Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Glice
It's a difficult one, this. Because, ultimately, like Mac or Windows OSes, people use FF or IE because they like familiar things. The only people I know who faff about with other browsers are blind people (Opera wins on this count) or techie sorts. FF being a) massively popular and b) open-source ultimately means that techie sorts will err towards the fox. It wouldn't surprise me, however, if people start moving onto a different browser in due course. It's all about the geist, innit?
|
Well, when it comes to Mac and Firefox users, age has something to do with it. I'm no techie, but since my parents didn't buy my current Mac for me, it required having a
job where I get to play with Windows and IE all day.
So my preferences don't stem from familiarity so much as what I find works better for me. These days security is a pretty big issue, so running Firefox on a Mac strikes me as the safest way to go without having to upgrade anti-virus software that fights with your real software every day like the diehard Windows home users I know.
The few Mac viruses that have ever been detected have almost all used Safari and/or Quicktime flaws to get in, so Firefox on a Mac is definitely one of the safest ways to go. I don't like the interface with Safari at all. Microsoft stopped upgrading IE for Macs years ago (just in time for Apple to actually get some market share too!) Opera is kind of interesting, but damn, who wants to think about a frigging browser that much?