Internet Explorer losing grip on browser market

Safari and Firefox on Macs. Internet Explorer doesn't run on Macs so I can't use it. Windows PCs are not real computers.

Why do people use chrome? Aren't you all aware of the glaring privacy flaws associated with it? Google knows everything you are looking up with that browser. Use Iron instead. It's chrome, but without all the privacy issues.

I use Safari and was surprised to see that Safari was not even an option in the options. Although firefox and more recently chrome is widely used on mac but one should not forget that when these browsers were new, safari was the most reliable and to an extent is still one of the best for the macs.

I use Opera as my primary browser. I use Chrome for websites that don't work well with Opera (usually because they are not standards compliant), and Firefox is all else fails. I only use Internet Exploder for a small handful of websites that I absolutely must use and that absolutely require Internet Exploder. In general, if a website requires IE, I avoid it like the plague, because it is clearly a badly designed site.

I use Chrome too. Only IE when I have to.

I use the internet.

...the browser is irrelevant.

Try clicking on Chrome and IE almost simultaneously , and see what comes up faster.. Obviously, Google Chrome. I fell in love with it seeing its simplicity. Viewing n updating web pages, what features are required?
IE is very heavy, n wherever I use it i get frustrated with its slowness and gets stuck on it... SO loves CHROME.. Also, like its homepage with most visited pages on it... Cheers

If you check your work email via Outlook Web Access (Webmail), i believe Explorer is the only one that allows you to right click and set the email as "unread" after you have read it. Cannot do it with Chrome or FireFox. They don't have that option inside Webmail. So i keep using Explorer because of this one feature.

As a professional web developer, I regularly work with Firefox, Safari for Mac (and sometimes Windows), and Internet Explorer. I don't mind IE 8. Firefox/Safari are my preferences. But as a developer IE 6 absolutely makes me cringe and long for the day that IE 6 market share drops below 10%. It's at 17.58% according to the marketshare report...the day is coming!!

I use Firefox. Internet Explorer is not usually even installed on my computer. Internet Explorer is slow and in-your-face. Firefox is fully customizable, and I can ignore any flashing annoying ads.

Chrome works great for my purposes. Quick. That's all I require. Only shortcoming I've encountered is its inability to stream Netflix.

Use google chrome. Everything google makes is absolutely amazing...they are the only public company who offers their product for free.

Google chrome is faster and very simple to use . Though one of my friend says its not that safer though i still prefer to use it .....coz its simply the best , at this moment ..rest of the browser

Firefox + NoScript for me. (Though reading other people's comments has given me some fresh ideas.)

IE8 seems good, but I was too accustomed to FF by the time IE 7 or 8 came out, so they just never caught on with me.

Chrome seams to be the fastest, however, some websites don't work on Chrome. I'm surprised that Google would make a browser that isn't 100% W3C compliant.

Firefox is what I use mostly, though I have to say that I am getting more and more disappointed in the newer versions. Come on guys, where is the pride in performance and reliability of your older browsers.

IE (Internet Exploiter) JUST PLAN SUCKS!!! Microshaft ALWAYS wants to be different. They think that they can go against standards and do it their way by applying brute force. I am glad that most people have gotten rid of that gawd awful IE 6. If you haven't you need to, that version feels like Russian roulette every time you surf the web. You never know how it's going to render a website.

I've had my computer for a year. I've never even bothered to do the 'first time using' config for IE.

Thank goodness, we've had so many problems with IE and our website. Google Chrome is the best browser out there by far, it just.....works 🙂

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ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY FOX OF FIRE!

Actually, if you don't know what a browser is, you should feel bad.

AOL all the way!!!!! JK, I would not own a PC that had AOL on it. By far, I enjoy using Chrome the most. Seems to be less prone to attacks then IE is. For now, I'll just stay with Chrome.

I use chrome, I tried firefox, safari (on windows) and chrome. Netscape is dead right? anyway I find CHROME's simplicity awesome. What else do u need but an address/search bar, stop, refresh, back and forward buttons? plus its fast! and I have it all integrated with my google id and android phone....

Dont blame IE anyway, or windows much... the problems arent caused by them its by those criminals doing malware, spyware and viruses, granted microsoft should pay more attention that already given but I will see when another browser becomes number one or operating system, they will face similar issues...

I jumped on Chrome when it was first released and I love it. I had been using Firefox but it's honestly gotten as bloated and slow as IE is.

I have to use IE7 at work because of our special web applications and every day I am very thankful to go home and load up Chrome.

And for Adblock fans: Chrome does have Extension and adblocking is one of them. You have no reason to not switch unless you use silly, very specific extensions.

It depends on what I'm doing online. If I want to play flash games or view videos, I have to use IE8 because I am on Windows 7 64-bit. I can use Opera for general surfing, but my understanding is that there is no 64-bit flash version for Opera. As for Firefox...sorry, I won't bother with it.

