how many web browers do you have??

i have 5. ff, ie, opera, chrome and safari

title should be how..

 

FireFox and IE (because you have no choice there in Windows).
Why do people have more?

 

3. Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. Unfortunately IE...wish it could be completely be removed from my PC. So I guess 4.

 

Opera, FF, IE??, TheWorld browser lol

 

I have IE, Firefox, Opera.

 

FF3, Crome, and Safari.

It's very possible to remove IE from you computer.

Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add or Remove Windows Components, uncheck Internet Explorer and click next.

Done.

 

That just removes shortcuts. Just.
IE is an integral part of Windows, explorer uses the same engine so it can never be fully removed.

 

@Crimson Roses
Not completely though

I have 6.

FireFox
Opera
Flock
IE
Chrome
Avant

 

No one has answered my question... what is the reason for so many browsers?
The most I've ever had was 2 (again, plus IE). And that was just because I was using two accounts on the same website and I could not be logged into both unless I was on two different browsers.

 

Firefox only - though it doesn't remember my passwords any more, is a memory hog and starts up with a HTTP Error 400 - Bad Request everytime.

Title should be "Why do you need 5 Web-Browsers ?"

And the title can be edited in the first 10 mins or so. Try clicking on the folder image, etc near the thread title.

 

Use IETab

Anyways:
Windows:
Firefox
Chrome
IE

Linux:
Switweasel 3(optimized firefox code)

 

Oh believe me... I use IETab. But I have no choice but to have IE installed anyway, regardless of usage.

 

I9100:
Mozilla Minefield
Chrome
IE8 Beta 2

EEE 901:
Opera 9.62
Firefox 3.04 (slow and writes too much to the ssd)
IE8 Beta 2

 

ie7, ff, chrome

 

I've been using IE7 and FireFox for quite a while - recently I went to Opera 9.62 - seems generally Ok and fast to me.

Reasons for different browsers:
Compatebility & Stability as well as speed.

Last I checked timesonline doesn't render 100% correctly in Opera - you need another browser for that... also: downloading files is bettern in IE7 than Firefox for me, for example.

 

Why I use many Browsers ?

FF 3.0.4 = Normal Browsing
IE 8 B2 = Intranet Sites and many online ticket booking sites
Opera = Po** ( You Know what I mean right reason ? i can switch off images just like that )
Chrome = Gmail , YouTube and all other google related stuffs

 

I have the following:

IE 7 > For Win updates
Opera > My browser of choice!
FF > For those instances when Opera faces incompatibilities
Chrome > Primarily for Google Docs
Safari > Was trying it out, never got to uninstalling it - though I should!

Cheers!

 

Chrome and IE (by default)

 

FF and IE....


Cin

 

Opera * The Main * , Firfox , IE just installed with the windows dont use it atall

 

I have 4: IE7, Safari, Opera & Chrome. The reason? IE7 doesn't work well with CNET TV.. unable to choose the featured video. Some of the browsers doesn't render web sites properly but is improving. 90% of the time I use IE7. Chrome & Safari are faster in loading while Opera is catching up in speed. FF is getting too bloated. I use browsers to browse and the simplier the better. Am getting used to Chrome... fast and a very simple interface and it took some features from Safari and Opera.

 

I have three installed right now:

• IE7 - only because it cannot be deleted
• Opera - I am not really sure why I still have this installed
• Firefox - because I like it and it works

 

(2) IE and FF

Tried these but deleted them right away. Chrome and Opera.

 

IE, FF, Chrome

Mostly using Chrome.

 

I've got IE7 and Firefox.

Use both heavily.

 

IE and Chrome.

 

I've got IE n FF

IE- for MSN Hotmail/most of the time IE7 crashes, dont know the reason, so i

use FF heavily.

IE works fine is on msn n hotmail n MS sites. if i open other sites, IE crashes n closes. till now i have no idea why it crashes

 

i have IE and FF, but only use FF, IE is there for anyone else that uses my laptop, i don't want them using firefox with all my stored passwords and whatnot.

 

Depends on how you count. I cut my browser types down to 2 - Opera and IE. I wasn't really using Firefox anymore, so there wasn't much point in having it - though I probably will at least download 2.0.0.18 when it's released (I have a CD that's becoming an OldVersion.com of web browsers, particularly Opera).

But I've got three installs of Opera - 9.27, 9.52, and 9.62. 9.62 is my primary; 9.52 is because I've got a site on auto-sign in there and I don't remember the password so I can't sign in on 9.62 until I password-request, and 9.27 for compatibility.

So either 5 or 2.

 

I only have IE and Firefox. I've been using Firefox for the last five years now and I have no desire to use anything else. Sometimes you just need to use IE for somethings though.

 

This would be more effective with a poll, but anyways...

