Favourite browser - 2012

Discussion in 'polls' started by carat, Jan 8, 2012.

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Which is your favourite web browser?

  1. Internet Explorer

    32 vote(s)
    9.8%
  2. Mozilla Firefox

    150 vote(s)
    45.9%
  3. Google Chrome

    69 vote(s)
    21.1%
  4. Safari

    5 vote(s)
    1.5%
  5. Opera

    49 vote(s)
    15.0%
  6. Other

    22 vote(s)
    6.7%
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  1. chrisretusn

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  2. ams963

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    firefox :thumb:
     
  3. Trooper

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    Firefox here as well.
     
  4. safeguy

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    Firefox.
     
  5. Noob

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    Chromium Roolz all of youuu!!:D
     
  6. moontan

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    i already voted for Chrome in the past.
    back then, i was on Windows 7 and security was much more of a concern.
    Chrome was very much part of my security setup, with its sandbox feature.

    now i am using Opera on Linux after trying Firefox and Midori.
    the speed of all these browsers feel pretty similar, so it's more the features of the browser itself i'm interested in these days.
     
  7. sg09

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    Firefox, Opera. Keeping an eye on Maxthon. Running very good here.
     
  8. linuxforall

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    Opera with Chromium as alternate.
     
  9. Noob

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    I wonder why Google have not uploaded any Chromium build since Jan 17, anyone knows why? o_O
     
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    commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-continuous/index.html?path=Win/&sort=desc

    Chromium's on 18.
     
  12. pandorax

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    o_O I am using 19.0.1030.0 now?

    And i have a question. I installed Scriptno and Adblock Plus experimental and subscribed Easyprivacy. Are they work without leak on Chromium?
     
  13. Hungry Man

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    They should be working fine. I hadn't realized Chromium is now on 19... that must have been recent... like within the last day.
     
  14. d0t

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    I wish Firefox was lighter. Only reason I use Chrome is it's much lighter :/
     
  15. pandorax

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    I downloaded today. It works like stable. But i am not sure if Adblock do its job properly. I hope it also blocks ads, not hide.
     
  16. pandorax

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    Unfortunately Firefox UI responsivess is not good!
     
  17. Hungry Man

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    If you're using Adblock beta or experimental it will work properly and block the ads.
     
  18. pandorax

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    Using experimental one. You are also using experimental one, right? Did you do something extra?
     
  19. Hungry Man

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    I'm using Adblock beta on ChromeOS 17. On my Chrome Canary I think I'm using experimental with the about:flags Experimental Extensions API enabled.
     
  20. pandorax

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    OK, thanks.
     
  21. Noob

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    Ohh, so theres a new upload site? :D
    Thanks for the link! :thumb:
     
  22. Firecat

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    I used to have Safari for Windows till Opera 10.5 was released. Since then Opera has been my primary browser and so far nothing out there has made me switch. Feature wise I don't see a huge difference but Opera brings to me a highly streamlined experience and easy, useful implementations of common features.

    There are of course niggles like gmail not working properly at times (and earlier, the issues with Windows Live Mail) but it speaks volumes about the browser that even these issues did not make me switch. Frankly, I'm a little surprised Opera has quite a few users here at Wilders - I was thinking it's purely a niche browser.

    I do have other browsers installed, IE9 and Google Chrome, which has replaced Firefox as the browser of choice for my parents and brother.
     
  23. elapsed

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    You're surprised a browser with next to no security features has little users on a security forum?
     
  24. Daveski17

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    I'm surprised 26 people admit to using Opera! Having said that, it is remarkably customisable. If it worked properly & had decent security it would be brilliant. ;)
     
  25. vasa1

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    I think it means that there are more users than expected.
     
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