Firefox, just a name.

[iskim86]

don't know if it's just me, but it seems like people these days are downloading Firefox just because it is Firefox, not because it started out as a great IE alternative. a good number of typical computer users, when asked why he/she chooses to use firefox, cannot give good answers.

"because everyone is using it".

"you still use IE? download Firefox"

discuss.

 

[Nothinman]

Of course, it happens for different products all of the time.

 

[n7]

Just because?

Absolutely not.

I hate the look & layout of IE7 & pretty much all the other alternatives.

I customize how FF looks, particularly the top bars...i have mine set up with everything on one, with 2+ tabs set to open one more bar for 2 bars wasting space max.

I use numerous addons.
Adblockplus, PicLens, All-in-Ones Gestures, to name a few.

I've tried pretty much every browser out there over the years, & none make me as happy as FF.

 

[Aharami]

i like firefox better because of it's layout. also love the mouse gestures, as well as the numerous addons like adblock plus, firebug, iexif, piclens, etc.

 

[Lonyo]

Yeah, IE7 might be usable if they hadn't really gone crazy with the layout.
Plus Firefox is more customisable with other stuff, and I've been using it since before IE7 came out so it's what I'm used to.

When I put it on my dads PC it was because it was still the days of IE6 and FF was a lot lot better, and now he's stuck to it.

 

[Nothinman]

a good number of typical computer users, when asked why he/she chooses to use firefox, cannot give good answers.

Oh and a good number of typical computer users refer to their PC as the CPU and tell you that they're running "Microsoft" when talking about any piece of software written by MS. Brand loyalty and ignorance, while not related, aren't exactly uncommon.

 

[Schadenfroh]

adblock plus is the main reason.

 

[Thyme]

They're using it because the experts (we) told them to.