Why People choose Mozilla Firefox.

Seems to load a lot faster for me than what I used to use, IE.

Absolutely speed and addons.

Everytime I go to a family member and they are using Internet Explorer my tow nails curl ! Really, IE?

I than install mozilla for them and it's so much faster.

Using SEO addons on mozilla works so much better and there are more out there that are compatible than with IE.

Mozilla Firefox is the way to go!

great user friendly interface and it has a lot of developers too so using it will give you access to so many features compared to other browsers

Personally, I usee Chrome. Fast as anything. It DOES lack addons like Firefox, but the speed is unmatched I find.


Ben

It used to be speed, but I think people choose it more for the add ons at this point. It's the most popular browser because, in the past, it was he most popular browser. If that makes sense. I don't think it's the best anymore. Chrome is better IMO.

like others have said i would say mainly because of its addons - for web developers its a must have!

I think a lot has to do with habit and comfort. Firefox was the first major competitor to IE. I've been using it ever since.

Also, I think about Ed Dale and the 30 Day Challenge. He was always recommending browsers. There was Flock one year, and then he's seemed to settle on Firefox. Has to do with the add-ons.

AdBlock+. Being able to browse the Internet free of advertising is a real joy.

Firefox seems to perform more consistently and seems more stable than other browsers. MUCH better than Internet Explorer, and Chrome still has some kinks.

addons.

because it loads faster.... and also coz it quite user friendly..

because of all the great plugins that make the life of an Internet marketeer easy.

Yea, I have to agree with most others. For pure speed, use Chrome but for some addons that are IM-related, go with Firefox.

I'm an impatient bugger and need the speed so I always use Chrome.

IE is a DOG!!!!

Chris

Because I like to someone like me.

For me it's mostly the addons. I don't notice a big speed difference because generally I'm on slow 'net anyway but the addons make my job much easier.

I like to use all of them so I can see how my work looks each browser. I use firefox for my everyday stuff. The plugins make it a lot better than most. It seems google chrome will rolling out with plugins too as they let seoquake work for them.

FF is my choice because its stable, slick and it has tons of quality add-ons which makes it the best browser.

Mozilla is the most popular browser because it was the best alternative to IE when it came out. This gave it a huge advantage as it has had the most time for the development of plugins. With Chrome's release the Firefox advantage is starting to fade a bit while Chrome picks up market share.

Personally, Firefox is my default browser because I have plugins in Firefox that aren't available in Chrome. However, I use all 3 browsers (Firefox, Chrome, & IE) on my PC.

Firefox & Chrome are fairly close in speed. I feel that Chrome does have a slight advantage in my opinion. I don't really care which one is the fastest I use them all for whatever they are best at or the easiest to use for a particular task. I like some plugins better for each and I use them that way.

I even still use IE on the very rare occasion for things like Outlook web access because Microsoft doesn't provide the rich browsing experience on other browser platforms.

Using Firefox & Chrome together certainly makes life easier as I can have tons of tabs open and easily ALT + Tab back and forth between the browsers.

I do lots of Internet Marketing Tasks and Website Development and using both browsers at the same time actually saves me time and makes me more efficient in my work.

Below is a list of some of my favorite plugins in each browser.

Firefox:

*AdBlock Plus - Ad Blocker
AniWeather - Displays weather in browser toolbar
*Boomerang - Schedule messages to be sent or returned at a later date
ColorZilla - Advanced eyedropper & colorpicker
*Download Manager Tweak - Opens download manager silently in background tab & clears completed files
*Firebug - Website design element finder
*DownloadHelper - Download Videos, Audio, & Media from many sites
*Firefox Sync - Sync tabs, bookmarks, etc between all PCs
*Font Finder - Gets all CSS styles of selected fonts
*FoxClocks - Displays times around the world on toolbar (great for outsources like myself)
Greasemonkey - User script management
*MeasureIt - Measure web item in pixels
*NetVideoHunter - Like DownloadHelper but works on more sites
*PageSpeed - Performance diagnostic tool, requires Firebug
QuickJava - Disable Java, Flash, Silverlight
*ScreenGrab - Capture screenshots
*Siphon - Keep all Add-ons synced between PCs
*WiseStamp - Email signature enhancer for Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL
*WOT - Displays safety & security of all websites
*Yoono - Stay up to date on all social media networks
*YSlow - Performance diagnostic tool

* = Tools I can't live without


Chrome:

*AdBlock - Ad Blocker
*Chrome SEO - Best SEO Plugin I have found
*Firebug - Website design element finder
Google Dictionary - Dictionary
Hidden FLV Links - Display hidden FLV links
*PageRank Status - Display Google PageRank of current page
*Pendule - Web developer tools
SmartVideo For YouTube - Better YouTube experience
Speed Tracer - Get insight into the performance of your web applications
The Camelizer - Price history charts
TooManyTabs - Manage your tabs & improve your browsing
*Webpage Screenshot - Fast & Simple screenshots
*WOT - Displays safety & security of all websites

* = Tools I can't live without

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FireFoX
Chrome

For designers.

IE SUCKs

I was a FF user for 5+ years until about 6 months ago. I switched to Chrome 100% and don't think I could go back. Tried the latest Firefox and it just felt bloated, had terrible font rendering (common issue in the latest versions), and I'm not the biggest fan of its interface.

Still though. For privacy reasons I was hesitant to make the move to Chrome. Eventually I caved. Though I'm pretty sure Google is logging my keystrokes as I type this.

