What makes Mozila Firefox so much more wanted that IE?

What is it that firefox has better than the IE? Right now I am using IE but I also have Mozila firefox and Opera installed. Should I change browsers?

Thanks.

Back in the day it was security and the ability to tab browse. I have like 200000 tabs opened when using FireFox.EmilioDigsIt

yeah i dont even know what i did before they had tabs its such a simple thing but so useful i always have like 12 tabs open

well, I personally love it because I can watch pr0n without a problem, and it was a pain in the *** with IE. :Dclub-sandwich

IE6 had a lot of security issues that microsoft didn't seem to mind not fixing... ever. Instead, Firefox came around with an update every few months of so (Instead of every 6 years) and you could create customized addons to bulk up security or do whatever you would like.

Default Firefox is no better than IE7, but with extensions and skins Firefox can be a real powerhouse.

It's newer, and less mainstream. It'll fade in a year or so.CrimzonTide

It's newer, and less mainstream. It'll fade in a year or so.CrimzonTide

i really doubt that one.

Back in the day it was security and the ability to tab browse. I have like 200000 tabs opened when using FireFox.EmilioDigsIt

how cam your computer even handle that :|

well, I personally love it because I can watch pr0n without a problem, and it was a pain in the *** with IE. :Dclub-sandwich

actually IE only has one use for me, watching porn. you see this way I can delete all traces of my activities without worrying about taking out the stuff I would actually like to keep in firefox.

[QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]Back in the day it was security and the ability to tab browse. I have like 200000 tabs opened when using FireFox.Blackfriend8

yeah i dont even know what i did before they had tabs its such a simple thing but so useful i always have like 12 tabs open

im in the same boat.. i dont know how I could live without tabs :P

Adblock :) Good for sites like this :Pdiablo_human

People who have a lot of RAM like things that consumes much more of it, I guess :)xaos

:lol:

That does get annoying after a while. It's at 100,000 K right now but I leave it on for a while longer, it'll reack 300,000k and it starts slowing down my computer. :|

First - lots of cool addons.

Second - better security 8)

Better security, more add-on/personalization potential, not a Microsoft product. The more I learn about web design the more disgusted I get with MS's stuff. They've been responsible for holding certain elements of CSS back for like 10 years now and it took them five years to catch on to tabbed browsing. It's absurd.PherdnutChiken

yeah what he said.....:)

the fact that you can have more than one window open at the same time, the add-ons

the fact that you can customize the firefox theme, the list is long

only bad thing is no copy/paste

Back in the day it was security and the ability to tab browse. I have like 200000 tabs opened when using FireFox.EmilioDigsIt

Spot on.