wasabi Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 (edited) I simply would like to know how many Firefox users have actually tried Opera. Yes i'm 100% fox user, yet after all the discussions about browser speeds, safety etc here, i decided to try it yesterday. If it wasn't for the damn banner and pricetag i might have concidered using it for a while to compare with firefox. edit: ok after alot of votes I had the impression that the majority of Fox luvers had never even tried it and where simply promoting the fox without knowing the alternative. Thanx for prooving me wrong. ;) Edited February 22, 2005 by shushu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdflkjsdrhthfhrhr Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yes - I thought it was very good, and I occasionally use it for its great optimisation of Java. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daninku Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Wow mate, this is a good thread indead not those FF vs Opera ones. nice poll mate. Once FF was set to my default browser, yes it's a nice browser and I like it. However, since my memory is poor, and I only have 128MB, FF is still isntalled but it's not my default browser any more. My default one is maxthon, and I use IE too sometimes. Yes... I have tried Opera, and compared to FF it's a very good borwser, however it's not free, so I've uninstalled it... have 3 browsers anyways. As you all know it's very difficult to compare DD and Opera, but I still with FF because it's FREE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 i tried it. i didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgrudge Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Tried and dint like because: * Gmail crawls with opra * It's not free * difficult to post in forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Tried it, the banner takes too much space. Right now I don't feel like paying for it, nor would I pirate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Tried it, didnt really like it, if only for the reasons set out above - mainly the banner, and the pricetag. The main reason for using Firefox > * was because FF blocked popups straight away, and just seemed easier to use than anything I had tried previously *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malisk Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 What... Where's the option "Yes, I tried it and I liked it more than teh fox" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Tried it, it's okay but I wont pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted February 22, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 22, 2005 I can get Opera free as I work in education.. but where I found the Firefox UI intuitive and easy to get on with, I found Opera way too clunky and too busy.. was back onto Firefox within a few minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted February 22, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 22, 2005 I tried it, and it was good, but i went back to firefox because: 1. UI, Opera's isnt that nice (out of the box), but there are some good themes out there. 2. Support on certain sites, Operas rendering engine is good, but it still messes up on a few sites. 3. Customisability (of the UI, Core, everything) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephemeral Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yes, but I like Firefox better and I wouldn't pay for a browser. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxelStone Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I didnt like opera's setup. Add in the lycos stuff if your not carefull makes it unwanted. I do have to commend it works well with the majority of ASP sites, FF has issues with ASP often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeIvan Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I use both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIG Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I've used Opera when I used my Pentium133. Haven't used it since 2001 which was when I ditched the old computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariel Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I don't like the built in ads. I get enough spam in real life. :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Pitman Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I didn't like the fact that I couldn't move the Tabs bar in Opera. It's an annoyance to me for the Tab bar to be above another tool bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 No :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemania Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I simply would like to know how many Firefox users have actually tried Opera. Yes i'm 100% fox user, yet after all the discussions about browser speeds, safety etc here, i decided to try it yesterday. If it wasn't for the damn banner and pricetag i might have concidered using it for a while to compare with firefox. 585515293[/snapback] Same, I tried it a while back, if it wasn't for the banner and $$ than I would probably be using opera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Tried and didnt like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00pY Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 tried...wouldnt buy... ze f0x 0wnz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviesbad04 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Used it, Liked it, Bought it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Troll Subscriber¹ Posted February 22, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 22, 2005 I tried it a while ago and also didn't like it. It can be reported as faster, more stable, etc...by anyone, but it didn't "feel" right to me. The same applies to the old Netscape browsers before Firefox. They didn't capture the same feel of browsing the net for me. I was brought up on IE, but also had Netscape (v4.x) as the only browser allowed at school. Firefox is the first browser to come along to feel right for me. When Opera releases a new version, I may be tempted to try it out. The same applies to the upcoming Internet Explorer 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacifica Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 i tried it but... 1. i didn't like the banners 2. it's not free 3. the user interface was way too busy and cluttered overall i didn't care for it too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajter Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Never tried it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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