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Battle of the Browsers Poll [What is your default browser?]

What Browser do you use the most?

  • Safari 3

    Votes: 57 50.9%

  • Firefox 3

    Votes: 38 33.9%

  • Safari 2 and under

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • Firefox 2 and under

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • WebKit Nightlies

    Votes: 5 4.5%

  • Opera

    Votes: 2 1.8%

  • Firefox Nightlies

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Camino

    Votes: 5 4.5%

  • OmniWeb

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • iCab

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • Mozilla/Seamonkey

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I do not browse the Web on my mac. I use my iPhone/iPod Touch exclusively and love MoblieSafari

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • I still use Internet Explorer 5.2.3

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • I use one of the various Netscape Branded Browsers that are no longer supported by AOL.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I do not own a mac and use a browser on Windows or Linux.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    112
Q

qacjared

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jan 28, 2008
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I myself love the webkit nightlies because they are insanely faster then the already lightspeed safari browser.

The last answer to the poll was supposed to be "I am voting in this poll in the "Mac Applications" forum even tho I do not own a mac and use a browser on Windows or Linux Instead." but it was over the 1000 character limit for an answer.
 
i use opera and fireox at the same time..........(macbook)

is this ok??

im thnking of using 3 or 4 browsers at the smae time.....in diff workspaces.
 
I'm a diehard Opera fan but I'm finding the OS X version lacking a little, it's definitely not as smooth as Safari. This makes me sad.
 
I split my time between Firefox 3 and Safari 3...there are quirks in both of them that get on my nerves so I switch it up. They're right next to each other on my dock. I voted for Safari 3 though because I'm using Safari right now.
 
I've been using Safari as my default browser since I got 10.3. I've always had Firefox installed and setting in the dock for when I'm having difficulties with websites, but the biggest issues I've had with Firefox is the lack of OS X integration: not using native buttons, not able to use the built in spell check or dictionary, no keychain support, etc. Of course there is Camino, but Firefox has a much larger plugin library that i like.
 
Duff-Man said:
Duff-Man says...hasn't the "which browser" question been done enough times already? Really....oh yeah!
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Yes but nothing with this many options

ggjstudios said:
PLEASE SEARCH before posting repetitive, redundant threads! There is already a poll and many threads on this subject!
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I did search. and yes there are quite a few. but most of them are just firefox or safari which reminds me of IE vs Firefox on Windows. The whole point of this is the me THE battle of the browsers and to include ALL relevant OS X browsers to be as scientific as you can get on a forum. With that in mind I gave this topic a good name (Battle of the Browsers) and included alot of options including less common choices such as iCab which is still being developed for Mac OS 9.

So yes there is value in this that the other threads do no have.

mysterytramp said:
Flock
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Anyone know if theres a way to add this to the choices? Because I knew I forgot something when I made this and now I know what that was. I really like flock even tho I do not use it yet I just love the idea of of a social browser and would love to include it in this poll.
 
ZiggyPastorius said:
Off topic, but yes, this is perfectly fine. Nothing bad will happen, except you'll cringe a little when you switch to the non-Opera spaces :D
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lol
dude you like your opera eh?
why so much? whats your fav things about it?
you use mouse gestures?
hotmail sucks on opera....and on safari.....firefox and IE are good for hotmail..

but i heard IE is very unsfae.....is this true????
or shall i just use IE on macbook as well????
would it be ok to install IE on macbook??
 
bob2131 said:
lol
but i heard IE is very unsfae.....is this true????
or shall i just use IE on macbook as well????
would it be ok to install IE on macbook??
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dude you do know that IE 5.2.3 was released way back on June 16, 2003 and is therefore over 5 years old
 
bob2131 said:
would it be ok to install IE on macbook??
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No. Your Macbook will explode.

Seriously, you'll be punished if you install IE on a modern Mac. Or at least you should be.

Support for IE 5.x for Mac ceased a long time ago, and it can't handle most modern web sites. It's ancient, ancient browser tech. It also doesn't render the same as IE 6 or 7 for Windows, so there's no point in installing it to check web designs. That's what Parallels/VMWare is for.
 
mrogers said:
No. Your Macbook will explode.

Seriously, you'll be punished if you install IE on a modern Mac. Or at least you should be.

Support for IE 5.x for Mac ceased a long time ago, and it can't handle most modern web sites. It's ancient, ancient browser tech. It also doesn't render the same as IE 6 or 7 for Windows, so there's no point in installing it to check web designs. That's what Parallels/VMWare is for.
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yeah its just that hotmail works best with internet explorer.
i dont really wanna use internet with bootcamp/fusion windows xp.....cause of viruses etc.

you know how mac are very secure for viruses etc.....when yuo put windows xp on a mac.........and browse net on windows xp........is this secure like mac leopard too??? or is it windows xp 100% with all the security weaknesses??
 
bob2131 said:
yeah its just that hotmail works best with internet explorer.
i dont really wanna use internet with bootcamp/fusion windows xp.....cause of viruses etc.

you know how mac are very secure for viruses etc.....when yuo put windows xp on a mac.........and browse net on windows xp........is this secure like mac leopard too??? or is it windows xp 100% with all the security weaknesses??
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You need/should have anti virus installed for your XP partition, its completely separate from OS X when doing this.
 
qacjared said:
Anyone know if theres a way to add this to the choices? Because I knew I forgot something when I made this and now I know what that was. I really like flock even tho I do not use it yet I just love the idea of of a social browser and would love to include it in this poll.
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Maybe the answer is to start a thread ...

[ducking] ::)

mt

P.S. Flock is great even without all the social stuff.
 
mcnees287 said:
You need/should have anti virus installed for your XP partition, its completely separate from OS X when doing this.
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oh ok....ive got nod32 for pc..........

but say if i NEVER use internet browser in windows xp on macbook.......
but say if airport is turned on.......in the background. while im using windows xp.......

can i still be attacked by virus etc??? or are we only vulnerable when actually using browser/websites?
 
bob2131 said:
oh ok....ive got nod32 for pc..........

but say if i NEVER use internet browser in windows xp on macbook.......
but say if airport is turned on.......in the background. while im using windows xp.......

can i still be attacked by virus etc??? or are we only vulnerable when actually using browser/websites?
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I disable airport, ethernet, and bluetooth under XP on my Mac.
 
bob2131 said:
lol
dude you like your opera eh?
why so much? whats your fav things about it?
you use mouse gestures?
hotmail sucks on opera....and on safari.....firefox and IE are good for hotmail..

but i heard IE is very unsfae.....is this true????
or shall i just use IE on macbook as well????
would it be ok to install IE on macbook??
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This is off-topic, so if you wish to know, PM me, but to answer your question, yes, I do. And who cares about hotmail? :D (Not really, just poking fun).
 
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