As a web designer the average user has no idea what we go through to make sure your content looks visible in IE! I've been a Firefox user for 5 years and counting. I will never go back to IE.

I use the Sprye Mosaic from Bell Labs withj my micro-channel PS-2

Hello Mr. Gates,

I use your "explorer" everyday. I recommend it to to general public.
It is easy and self explanatory as an icon.

In san francisco, I have noticed that certain, employers, are
trying to "fire", their employees, based on the fact, that businessmen today want to promote American Business by replacing very old and very slow office equipment that meets todays standards.

As, a consequence, of this management thinking, a meeting will take place, today, to inform individual whether he will keep his job or be fired.

Is it the Right Thing to Do, in the Business World, Fire them, because
they believe in the American Dream?
Is it the Right Thing to Do, in the Business World, Fire them, because
they believe in Microsoft and Mr. Bill Gates, to name a few Icons, in the
Business World?

Is this the kind of example, we should display to the nation, and to the international world that watches every breath we take?

What do you think of this? What would you do, if it were You,
Mr. Bill Gates?

veronica dominguez, in san francisco.

correction:

add: to Promote American Business by replacing very old and very slow equipment with, that which meets Todays Standards of
Excellence.

Opera is by far the best browser I have ever used. I will never switch to anything else.

I terms of speed Opera is the best..
In terms of tweaking,addons and development Firefox is the best.... It even has a built-in spellchecker...

I use both... depending on what I want to do

one more vote for Chrome, – it's the best!

Firefox and Safari. They are much better browsers despite one ebing open source and one closed. Now if I could just bail out of IE at work, all would be right with the world.

I use Opera. It's very fast, useful and more visual then Chrome.

I USE FIREFOX!!

I primarily use FF, but as a web designer, I have all of them downloaded to test my work. Hands down, the buggiest of them all is IE. The great thing about FF is the fact it is open-source, which means that as advancements come to the Internet, FF developers react almost immediately. Web designers and developers have a lot more tools at hand today than back when all you needed was Notepad and Photoshop. If IE was as standards compliant as FF or Chrome, it could rule the world. But it's not, so when I design a website, I have to basically do it twice: Once for IE, and once for all the others. I have a feeling that when HTML5 and CSS3 hit with full force, IE is going to get left in the dust and FF will hold the lion's share of the market.

I'm a big fan of Firefox and Camino and Safari. Microsoft did me a big favor when they quit developing IE for the Mac platform.

Who cares. 🙂

IE has signficatly slows down pages upon rendering, compared to other browsers

I primarily use firefox, cause I am able to open my email in the same window rather than opening in a new window, which is what I have to do with IE. But I do use IE every now and then for other things. I haven't tried Chrome yet.

IE FOR THE WIN!!!! People are just 'hating' all in Microsoft/IE ever since everyone started loving Apple just because of their iPhones or the Macs (I dont remember). And now everyone thinks that IE is 'oh sooo badd oh yeah I hate to soo much it suckss. Its sooo sloowww.'Safari is butt ugly, no offence but it is and I dislike it so. IE FOREVER.

I am a website developer. The only reason I use IE is to test functionality on the sites.

Once you actually use another browser, you can't go back to IE.

Firefox, Opera, Safari, Netscape are all good alternatives.

I use Opera becuase of its organization and tools

I use the Google. But sometimes I like to give Yahoo business, so I use the Yahoo browser... cough... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MwTvtyrUQ

All the microsoft bashers in the group ought to realize ,, if it wasn't for them you people would still be communicating with a tin can and string.

LONG LIVE IE

I don't like IE and gave me blue screen of death because of the 100 errors that sorry it had an error and Later it froze and blue screened I have been using Firefox from now on.

I use firefox, there's too many exploits in IE, if your pc is crashing with firefox and having problems with video stream, (as I just read in these comments) then something is wrong in your system configuration, I used both for a long time, and you need to address your browers configurations if you are having problems. Firefox is very good. I run many apps to testing etc, but I also know that the average user does not understand most configuration questions browsers ask for but they think they do .. oh well 🙂

Chrome is great because you can install it on school and library computers, even when they block installing executable folders. I've gotten used to installing it on any computer I go to. The two minutes it takes to download and install is definitely worth not browsing IE for 20minutes.

Been using Netscape and Mozilla browsers since before they were Netscape (Mosaic was the name I believe). Opera is my browser of choice now. Internet Explorer is the last tool in the tool box and only used as a last resort.

I use whatever browser is the fastest,which is currently Google Chrome. I could care less about fancy features. I just want to surf the web and not have to wait for pages to load.

I haven't used IE for years, don't plan on going back either......

I think Chrome should be pre-installed on every computer. Clearly it is better than any other browser on the market.

i use firefox, IE is bloated and clumbsy

I m using safari nw....shud say tat i ws forced to shift to sme other than IE coz its simply too buggy n stucky.........

