Is Firefox needed

[Michaelgtrusa]

Dear members, I heard about the firefox browser, do I really need it and would everyone here suggest it.

 

[juanster]

you don't need it you can just use Safari, it's preference i believe, I myself use Firefox..and love it, Safari just doesn't look as pretty IMO

 

[iShater]

I would get it cause I like FF, but also just in case you run into some website that complains about Safari and asks you to use FF.

 

[pit29]

I would get it cause I like FF, but also just in case you run into some website that complains about Safari and asks you to use FF.

I second that, although I do it the other way round... Using WebKit, and the Mozilla-based Firefox whenever something seems strange (rare cases).

(And strangly, in these rare cases, Camino tends to work better. Since Camino uses Webkit as well, I guess in the end it does not come down to a Webkit / Mozilla issue.)

 

[takemore]

Due to (thou rare) incompatibilities between browsers and web-sites it is good to have a few different browsers. So if something doesn't show up "right" you can use another browser to see if "fault" is on your browser or web-site side. Which is what I do.
Regarding preferences - I used to be FF user. But I like Safari's search on the current page so much that can't use FF anymore

 

[DaveF]

You don't need it; Safari is an excellent browser.

However, I prefer Firefox and never use Safari. Its extensions and tab-management behavior better fit my style.

 

[Hmac]

I use Firefox on my Mac Pro and Safari on my MacBook Pro, mainly because I just haven't gotten around to installing Firefox. Safari works fine.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

A wealth of help thanx. I know it's free and i'll download it.

 

[kjs862]

I never use firefox I do have it on my machine just in case, but I rarely find myself using, almost never.