I currently have 4 browsers installed:
IE: because I have no choice
Firefox: use it all the time
Opera: tried it out and never uninstalled it
Chrome: use it every now and then, but like firefox better for now

 

Firefox and IE, don't use IE at all, been using firefox for years now.

 

Firefox and I.E.

Hell man, I have one browser, and that's Firefox.

I.E. doesn't count.

I used Chrome, tried to get myself to use it, but I just couldn't. It's really fast and small/light, but I need AdBlock. Funny thing is I never used it, I really don't know why. About a month ago I finally got it and used it- without realizing how good it is. Trying Chrome man opened my eyes, there were ads everywhere! I mean, it seriously is crazy how good Adblock is, what's even worse is that I went like four years without it and even worse than that is I didn't realize how good it was till I ran Chrome!

I know about that privoxy or whatever proxy thing for Chrome, but I am not running all my data through a proxy and slowing things done when I can just use FF. Besides, Chrome doesn't maximize completely.

Basically, it's like comparing a BMW M3 to one of those Lotus cars. The Lotus is going to be faster, but the M3 is fast and way more comfortable. If that makes any sense.

So I uninstalled Chrome, I don't like having extra programs installed.....

I would try Opera, but well, FF is too good.

 

That's weird, I rarely had any ad popups with Chrome. It's essentially a basic browser without add-ons to make it look 'pretty'. My motto is the simpler the better. The new Opera is just as fast too.

 

I didn't say popups, just ads.

Turns out this site has many ads, even had one you had to click on before it let you into the site itself...... stuff like that.

 

I use Chrome when I have to do my assignments online, because it looks cleaner,

I use Fire Fox for the rest of the crap and fun,

As for IE, I don't touch it, but I keep shortcuts for the occasional guests.

So, 3.

 

IE: Stuck like glue to my laptop
Firefox: Default browser, has all my bookmarks/add-ons
Chrome: downloaded last night, liking it so far. Might just use it as a switch-between browser for when I listen to music/browse quest websites while playing WoW. FF uses 200k memory when I do that

 

FireFox ... My favorite and default browser.

Safari & Chrome ... Just to test & play around with.

I.E ... You need this to download other browsers after Windows install. It's also good for syncing bookmarks to my Windows Mobile phone.

Opera ... Every time a new version of Opera comes out people praise it so highly that I end up installing it just to see for myself. So far not really impressed, but Opera does have great speed.

Netscape ... Basically it's now a FireFox clone. It's pretty good too. Very fast. You can use FireFox Add-ons with it. The downside is that too many Add-ons don't work properly with it.

 

I use Opera (Main), FF (Secondary main..), and IE7 when opera or FF fails.

 

Only Firefox (very rarely IE)

 

All you Chrome users don't realize that EACH tab uses additional RAM.

It by far isn't the lightest, but on purpose.

Open a couple tabs in Chrome, then open Task Manager, find ALL the chrome.exe's and add up the ram usage.

Chrome has MULTIPLE processes in Task Manager, but again, on purpose.

 

ie and firefox.i keep ie just because messenger opens it when i click to view my mail

 

I have 4 including IE.

1. Firefox - I use it.
2. Safari - Leave Shortcuts for others to use.
3. Chrome - Sometimes use it.
4. IE6 - Never use it.

~>element

 

4. All of 'em except Opera.

IE. What my brother uses.
FF. What I use [most of the time].
Chrome. Waiting for it to get less buggy.
Safari. Downloaded itself when I updated iTunes.

 

Yeah, I'm waiting for an "official" release of Chrome before I reinstall it.

 

Doubt it will have any "official" release. Might stay in beta forever, much like GMail. Doesn't mean it won't get better though. I just want the bugs out and the add-on support in.

I do have to agree with much of the claims about Chrome. It's fast and, while not as light as people claim, it is lighter than FF. And faster. Did I mention it's fast?

I also like Incognito mode -- this is the main reason I use Chrome sometimes.

 

Chrome isn't in Beta anymore. It's a full blown browser. NBR has an adware for Dell discounts when opened.

 

That's not what their website says: http://www.google.com/chrome

 

I installed Chrome again. Couldn't keep it off... lol. It's fast man.

I guess it doesn't hurt to have another browser. When they implement add-ons and if they allow us to customize it more and fix the bloody MAXIMIZE button that does NOT fully maximize, they really might have a winner on their hands.

When minefield goes gold we could be in for some good fun... hehehe.

 

Home

IE7 - compatible with everything, low mem. usage, loads fast

Chrome (Primary now) - Love the layout / features, fast. Do struggle with some compatibility issues so I switch to IE7 when needed

Work

IE6 - Default at work (hate it!! no tabs?)

Chrome - Same as above, was able to download it around security.

IE 8 Beta 2 - Meh, need it for some compatibility issues at work w/ vendors, better than IE6 because it has tabs.

FF3 - Early on got this because I needed tabs and Chrome was blocked initially. Now never use it because FF is sh*t.

tis all.