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Does your choice of web browser say anything about you?

Asked by rOs (3531points) July 29th, 2011

This amusing survey piqued my curiosity.

Do you use the old standards, or something fancy? What are the pros and cons? Do you care?

I was using Firefox until I got sick of all the bells and whistles. I switched to Google Chrome because it is simple and intuitive.

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Blackberry's avatar

I just think everyone knows by now that Internet explorer sucks. I switched to Firefox because I believed (as well as others) it was the best at that time years ago. Their additional features and adds-ons were/are great.

I have not used Opera or Chrome yet, though.

rebbel's avatar

I love Puccini, Verdi and female talkshow hosts.

YoBob's avatar

Mine says something like: “Microsoft can take a flying leap off a short pier!”

poisonedantidote's avatar

Google Chrome

“I WANT IT NOW!”

rOs's avatar

@poisonedantidote do they not have that on your planet?

I hate to add insult to injury, but I’m also stoked for the launch of Fiber in KC!

MORE POWER (maniacal laugh)

flutherother's avatar

I use Internet Explorer <shuffles awkwardly and hangs head in shame>

jrpowell's avatar

I use Firefox since Firebug is really essential to me.

Nullo's avatar

I love Opera. Like a Cunard cruiser, she is the very image of luxury and elegance. There are tools for everything, including minimal-effort browsing. She’s also very, very resource-intensive, and my old box just isn’t up to the task of running Opera AND a bunch of other things.
So I use Firefox for most of my browsing.
Chrome is okay. It’s a Google product, and I’m a bit wary of Google in general.

Lightlyseared's avatar

Yes, but probably not what you think.

tom_g's avatar

Going back to FF feels like using IE did when I was a FF user. Chrome has spoiled me.

DominicX's avatar

I use Firefox because Chrome doesn’t work as well as people make it seem and it’s overrated as shit. That makes me even smarter because I don’t get sucked in by the hype :)

Hibernate's avatar

And users of the more obscure Camino and Opera browsers, as well as those using Explorer with Chrome Frame (a plug-in designed to let users view emerging HTML5 content), had what AptiQuaint called “exceptionally higher” IQ levels.

LOl. I use Opera because it comes with a lot of plugins already installed [which are in the base program]. I don’t really care if the survey is right and I have a low IQ :D I don’t give a F about what they talk there .. I was born not to give a .. damn

Anyway Opera is the best for me, it suits my needs.

athenasgriffin's avatar

I use Chrome. It feels less cluttered than the other browsers.

martianspringtime's avatar

I use Firefox. I’m not very computer-savvy, so I haven’t looked for anything new as Firefox works pretty well for me. I don’t use a lot of add-ons and could easily do without the few that I have. I used to use Flock, which is a weird browser that seems to be FF but blue…that didn’t last long, as FF is way better.
I have Chrome on this computer, which my mother’s boyfriend uses, but it makes me nervous. I never use it.

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