Is Mozilla Firefox better than Internet Explorer?
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Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a freeware and open source alternative to Internet Explorer that I use every day. It includes facilities to install add-ons for themes, dictionaries, plugins and other applications, which means it can be customized to suit your online use. It runs on Windows, Linux and OSX, and is included in most Linux distros.
What is the latest version of Mozilla Firefox?
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Add-ons for Firefox
Personalize your copy of Firefox with add-on themes, dictionaries, plugins and applications.3 points
Mozilla Firefox
The free web browser, with literally thousands of totally free ways to customize to fit exactly what you like to do online.1 point
Mozilla Firefox on Amazon
Mozilla Firefox vs Internet Explorer
Which is better: Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer?
Mozilla Firefox is better
Curt001 says:
For me, Firefox is better than IE, however I use Chrome 100% now as it's so much faster!
Helen668 says:
I would definitely say Mozilla Firefox.
TravelingRae says:
Call me crazy, but I like a fast browser that isn't a security risk and which doesn't crash or freeze.
dogface says:
I vote for Google Chrome? Huh? No but seriously, everything's better than IE (and Chrome's better than FF, in my opinion).
nmajca says:
You don't even notice the advantages until you switch to Firefox!
Top-10-Store says:
Definitely Firefox.
evitaa says:
It has to be Mozilla Firefox!!!
Peter.Murray says:
Everything is better than Internet Explorer
kt_glasses says:
Firefox is so much better!No offense, but IE is rubbish.
thedan1984 says:
The web development plugins for Firefox make it an instant win over IE
Chromey says:
Firefox..most of my clients use IE though...Although professionally most use Firefox at office.
Sadheeskumar says:
Till today, Mozilla is the best . No doubt about that.
R_R says:
The ability to customize is key! Also, Internet Explorer has no built in spellchecker - a must for anyone who fills out web forms/web email in any type of professional capacity.
hollandnumerics says:
I've customized my Firefox installation to include a British dictionary that automatically checks my spelling when I type into a web form, applications to expand short URLs, convert web pages to PDF and help me tweet about web pages, and themes to maximise the screen space available to web pages. It is also more than quick enough, and in the rare cases where web pages are written to be incompatible (like microsoft.com), I have another add-on to display that page inside Firefox, but using IE "under the covers".
Internet Explorer is better
Brick_House_Fabrics says:
IE
Discussions about this Lens in the Newsgroups
Views from Firefox and Internet Explorer supporters
What I found interesting was the similarity in the way each group opposed the other group. Warning: some of the language used may be offensive!
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
Views from Internet Explorer supporters.1 point
mozilla.support.firefox
Views from Firefox supporters.1 point
alt.comp.opensource
Views from Open Source supporters.1 point
Blog Posts about Mozilla Firefox
- Browser Feature Can Be Abused to Misrepresent Download Origin, Researcher Says
- "All the top three browsers [Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome] are currently vulnerable to this attack," Zalewski said in a blog post. Internet Explorer and Firefox do specify the hostname from where the file will be downloaded ...
- Has Facebook dropped support for Chrome?
- In a page on Facebook's Web site, the social network lists only three supported browsers: Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla's Firefox and Opera. I had no problems using Facebook on Chrome, but users are reporting that they are being directed to ...
- Microsoft's “Do Not Track” Move Angers Advertising Industry
- Mozilla was the first Web browser to add a do-not-track feature to its Firefox Web browser, even though few advertisers agreed to honor the users' requests to not be tracked. Firefox, however, said it wouldn't turn on ?do not track? by default.
- Twitter Now Supports Your Browser's “Do Not Track Me” Options
- By Kim Castleberry, Published May 30, 2012 About a year ago, the Mozilla Firefox browser development team introduced a browser option that is slowly beginning to reshape your privacy on the web?. The option, known as ?Do Not Track?, allows your ...
News about Mozilla Firefox
- Browser Feature Can Be Abused to Misrepresent Download Origin, Researcher Says
- "All the top three browsers [Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome] are currently vulnerable to this attack," Zalewski said in a blog post. Internet Explorer and Firefox do specify the hostname from where the file will be downloaded ...
- Has Facebook dropped support for Chrome?
- In a page on Facebook's Web site, the social network lists only three supported browsers: Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla's Firefox and Opera. I had no problems using Facebook on Chrome, but users are reporting that they are being directed to ...
- Microsoft's “Do Not Track” Move Angers Advertising Industry
- Mozilla was the first Web browser to add a do-not-track feature to its Firefox Web browser, even though few advertisers agreed to honor the users' requests to not be tracked. Firefox, however, said it wouldn't turn on ?do not track? by default.
- Twitter Now Supports Your Browser's “Do Not Track Me” Options
- By Kim Castleberry, Published May 30, 2012 About a year ago, the Mozilla Firefox browser development team introduced a browser option that is slowly beginning to reshape your privacy on the web?. The option, known as ?Do Not Track?, allows your ...
