open for webbrowsing purposes. Its built in search bar is customizable to include all your favorite search sites, including wikipedia, ebay, etc. \n\nThe main thing that makes Firefox superior is that it allows the use of extensions. If there is something you don't like about it, or some functionality you would like to add (like blocking ads), chances are someone has written an extension which is easily added on to the browser. \n\nThe only drawback of Firefox is that it can be a memory hog. If you make sure you only download the extensions you need and will use though, this can be minimized.
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GET FIREFOX!!! www.mozillafirefox.com
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well, I am baffled. If Firefox serves you well then why would you have to use Explorer? It is unsafe and open to attacks and many experts will descourage you from using it, read this for one\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/id,125772-page,3/article.html\nIf you don't like Firefox, then why not try Opera or any of the ones which are recommended for a safe browsing experience?
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Use Firefox instead :) www.firefox.com
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If you're on a Windows PC, then you've already got IE installed (make sure you are running IE 6 though).  Since it's 90% market share, almost everything works with it, including things like streaming media and other ActiveX-style plugins.  Firefox is newer and has some cool features.  Since it's growing fast and is based on W3C standards, most sites support it.  Sometimes you run into a site that doesn't work right in Firefox because they made some assumptions on IE.  I've also had some problems getting streaming media to work as well on Firefox as on IE.  Since Firefox is open-source, you find a lot of people developing plug-ins and other add-ons for it.
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Yep the space man stays where he is suposed to. My IE6 was broken so i didn't think twice before upgrading.  It is very much imporved.  I'd even go as far as saying that in many ways it is better than firefox (which i have used and loved for the last two years).
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Firefox doesn't try to force their own standards on its users which frustrates web users and designers to no end.\n\nThey make it very easy to make a stand for open standards so why the hell WOULDN'T you use firefox?