Which browser to use?

[widgeon13]

Simple question. I have been using Safari for quite some time, on occasion I go to Chrome.

I have just downloaded Mozilla Firefox and it seems to perform faster than the other two.

Is it just my imagination or is there a logical explanation. Is there any downside to having three browsers loaded onto your computer?

[1990C4S]

I am quite happy with Firefox.

[Nickshu]

Every time I try to switch to Firefox or Chrome I end up back at Internet Explorer after a couple weeks.

[stomachmonkey]

I keep 3 browsers, Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, on my boxes.

Use Chrome 90% of the time.

Not digging the UI in Safari lately.

As far as speed and function you'll find what's the better performer today may not be when the next release of it or one of the others comes out.

Having multiple browsers hurts nothing and is often useful.

[widgeon13]

Thanks!

[GH85Carrera]

I switched to Firefox about 18 months ago. Internet Explorer had become such a slow dog I could not stand it. It is pretty much impossible to un-install IE but I get rid of all the icons and start menu locations for it. I tried Safari and found it just weird to use. I can't even put my finger on a solid reason other than I did not like it.

I have never even tried Edge.

[sand_man]

Safari and Chrome for me.

[masraum]

Since 1996 or so I've been trying various browsers, but I've almost always settled on Firefox (well, that far back it was Netscape). I still pretty much only use Firefox, but I do of course, still have IE around and use it occasionally. Sometimes there is a page that just doesn't work right with FF.

As has been said, there's no problem with having multiple browsers on your PC.

[HardDrive]

Chrome 99% of the time. I keep Firefox on my machine for testing and the occasional web form that doesn't work with Chrome.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Having multiple browsers hurts nothing and is often useful.

I use Firefox primarily and Safari as a backup. I find two are enough. I can have something open on Firefox and go to Safari to look something up on google or whatever, and have it search in the background while I go back to Firefox. Safari is slow and clunky and has the typical Apple, "We've done all the thinking for you, so do things our way" attitude that I hate.

[nostatic]

Chrome = google, I avoid any google products when I can. Safari and Firefox.

[Iciclehead]

Won't use Firefox (or any Mozilla product) for what they did to their CEO a while back. Had it force-removed from all company machines, blacklisted Mozilla website...truly hope they fail.

IE works Ok, Chrome is highly tied to Google (of course), cannot seem to find a working Safari for 64 bit Windows 7 but it is also a good alternative.

Historically I have always had multiple browsers, but lately I have restricted to just IE...it seems to do the job well and of course it ties to Windows well.

Dennis

[Steve Carlton]

Is Safari the only one that works on an iPhone 6S?

Is Opera still around?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Safari almost exclusively. Chrome on my work PC. I echo the above - try to avoid google products as much as possible (have all connections blocked w/ Little Snitch on my home computer, etc.)

The only reason I use it on my work computer is because it's faster, has a better interface and is and has overall better features for the things I care about than I.E. (which seems chock-full-o-bloatsware like most Microsoft stuff - lots of functions I neither need nor care about).

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by Iciclehead

Won't use Firefox (or any Mozilla product) for what they did to their CEO a while back. Had it force-removed from all company machines, blacklisted Mozilla website...truly hope they fail.

People chose not to follow or work for a bigot. He chose to resign, instead of seeing Mozilla crash and burn.

[widgeon13]

Why do people avoid Chrome (Google)? Once again, just curious.

[wdfifteen]

^^
I avoid it to do my small part to dilute google's internet oligarchy. Google has some fine products, but so does Mozilla. Chrome may be better than Safari as a second browser, but I just don't want google's talons in me that deep.

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by masraum

Since 1996 or so I've been trying various browsers, but I've almost always settled on Firefox (well, that far back it was Netscape).

You kids today; NASIOC mosaic was the real deal. Now get off my lawn!

[widebody911]

I like FireFox because of the variety of extensions, most specifically the ad, flash, and javascript blocking

[LakeCleElum]

Mostly FF since the mid '90's....Some Chrome, never IE......Never Edge on the netbook I'm using to try out Win 10.....(Not planning to put Win 10 on my other computers at this point)