nikster Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Firefox 3.5. I was told it was faster, but frankly I don't notice any difference. Recently:* Tried Chrome. Like the simple interface, it just didn't work as well as Firefox. * Tried Opera. Interesting. Speedial was cool for a few days, then I got sick of it. * Tried IE8 when I had to buy some game time for a Thai MMORPG (FF doesn't work on their site). It stinks. Kind of wondering if M$ is on the brink of leaving the browser space. They were so quiet about IE8, maybe they are starting to realise how much it sucks? I don't think they care very much. They need a "good enough" browser so people don't flee to Mac OS in droves, but that's about it. They don't need a great product. The strategic importance IE once had it doesn't have anymore since MS gave up on trying to take over the internet. Back in the dark ages of IE6, MS tried to break standards left and right with the goal of giving Windows users the "best" internet experience, in that stuff would just be broken in other browsers/OSs. That's why so many Thai web pages still only work in IE 6, but in the grand scheme of things the strategy failed, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verydumbubba Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Browsers are like beer, plenty choices. The MS EU browser omission is probably the official finger for the zillion buck fine recently. It has been a non event for years. Most browsers spoof as IE. Bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pampal Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 General Browsing Opera and Firefox Online Banking IE7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotheruser Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 FF 3.5 Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanh-BKK Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hi 99% Swiftfox 3.5, some times (to test stuff) Opera, Netscape or Konqueror (Linux). At work 99% Firefox 3.5, rarely IE 8 and even more rarely Chrome (a certain site in Germany for some reason works ONLY in Chrome, crashes all others) Windows XP that is. Regards Thanh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b19bry Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Microsoft Warns About a Serious IE Security Hole For those using still using IE on XP : http://mashable.com/2009/07/07/microsoft-ie-security-hole/ Maybe time to switch to FF, Chrome, Safari ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 FF 3 with adblock , no-script and flashblock IE 6 via VPN to devices whose http GUI only works properly with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaak327 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Microsoft Warns About a Serious IE Security HoleFor those using still using IE on XP : http://mashable.com/2009/07/07/microsoft-ie-security-hole/ Maybe time to switch to FF, Chrome, Safari ? Haha, as if those are not vulnerable to security leaks. Incidentially people who run Vista have no reason to worry whatsoever, even people who run windows 2000 don't have to worry, the vulnerabiltiy occurs in MS's most insecure operating system to date: Affected Software Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verydumbubba Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 This has been going on for +10 years Bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insight Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Chrome 90% of the time, rolling back to IEx occasionally for development purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 This has been going on for +10 yearsBubba and will continue at least for another 10... a never ending story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Firefox most of the time, occasionally Konqueror. For those very few sites that need IE I use the IEtab addon for Firefox. Must say, Chrome isn't bad, but its still a long way from Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 IE6 (for online banking purpose only) You are seriously taking the piss aren't you? Ever heard of Bangkok Bank online banking which can not be conducted in any other browser? Ever heard of Online Armor and Banking Mode? Cannot say I have as I dumped that bank yrs ago, guess the BBL is behind the times. K-Bank rocks with latest browser technology:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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