Which Browser?

With the release of Firefox 2.0 today, there is bound to be some debate as to how good the browser really is and how it compares to the recently released IE7. IE is currently the most popular browser, with a market share of around 80% of internet users. However, this popularity does not mean that it is superior to firefox - in fact, the opposite is true. Historically, IE has had many problems displaying HTML and CSS correctly, as it does not support some commonly used attributes. Although IE7 has rectified many of these problems, it still has a long way to go. Firefox’s tabbed browsing has also been adopted by IE7, which is a vast improvement over using multiple windows.

Although IE7 seems to be a big improvement over previous versions, its lack of extensions is another reason why firefox still has the edge. IE7 does support extensions, although they are controlled by Microsoft. This means that the number and diversity of the extensions will not match firefox’s.

There will be many people out there who feel that IE is better than firefox. However, most advanced internet users will agree that firefox is a more user friendly and comprehensive browser and it will be for the foreseeable future.

Dave Stewart
SEO Consultant

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