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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    I use and Firefox. Its easy to set up how I like and has some great addons I use frequently. Tried Chrome and Edge but always go back to Firefox

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    I used to run firefox until they made the ui just as awful as chrome, at which point i took chrome's speed.
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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    I've been using Maxthon for a number of months now. It works great and comes with Adblock built in.
    Got really tired of Chrome no longer playing nicely with Java etc., especially with work applications.

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Chrome. It just does a good job. Syncing between desktop and mobile is useful to. Have to use IE(10?) at work occasionally. Wish I didn't.
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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Firefox; I don't trust Google with my data.

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

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    I do run OSX or iOS on everything I have though. Firefox is bloated and I don't trust Google at all.
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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Palemoon x64 is probably my main browser. Shame it has issues with the newer Firefox addons.
    After that then Firefox x86, Vivaldi and rarely Tor Browser and a Sandboxed Tor Browser. I do have Chrome installed but can't remember the last time I used it or IE for that matter.

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Chrome. Purely because I tried it years ago and liked the layout and speed over internet explorer. Not tried any others on my PC since then, apart from edge when I installed windows 10. Mobile browser is Dolphin on android

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    mozilla coz it is fast, low memory usage, a tone of add-ins, safe, sign-in option, auto updates, flexible, AND BETTER THAN ANY OTHER BROWSER!

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Firefox 38.x.x ESR, modded to be as like ProperOpera (v12.x) as possible.
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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Maxthon, Vivaldi, Opera

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Without a doubt Firefox v28.

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    I use Chrome, but I prefer Firefox.

    The issue that somewhat stops me using Firefox is hardware acceleration of any video on Linux. Compared to Chrome, Firefox doesn't attempt to do any sort of hw acceleration by default. Forcing it on just results in crashes and glitching. Chrome doesn't suffer from any of that, so I've ended up just using it through necessity.

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Don't like the spying Chrome does, so I'm using Firefox and Cyberfox.

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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Quote Originally Posted by jag272 View Post
    I used to run firefox until they made the ui just as awful as chromw, at which point i took chrome's speed.
    I couldn't believe it when they changed the UI. Utter rubbish. Thankfully there is a wonderful add-on that puts it all back properly to the way it was.

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...themerestorer/

    Works brilliantly.
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    Re: QOTW: Which desktop web browser do you prefer?

    Firefox at home and work. All my plugins work. I can sync everything so get the same experience on all pcs.

    Have had a little play with edge but until you can run plug ins, block ads etc Im not really interested.

    Chrome can do one!

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