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Firefox vs. IE vs. Opera vs. Safari

Which browser do you use?

  • Firefox 2

    Votes: 50 43.9%

  • IE7

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Opera 9

    Votes: 6 5.3%

  • Safari 2

    Votes: 52 45.6%

  • Other

    Votes: 6 5.3%
  • Total voters
    114
Safari on the Mac. Opera on everything else. Not sure why I don't use Opera on the Mac really, I guess it just doesn't look as nice.

Nothing comes close to the number of features in Opera in a default install. Mouse Gestures, session saving, recalling closed windows, duplicating windows, movable tabs, zoomable pages, bit torrent, to name but a few. I'm aware that most (all?) of these are available with FireFox extensions, it's just that they work out-of-the-box with Opera.
 
Mac: Safari 2
PC: Firefox 2

I found a sort of all-inclusive list for the AdBlock extension and man, it almost makes me want to use Firefox over Safari. I have an adblocking style sheet and SafariBlock, but it's nowhere near as good.
 
Firefox because I prefer the way it handles RSS (can just have drop down lists from the bookmark toolbar) . I can't find another browser that works like that, so I haven't switched. i've tried, but always come back to Firefox.
 
This question has been asked many times before ;)

My usual answer is Safari - however I'm posting from Firefox right now because I've got so many tabs open in Safari that it's become really sluggish and spinning beachballs at me. Firefox 2 is a definite improvement over previous versions; I like the implementation of 'sessions', as with Opera. I won't touch IE (well I don't have a PC) unless it's work-related or someone's holding a gun to my head.
 
Firefox on the PC because I like using the extensions, and I dislike IE!

Safari on the Mac because I just like the feel of it more. Less clunky? FF on the Mac doesn't thrill me at all though.
 
Break down for sites that can't handle certain browsers. I'm trying to ween myself over to Opera for Macintosh, but I don't like its lack of Services support in OS X.

Macintosh: Safari 75%, Opera 24%, Camino 1%.
PC: Opera 95%, Firefox 4%, IE5/6/7 1%.

Firefox is too buggy and bogged down for me to enjoy.
 
I only use Firefox for all the nice add-ons you can download. They come in very handy.

Safari is just to plain for my taste
 
Firefox. I could live without the extensions if I had to - but for development work its javascript debugger and (to a lesser degree) its DOM inspector make my life a lot easier.

I've tried the new Drosera add-on for Webkit, but it's not as easy to use.
 
IE7 just came out with a beautiful new update. Way faster, phising protection, tabbed browsing. It is really good, I actually like it better than Firefox, and almost as much as Safari.
 
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