For me Firefox is still the winner. The reason why they are increasing version number with every small update is because of Chrome. Those who are not internet junkies like us associate the version number to the latest browser with more features. So if they have to choose between Chrome 20 and Firefox 6, which would they choose? They would think Firefox 6 is an ancient browser even if it has more features.

So there is no need to get intimidated by the version number. The only problem I have with Firefox is its slow startup compared to Chrome. For everything else, I prefer Firefox. There was a time when I preferred Chrome when I saw that Chrome was using less memory. But after using Chrome for a while and adding a lot of addons like I did for Firefox, I saw that Chrome uses way more memory than Firefox! Some may not notice it because Chrome creates a new process for each tab and each plugin. If you add all those, the memory is way higher than Firefox. As soon as I found this, I jumped back to Firefox.

Besides, Firefox is the only true open source browser.

I used to be a big fan of Firefox until I discovered that Chrome is faster and better. I realized that my Internet surfing is faster and easier with Chrome.

I only use Firefox for its SEO plugins.

I primarily use Opera, it's fast without the Chrome spying nonsense, and certainly stabler than both IE and FF. Use FF only when I need to use an add on.

Originally Posted by browsing_hosts

Guys stop being noobs and dissing FF and turning your backs on it. Dowload Aurora and then speak about FF being shit. http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/

i installed aurora and actually did fix my main issues with firefox 10! cool

I actually tried Opera because it says I can store many inboxes there from different email accounts.. when I installed it, it was really complicated and had too much error "wrong info here this and that" so I uninstalled it.

I updated my firefox to 10 the other day and have had no issues at all, i have tried all the other browsers out there but i still go back to firefox.

Originally Posted by noermanto

Installed Chrome, Firefox & Opera

In daily usage percent:
Chrome 85% <- the winner
Firefox 12% <- when need another browser simultaneously
Opera 3% <- no idea

EXACTLY, the same layout I use. Chrome is leaps and bounds the best.

Anyone uses this ?
or I am alone?
SRWare Iron Browser

www.srware.net/en/iron

Have to agree... FireFox has gone from Bad to Worse!!

Its just a complete ball-ache at best.

Chrome wins hands down for stability and resources and speed!

Originally Posted by loclhero

Where the hell did you get those numbers? That is utter bullshit. So basically according to your stats, nobody uses IE?

My preference is FF 3.6 with Chrome a close second but here are real numbers

Source Internet Explorer Firefox Chrome Safari Opera
Statcounter 38.7% 25.3% 27.3% 6.1% 2.0%
Net Applications 51.9% 21.8% 19.1% 5.0% 1.7%
W3Counter 31.2% 25.5% 23.8% 6.3% 2.6%
Clicky 40.0% 24.5% 25.0% 9.2% 1.3%

sorry for the f-ed up alignment

Did you even bother reading the god damn post, smartass?

FireFox has had a memory leak for a long time that has never been patched up. Over the years, as it's gotten heavier (more shit to load) it's gotten worse. I constantly have to close the FF task unless I have only a couple of tabs open.

The only thing I have FF for anymore is Firebug, which hasn't quite gotten all the way to Chrome yet. After that, it will probably get buried in my Start menu with all the other browsers I never use.

BHW members using chrome??? come on guys. don't do that...

I believe FF is only valuable for guys who do SEO (rank checking, SEO tools add-ons).

As for me, Chrome can easily hold 20 tabs while FF can barely hold 10 tabs at once.

The 20:10 ratio for me is more than enough for me to love Chrome big time despite the consistent updates that the FF has.

Firefox 9 kept freezing on me...

Downloaded Chrome and everything has been cool ever since!

firefox is the best. no problem so far

It's funny that FF has claimed its mem leaks are under control on a number of occasions, yet, as above, it creaps way up on system resources..hmmmmm

Trying chrome, just can't seem to use it 100%

Might go back to opera, loved the last opera update.

You do know with Firefox they send your info off to who know wheres. Try to uncheck submit crash report and data in the settings. FF will not let you, everytime you try to save the changes it reverts back

Hi guys im new here, not really but I normally just read not post. I use Firefox for video tube watching because I like the flash block plugins. I use a modified version of chrome called iron-web. Sometime even chrome has its issues but Iron web had never failed me.

VIVA LA REVOLUZION!!!!

I dont use chrome because i hate Google

Originally Posted by khirad

I dont use chrome because i hate Google

So you don't use Google... yeah right!

You hate Google cause they don't rank your spammy sites... LOL.

Originally Posted by bk071

So you don't use Google... yeah right!

You hate Google cause they don't rank your spammy sites... LOL.

Haha I was thinking of the same.

I don't think anyone is genuinely hating them because in the first place, they are the reason you are getting money from your money sites.

Originally Posted by loclhero

Where the hell did you get those numbers? That is utter bullshit. So basically according to your stats, nobody uses IE?

My preference is FF 3.6 with Chrome a close second but here are real numbers

Source Internet Explorer Firefox Chrome Safari Opera
Statcounter 38.7% 25.3% 27.3% 6.1% 2.0%
Net Applications 51.9% 21.8% 19.1% 5.0% 1.7%
W3Counter 31.2% 25.5% 23.8% 6.3% 2.6%
Clicky 40.0% 24.5% 25.0% 9.2% 1.3%

sorry for the f-ed up alignment

You sir are fucking retarded. HE was talking about his own stats NOT global stats. Also learn manners and give respect to others atleast when you don't know where you're taking about.

And btw - http://gs.statcounter.com/press/chro...opular-browser

I only use FF now because I use Firebug a lot. If only they could fix the horrific memory leaks (sometimes it gets up to 1Gb usage?!).

I went right off Firefox when It was slowing things down so much that I had to spent ages working out how to force it to use RAM as cache only. After finally succeeding it started to crash when I tried to watch Flash videos (although that may have been more to do with my old laptop).

As soon as I found all my SEO plugins for Chrome I jumped ship!

Originally Posted by grantrux

As soon as I found all my SEO plugins for Chrome I jumped ship!

I wouldn't want Google watching me using SEO plugins

I use Firefox, simply because I use Ubuntu so it comes with it and updates itself automatically - but haven't noticed any problems with it. Firebug is brilliant, although for all I know there might be better extensions that do a similar thing for Chrome.

Sorry if it's a bit off-topic but there are so many SEO addons for FF, does anyone have any experience/opinions of which are the best?

I'm using version 10 and there is no problems at all,in fact i thought i was still using v9 until i checked my browser after seeing this post.

Whatever you do, do NOT add hundreds if not thousands of bookmarks in the bookmarks menu like I do It will be 100 times slower.

Frankly, FF is quite fast. However after you add a few plugins and use it for a few months starts to get slower. As a matter of fact ExtJS apps run a lot better in any other browser than in my FF.