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Apparently someone out there still uses Firefox.
by magsafe 12y ago
Apparently someone out there still uses Firefox.
- digitalcreate 12y agoYes, including many people on Hacker News.
- bdcravens 12y agoI think you overstate the quality of the content on W3Schools or the expertise of the average HN reader.
- vezzy-fnord 12y agoI'm curious as to how Chrome usage relates to expertise.
- glass- 12y agoAnyone who deliberately installs and uses spyware such as Chrome is clearly lacking it.
- bdcravens 12y agoIt doesn't. The point being made was that W3Schools browser usage closely correlates to HN browser usage, which I think isn't accurate. W3Schools isn't that great of a resource, and I presume that the average HN reader's expertise is such that they wouldn't rely on a resource like W3Schools.
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- valarauca1 12y agoUnnecessary inflammatory comment. Firefox remains the second most used webbrowser. [1] Break Down is Chrome 59.6% FireFox 24.0% Internet Explorer 9.9% Safari 3.6% Opera 1.6% [1] http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
- dorward 12y ago… among readers of W3Schools. Which is a pretty niche market.
- kuschku 12y agoAnd it is even the #1 browser in places where Chrome can not be used (thanks to US export regulations) and in places where people think about security (Germany).
- valarauca1 12y agoNot exactly the best sample. But it does give some evidence that people are still using firefox.
- DSingularity 12y agoIts very funny that you think people don't use it.
- berberous 12y agoI refuse to use any browser without vertical tabs.
- muyuu 12y agoChromium/Chrome with "tabs outliner" is quite sweet. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-outliner/eggkanocgddhmamlbiijnphhppkpkmkl?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-outliner/eggk... There's an add-on for simple vertical tabs, but I think this is even better.
- dubcanada 12y agoThe simple fact it is a separate window bothers me. I know you can't change the Chrome UI without using C++ but the Firefox version looks and works much better.
- hackmiester 12y agoUntil Chrome lets people modify the browser UI like Tree Style Tab and other addons do, I won't be interested in switching. It's a good browser for my parents, computer labs, etc. but I could never use it on my workstation.
- muyuu 12y agoThe other simpler addon is not a separate window, but this one is much better once you get used to it. Worth it as it really takes things to a different level. BTW you can move the tab outliner itself to a tab and close the window.
- pessimizer 12y agoEven worse, I've become accustomed specifically to vertical 'tree-style' tabs. I hate that I need them - it makes me less flexible than I would want to be.
- nesyt 12y agoIs that a built-in feature or do you use an extension?
- jaredsohn 12y agoUsage share of desktop browsers for June 2014 Source, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Other StatCounter 48.7% 23.0% 19.6% 4.9% 1.4% 2.3% W3Counter 38.0% 19.0% 16.8% 16.0% 3.2% 6.0% Wikimedia 45.9% 11.7% 16.9% 7.1% 1.6% 16.8% NetApplications 19.3% 58.3% 15.5% 5.2% 1.0% 0.4% http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers . Line charts over time of W3Counter data (although I am not sure if this excludes mobile or not): http://www.w3counter.com/trends http://www.w3counter.com/trends
- rdtsc 12y agoApparently someone there even switches from Chrome to Firefox -- Me, I did it with Firefox 31. It is lighter and more stable on my system.
- Yoric 12y agoWelcome back :)