Blog Posts about Internet Explorer
- Chrome SVP Sundar Pichai Confirms Chrome Is (Mostly) Beating IE
- Remember this report about Google Chrome passing Microsoft's Internet Explorer in browser market share? Well, at today's D10 conference, Chrome SVP Sundar Pichai basically confirmed this is true, saying that Chrome is ?#1 in most countries? and even ...
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Comments on Microsoft Decision to Embed Do ...
- ... of the nation's leading media and marketing trade associations and companies, raised concern today about Microsoft's decision to embed Do Not Track (DNT) functionality as a default setting in version 10 of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser.
- Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview Unveiled: Touchpad Gestures, New IE Features
- Where the prior version of Windows 8 did not support Flash with Internet Explorer running in Metro Mode, the Release Preview adds a special version of Flash 11.3 to IE 10 Metro. This special version of Flash is designed to be touch-friendly so it only ...
- Microsoft's “Do Not Track” Move Angers Advertising Industry
- By Julia Angwin Microsoft Corp. said it would enable ?do not track? by default in the latest version of its Web browser, Internet Explorer 10, a move that angered the online advertising industry. In a blog post, Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer Brendan ...
News about Internet Explorer
- Chrome SVP Sundar Pichai Confirms Chrome Is (Mostly) Beating IE
- Remember this report about Google Chrome passing Microsoft's Internet Explorer in browser market share? Well, at today's D10 conference, Chrome SVP Sundar Pichai basically confirmed this is true, saying that Chrome is ?#1 in most countries? and even ...
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Comments on Microsoft Decision to Embed Do ...
- ... of the nation's leading media and marketing trade associations and companies, raised concern today about Microsoft's decision to embed Do Not Track (DNT) functionality as a default setting in version 10 of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser.
- Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview Unveiled: Touchpad Gestures, New IE Features
- Where the prior version of Windows 8 did not support Flash with Internet Explorer running in Metro Mode, the Release Preview adds a special version of Flash 11.3 to IE 10 Metro. This special version of Flash is designed to be touch-friendly so it only ...
- Microsoft's “Do Not Track” Move Angers Advertising Industry
- By Julia Angwin Microsoft Corp. said it would enable ?do not track? by default in the latest version of its Web browser, Internet Explorer 10, a move that angered the online advertising industry. In a blog post, Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer Brendan ...
Your comments are welcomed
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blue
May 18, 2012 @ 4:31 am | delete
- I use ie at work and it works fine! But I use avant browser and firefox at home! They are really fast and easy to use.
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WayneDave
Oct 23, 2011 @ 6:42 am | delete
- I generally use Firefox, sometimes use chrome. They're both good. I'm not really sure why I don't like Internet Explorer, but I don't. Great lens, thanks for sharing.
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dogface
Jun 8, 2011 @ 10:16 am | delete
- Google Chrome kicks every other browser's ass. :)
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manlalakbay
Jun 2, 2011 @ 4:02 pm | delete
- I prefer Firefox over IE. Firefox is more stable & robust than IE. You can check out my lens about Firefox too. Cheers! :)
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James
May 6, 2011 @ 7:40 am | delete
- yes. Firefox is an user friendly one. easy for navigation. easy to handle add ons. comparing with IE., my choice is Firefox. - mac data recovery software
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evitaa
Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:45 am | delete
- Love it.
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susan300
Mar 1, 2011 @ 7:21 pm | delete
- Great topic!
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CharlesNullens
Mar 10, 2011 @ 6:51 pm | delete
- Firefox 4 does it for me, I only use Internet Exploder on my 2nd monitor, to watch online TV...I must say that IE8 is better than IE7 though, less annoying but still not as flexible as FF.
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SmartChica
Jan 19, 2011 @ 8:58 pm | delete
- Thanks for the information. It's always amazing to me what people get into heated arguments over.
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catherinelovestv
Jan 13, 2011 @ 5:47 pm | delete
- I use Flock, which is owned by Mozilla. I prefer it to firefox
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Brick_House_Fabrics
Jan 8, 2011 @ 7:24 am | delete
- Interesting, especially for one that still uses IE
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the_nezter
Jan 3, 2011 @ 5:31 am | delete
- Useful lens, I prefer Firefox tbh.
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Chromey Nov 1, 2010 @ 4:28 pm | delete
- Useful lens, I have found most Internet newbies use IE, however most "seasoned" net users use a different browser. I help people with IE daily on the phone.
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privatebrowsing
Oct 25, 2010 @ 3:00 pm | delete
- While both browsers have a "private browsing" mode, I find Firefox to have the additional plugins to help protect your privacy while surfing the Internet. Otherwise, you're just protecting against someone sitting at your PC
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rms Sep 8, 2010 @ 5:37 pm | delete
- Great debate topic! I often wonder about this.
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