They (we) choose it because of:

History of browser evolution
Web Developer Toolbar
Firebug
SEO for Firefox

This has been an ongoing issue for years now...

When I first started programming on the web, it was in the Netscape days, and I loved Netscape and hated IE.

Then IE got better, Netscape faded and was bought out, and the first versions of Firefox were CRAP to write for. Really poor at reading certain CSS, bad at translating width and height dimensions (you create a 200-pixel table and it displays a 280-pixel table), and IE was a lot smoother executing javascript, etc.

Now Firefox is great and IE (again) sucks - just wait a couple years, it'll all be different...

I use Firefox and Chrome

Well some main reasons are...
Browsing the Web feels faster on Firefox
Extensions! - Extensions has always been what made Firefox better than IE. The ability to customize your browser to your needs is really useful.
Better Security - Firefox displays a warning if it thinks the website is potentially dangerous.
Great Memory! - Very useful for online workers

I think Firefox is user friendly seems to perform more consistently and more stable than other browsers..

Firefox used to be quite accurate, had loads of options and was programming friendly unlike IE and its anti aliased text. FF was sharp and crisp. Though not the fastest but still got the job done.

I've switched over to Chrome - ditched FF for it, Chrome is just much much faster.

Reasons why people choose Mozilla Firefox:



1.Security: Using Firefox will block many websites from trying to install spyware and other mal-ware from getting onto your computer, which is a common problem with other browsers.

2.Popup blocking: Firefox has a very good built in popup blocker that blocks all those annoying popups when you open up a web page.

3.Advanced Features: Firefox has many advanced features like tabbed browsing (click to learn about tabbed browsing) that has all of your open pages in tabs in one window instead of having every page on a different window.

4.Extensions: Firefox has many useful extensions and plugins (click to learn how to install plugins). They are add-ons to the browser that adds functionality. They can be anything from a new tool bar to a text-to-speech converter.

5.Excellent Interface: Firefox has a clean, simple interface that makes it easier to use and work on slower machines. The browser only come with the essentials that makes it less prone to crashing, easier to use, and function better on older or slower computers.

Browsing the web using Firefox is faster and has many add-ons that will make users customize the design of their page by making it more personalize. In addition to its speed and add-on, Mozilla Firefox is more user-friendly than the others.
Personally, I sometimes make some switching of what I will be using. There are times that I will be using Mozilla, and sometimes Google Chrome.

Firefox does have a host of useful plugins, IE is still way behind on

l have used fire fox for years and have had no problems, is very fast and easy to use l would recommend it to everyone

Technically speaking,

Internet explorer lags in creating tabs/windows and is very very slow

Chrome divides each of it's new tab into a each separate category in task manager making it very hard to end any particular task...each tab consumes so much memory...normally if you want to end a non-responding program, you simple navigate to its process and simple click "end"...but in chrome each tab is a different process so it is very hard to navigate through all these multiple processes and ending the right one

Firefox is kinda slow in the startup...support is pretty cool

BUT

Opera is the winner now! It's blazing fast and has features like grouping tabs and etc...use this...since it consumes very less memory and doesn't feed solely on system resources

i use Firefox mainly for security, ease of browsing and the add-ons. Well mainly for the add ons.

For me - It's the addons. Used to be for SEO Quake and S3 organiser (although I notice you can now get SEO Quake for Chrome as well??)

I'm using Chrome mostly, but Opera is the fastest for me.
Firefox seems so slow to me now that I last about 5 seconds before opening one of the other two.

Internet Explorer is like a big lazy bear, I haven't used that thing for seven years at least.

For speed and add-ons, for example I have add-ons that can refresh the page automatically every few minutes. Or SEO add-ons that can show me pagerank and other useful info next to the search result on search engine.

For the developer:Firefox, For the sensible:Chrome, For the Idiot: Internet Explorer

I just recently started using it again after switching from Chrome. I use it based on the Freecorder. I use this for recording beats.

you can design you own site,you can check up by using some plug in.i always use mozila firefox(not for advertise it) but,google chrome more faster,and more reliable for browser.

I started using "mozilla" back in the Netscape Navigator days, and just never really even used IE, haha. I do have Chrome though which isn't a bad browser at all but I just stick with FireFox.

Anyone see the recent yahoo news study that says IE9 users are proven dumber?

I switched from Firefox to Chrome since I like it more for developing web site. I sometimes use Firefox as well but thats like only 1% of my total browser usage.

Also I like the Chrome add on system much more than the FireFox one.
They say that Chrome tabs are separate instances so chrome as whole won't stop working. Most of the time its true but sometimes one page can break everything just the same.

Chrome FTW!

To be honest- I really don't like Firefox. I've had it on several computers, and it never runs as well as IE or Chrome for me.

Don't know why- I know everyone else loves it. But I do Chrome > IE > Mozilla

I use google chrome and safari. Google Chrome runs faster than firefox but firefox has the most useful plugins for SEO

I think Chrome blows it away. Much faster and has all the plugins I used on Firefox. Don't miss anything. Much better all the way around for me.

before firefox 4 came out, I was using chrome because of their speed. but now with firefox 4/5 it does much better in speed, and addon also for sure. that's why I love firefox all the way

I'm a browser bouncer. Between 3 computers (1 mac, 2 pc's) I'm running IE9, Chrome, Firefox 3, Firefox 4, Opera and Safari. (I like to make sure my sites look good for everyone)

I'm partial to Chrome but I like Firefox as well.