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What's the best browser?

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Raymond Carter2 Raymond Carter2 Active MemberOP
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joined Jul 2004
#1 ·
What do you guys think are the best browsers out there?
Angela Hill Angela Hill Active Member
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joined Mar 2004
#2 ·
Internet Explorer, obviously 😎
I'm currently testing out this Crazy browser, and I have to say, it doesn't seem half bad either 😉
Raymond Carter2 Raymond Carter2 Active MemberOP
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joined Jul 2004
#3 ·
Mozilla is solid. It opens way faster than Internet Explorer, though it acts a bit wonky when dealing with Flash-heavy sites. I can't stand Opera because it isn't free and constantly nags you to register. One day I spent an hour downloading it just to delete it immediately.
driftingnomad68 driftingnomad68 Member
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joined Sep 2005
#4 ·
I’m actually a big fan of Opera because it comes with a built-in pop-up blocker, plus I love how having just one single instance open for all my windows keeps things so simple.
Paul Foster262 Paul Foster262 Newcomer
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joined Nov 2003
#5 ·
Despite all the glitches, I guess IE is still king. People just can't let go!
I haven't really messed around with Mozilla yet. Opera is decent, but the look is just too dull for me—I need something with a little more color. 😁
Michael Sanchez7 Michael Sanchez7 Newcomer
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#6 ·
Another vote for Firefox.
Raymond Carter2 Raymond Carter2 Active MemberOP
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#7 ·
I should've included more options. I've never even heard of Firefox, so I didn't bother putting it on the list. 😢
brightrider8 brightrider8 Member
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#8 ·
Ivansa said:I really should have included more options. I've honestly never even heard of Firefox, so I didn't bother putting it on the list.😢

Look, it's pretty simple—the browser is called Firefox. Mozilla is the company behind it, and Firefox is the actual product. So, you call it Mozilla Firefox.

driftingnomad68 said:What I dig about Opera is that it has a built-in pop-up blocker and it doesn't go crazy opening a million different windows; everything stays under one Opera instance.

Well, you can get those exact same features with Mozilla Firefox (there, I bolded it just for Ivansa 😁)
The real kicker, though, is that there are certain things that just flat-out refuse to work in Firefox, yet they run perfectly fine in Internet Explorer. That's why I'm leaning towards Internet Explorer being the superior browser, even if I have to admit it has its fair share of security flaws. Anyway, just for the record, I'm using Firefox myself right now.
John Palmer4 John Palmer4 Active Member
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#9 ·
Mozilla, obviously...

I went ahead and added Netscape as an option, assuming the original poster doesn't mind.
Thomas Miller80 Thomas Miller80 Active Member
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joined Jun 2007
#10 ·
I’m sticking with Mozilla just because of all the junk Internet Explorer tries to shove down my throat—but honestly, IE actually feels more reliable sometimes. With Mozilla, I can't even get half my pages to load properly, and let's not even talk about the speed... it's definitely not exactly breaking any land speed records.
At least it does have that pop-up blocking feature, though.
Raymond Carter2 Raymond Carter2 Active MemberOP
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#11 ·
Oops. Just remembered I was talking about Firefox. My bad.
Raymond Carter2 Raymond Carter2 Active MemberOP
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#12 ·
John Palmer4
Mozilla, obviously...

I threw Netscape in there too, assuming the OP doesn't mind.

Of course I don't mind. 👍
It totally slipped my mind. If anyone else has an idea, just throw it in. You could even add Crazy browser since someone mentioned it.
driftingnomad68 driftingnomad68 Member
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joined Sep 2005
#13 ·
Ivansa said:Of course I don't have anything against 👍
I totally blanked on that. If anyone else has an idea, feel free to toss it in there. We could always include Crazy browser (someone mentioned it earlier).

As for Crazy browser... it's basically just a shell for Internet Explorer.

So, what do you get when you wrap a pile of crap in a fancy shell?
Grace Palmer39 Grace Palmer39 Newcomer
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joined Apr 2007
#14 ·
Definitely... it's a hell of a combo... running Opera Linux... honestly, it's pretty damn good.
Grace Palmer39 Grace Palmer39 Newcomer
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joined Apr 2007
#15 ·
It’s pretty obvious we’ve been spinning our wheels for a million years trying to explain what a "shell" actually is... most people using Internet Explorer couldn't tell you the difference between standard IE and IE with a shell if their lives depended on it.😁

There's no point in driftingnomad68 trying to educate folks like that... that's just how it goes. That's the way the world works.
Lisa Hill51 Lisa Hill51 Newcomer
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#16 ·
Mozilla is hands down the best browser out there right now...
It’s like there isn't a single thing on the web this browser can't render perfectly...

Ever since I started working with CSS IE, I've been dealing with endless sleepless nights and even more massive headaches.. It's definitely a browser packed with way too many bugs.. then again, that's pretty much how every Microsoft product works, right?
Raymond Carter2 Raymond Carter2 Active MemberOP
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#17 ·
What am I supposed to do if I don't even know what the difference is?
Brenda Wells Brenda Wells Newcomer
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joined Jun 2004
#18 ·
Honestly, when you look at them side by side, Opera and Internet Explorer are basically cut from the same cloth!
Jose Jackson59 Jose Jackson59 Newcomer
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joined Jun 2004
#19 ·
If you ask me, I’m always going to be Team Netscape👍 🙏
I wouldn't let Internet Explorer touch my computer as long as I live👋 👋
restlessmaker2 restlessmaker2 Member
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joined Jan 2004
#20 ·
Chrome, just Chrome.

I'm not really interested in other browsers like Edge or Safari... 🙂

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