Another highly scientifically monitored survey from the staff at TheVE. We posed the question, "what browser do you use"? Check out the results below....
Ok, the fact is - probably not the fairest survey as the number of readers here is in the 100s. But a descent turnout on the responses, all limited to one response per ip address. So, its as scientific as we get here at TheVE.
Personally, I am a big fan of Firefox. But, I was pretty surprised to see how overwhelmingly it was the browser of choice. I would really like to know people's answer to "why do you use FF"?
Is it because you have specific issues with IE? Maybe specific issues with Microsoft? Some people have said, well, "Firefox is safer".
My motivation to use FF? Two reasons: I am always interested in trying out "the other guy" and I have a deep interest in supporting any Open Source project. But the bottom line, Firefox is slick, does what I need it to do and in general, it is a very good experience.
BUT- it doesn't come without its flaws. I tend to upgrade fairly regularly and noticed that FF crashes (on Vista), probably daily. Definitely annoying, but they have an option to "restart previous" option. So, it remembers where I was. What is more interesting is that in many many years of using IE, I seem to recall, at most, a handful of crashes.
So why would I choose to use a product that is more unstable? Simple - I am a fan. I believe in what they are all about. I am more willing to tolerate imperfections.
Morale of the post- its not always about the product. It is about the people, the organization, the ideas and the philosophy from where the product originates. Surely not always the case, but companies that are focused on building a community or "tribe", are often successful in spite of the products they develop.
