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Which is Better, Firefox or Opera?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fat-lady-slender-fox dept.

Roblimo writes "Firefox and Opera are the two most popular cross-platform Web browsers. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Kris Shaffer tested them side-by-side on SUSE Linux 9.1, Mac OS X Panther, and Windows 2000, and decided that your choice may depend more on what you *do* with your browser than anything else, unless (as is the case for many of us) Opera is off the table from the start because it's not open source."

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  1. wrong question by Anonymouse+Cownerd · · Score: 1, Troll

    'Which is better?' is the wrong question. The answer is 'The one with the larger marketshare' regardless of what the actual question may be - as this is the only thing that really matters.

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  2. Re:Neither by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Call me a softy, but I'm more fond of lynx. :)

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  3. Re:Silly by donscarletti · · Score: 0, Troll
    Firstly, there is a race of Jews from Ethiopia and you could bet your arse that they would refuse to eat food that is not kosher, not everyone in Ethiopia is starving you know.

    Secondly, open source is better than closed source since you can get rid of things you don't like (like ads) easier with open software. Although something being closed source may not be enough reason not to use it, it's definantly enough to weigh a comparison in favour of an open product.

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  4. WTG Slashdot by jr748 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Opera is off the table from the start because it's not open source.
    Hopefully us peons who use Opera, will someday switch to Firefox and then we can walk with our backs straight and look down our noses to the other peons who uses Opera...

    I mean really, I don't use explorer cause it does suck, I like opera because it IS faster than Explorer and Firefox...

    To discount Opera just because it is closed source (but you can still get a free version) just shows the attitude that drives most of slashdot. Our way or the highway...
  5. Stupid choices by houghi · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why should I even bother with what others think is better. What is it with people always wanting to know from others how they should think what is the best.

    What is better this or that? Who the F. cares what others think. Try it out and see for your self. It is not that if you use the one you are not able to use the other.

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  6. Re:Have you guys heard about by LucBorg · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes I have. I've used both firefox and IE, and I must say that IE renders pages correct every single time, whereas with firefox I often have to refresh the page just to make everything appear properly. Speedwise, I say they are the same. I have not noticed any difference in either's page load times. Now IE may be attacked by phishers and spam junkies all the time, but that is only because of its huge market share. If FF continues to grow in useage, it is obvious that its faults will be exploited more. And with it being open source, the wierdoes that go around doing this sort of thing will find it far easier to create exploits for FF than they do now for IE. Maybe this post will be rate -1 because it's pro MS, but quite frankly, I don't care. There's nothing wrong in pointing out facts. FF can be a lot more weak than IE.