Firefox for most of my browsing and IE only when I have to go to microsoft.com or another IE only website.

I've used IE since it came out and never had any problems with it till IE8. If IE9 doesn't solve all the IE8 problems, this could be the beginning of the end for IE.

"It's the program you open in order to access the internet. " – No, it's not. It's the program you open in order to access the Web. Semantics, but the difference is important.

I use IE, I tried Chrome and got pop-ads the first site I went too. Back to IE for me. It's not as fast as Chrome, but it's fast enough.

I use safari since I don't use computers and its the only one installed on my iPad and iPhone. Simple and does the job. I don't notice it, just enjoy the content and loading speed of webpages.

Apple/Mac haters always have to appear in any slightly related threads *sigh*. I don't know when they will learn...Anyway, I use Chrome and Opera sometimes, but FireFox is my favorite. Safari just doesn't cut it, and Microsoft...why oh why do you have to make things difficult for web developers? Just give up on IE and pick a GOOD browser to support. Firefox and opera, please switch to webkit.

Google chrome is the best.I love it

IE is like an heavy old truck, Google Chrome is F1.....light and fast.

Well let me tell you my experience with IE and the new hyped up ads for Google Chrome. Google should be hung out to dry with their new ads for Chrome. It's a bunch of BS that chrome is fast – far from it!
IE is still leader of the pack for a reason because it continues to be heads & shoulders better than chrome or anything other browser out there. IE rules in my world. Long live IE. Way Cool!!!

I'VE USED FIREFOX SINCE IT BECAME AVAILABLE,............ I NEVER RETURNED TO I E . I HAVE USED IT ON MILLENNIUM,. 2000 PRO, X P , AND NOW UBUNTU. I HAVE MULTIPLE PC'S , X MARKS IS THE GREATEST PRODUCT SINCE ICE CREAM WAS PUT ON A STICK !!!!!

I use Google Chrome. Fast, sleek, esp searching from the address bar. I've been liking Google products ever since Gmail. Looking forward to Google Chrome OS!!!

I use Firefox, before that Netscape, I only use IE on pages that refuse to load in another browser and even then only as a FF tab. Opera died the day the free version forced me to watch ads, Safari is just the apple limitware browser and I value my privacy, so I don't trust Google's Chrome (or any other Google product for that matter). There is only one wish I have, FF needs to be faster. But in any case I'd rather any other browser other than IE, it's a Microsoft product and hence by definition it's bloated, buggy, slow and unsafe, I don't want to get hacked, avoiding IE improves my safety. Within 5 years those 60% will have dwindled down to 20%, nobody likes to be exposed.

I used to be a windows guy now I'm a Mac guy and I use Safari and have no problems with it. IE is just too problematic

As a tip for FF users: install FEBE, it permits you to save add-ins, bookmarks, history, cookies, passwords and everything you value from FF to a backup file, save the backup on a memory stick and you will easily set up your customized FF anywhere you work with little effort. None other can say that.

I use the firefox browser more, it's fun and easy plus it comes with great add-ons that are free to add.

To me it's the best

Firefox is open-standards, far less prone to virus/trojan attacks, has AdBlock Plus (best add-on ever, makes webpages display so much faster), auto-updates and despite what anyone says it IS FAST. Chrome is only faster now because it's barebones – wait till you get any useful feature like AdBlock etc.

i use Firefox. i love the add ons you can install, especially the web developing add ons. u can create your own browser themes and fully cutsomize the way your browser looks!!! download it today!!! google 'mozilla firefox'

Firefox and Chrome are great browsers!!!, IE worse browser ever!

I use Firefox personally, it just seems that internet explorer has always been too buggy and too slow compared to whats out there...

Once you get to know Firefox then you cant even compare with IE. With all the extensions i use in Firefox my work is very efficient and manageable. Browsers are slowly changing their purpose and are being used more as a platform for running applications and mini applications and are used for collaboration. They are starting to converge with the desktop OS and as such the must change their functionality accordingly. That is why Firefox is winning over the market, its doing just that.

IE is bulky and laggy.

I know how bad that sounds, but it's the best description I could come up with.

Google Chrome, on the other hand, is much faster, much smoother when in use. I prefer Chrome over Firefox because it has extensions 😀

there would be a great demand for mobile browsers in the coming years that is for sure.";~

spywares and viruses always give me some headache. they can really mess up your pc..~"

mobile browsers would become greatly popular in the next few years';~

mobile browsers will become more and more powerful in the future as more applications are developed-:`

i hate spywares and viruses, they can really give me a bad hair day;"'

there are literally tons of spywares and viruses lurking on the internet so we should always be careful when donwloading stuffs-.`

i have seen a few mobile browsers and used some of them, they are still a bit slow ~:,

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I started out with IE and never wanted to change from it. A few of my friends recommended firefox though because of all the add ons, and after trying it I was hooked. I'd never go back to IE now (although firefox does have its occasional glitches.

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