The biggest advantage in using Firefox over I.E. is the fact that spyware does not get on your machine nearly as much. In my experience with these browsers, I.E. will attract at least 60% more spyware than Firefox. Spyware might not seem like a big deal but over time your machine will collect it like wax collects in your ears. It will slow your PC down and problems will begin from that point.

When you refresh pages, images or videos that haven't loaded properly, firefox allows the entire image to reload, whereas explorer stops reloading where the image previously stopped loading.

It comes out with features faster then IE. Also it is better for debugging. My experience has been that it is more stable and is supported on more platforms. Although there are some issues with extensions and plugins on Vista.

It is safer, it is not the target of so many hackers as Internet Explorer. I also like the tab browsing. If you want, you can set it up so when you close the browser, a window will show asking you if you want to erase everything for security reasons. In Internet Explorer you have to go to Internet Options and click of erase history and cookies. It is faster and more convenient in Firefox.

I have only just downloaded Firefox and it is already loading much faster with Vista than IE. I have not tried out many of the other features but the difference in speed is an asset in itself. Thankyou Alan777 for your advice

There's a new plug-in for the firefox browser that makes searching simple no matter what search engine you like to use. Check out the 90 second demo here: http://www.visual-search.net/Visual%20Search%202/Visual%20Search%202.html get the Firefox plug-in here: http://www.visual-search.net People seem to really love this one!

Lots, for one thing, safety. For another, the thousands of plugins for firefox, I dont think I could live without my plugins. Also, speed :D, once you have used FF going back to IE is like slowly killing yourself.

I prefere FF. The diffrences between it and IE v7 are very small, Microsoft made the new version of IE almost identicle to the basic FF browser. I dont use any plug ins with FF, just the basic browser. FF uses much less RAM and has a great google search bar installed in the top right corner of the browser! Advice, use FF.

Simple security. In other words if you use internet banking with IE you run the risk of losing your money. And your bank might then direct you to http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,125772-page,3/article.html or similar articles and refuse to pay you back much like a car insurance would not pay out if you left the keys in the ignition.

Layman's answer: It seems faster and cleaner.

Well first off, Firefox loads stuff WAY faster than IE7. Plus firefox has a far superior interface and better and more options. It's also more stable in my opinion but I haven't actually tested it to find out.

Firefox is definitely better than Internet Explorer and it is for free. Check out all the advantages Firefox has to offer you and you can even download it for free by clicking on the link/button at the bottom of the page at : http://my-internet-tips-and-tricks.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-use-firefox.html You can download it and use Internet Explorer and Firefox side by side till you are sure of yourself.

From: http://www.flexbeta.net/main/articles.php?action=show&id=32 1. Popup Blocking In this day in age, an internet browser without a popup blocker is like having a broadband connection without a fireball. “Firefox stops annoying popup windows dead in their tracks”, according to Mozilla.org, and that’s exactly what it does. Visiting a popup blocker test page, Firefox’s built in popup blocker was able to close all popup windows while the page loaded and during the page's onload() event. At http://www.popup-blocker.info’s test page, several test can be ran to prove your popup blocker’s power. Mozilla Firefox’s built in popup blocker was able to handle the “Stress Test”, which according to pop-upblocker.info… “[Stress tests] attempts to overcome your pop-up killer by trying to spawn large numbers of windows as quickly as possible.” Firefox’s popup blocker was able to close all 200 popup windows without even breaking a sweat. Trying this with IE and no popup blocker would probably bring your pc to its knee’s. You can also easily access the list of websites that the popup blocker blocks and altering it’s state by a simple click. 2. Download Manager A feature which I thought was going to be integrated in Internet Explorer 6 was a download manager. Download managers allow you to manipulate and take control of your downloaded files. Mozilla Firefox’s download manager contains just the essentials to allow you to control your downloads. You can pause your download and continue it a later time, something which is not possible with IE’s download manager. Apart from sporting a nice look, the download manager stores the information such as size and location of your downloaded file. When the download is complete, a small notification is displayed in the lower right side of the screen. 3. Tab Browsing Because having too many windows open at a time can be a bit annoying, not to mention time consuming, Firefox features tab browsing. Here’s more on tab browsing from Mozilla’s homepage…”Tab-Browsing changes the way you use the internet by allowing you to open links on a page in background "Tabs" and then read them when you're ready. No confusing new windows, no need for context menus, just hold down Ctrl when clicking a link, or use your middle mouse button (if you have one).” 4. Integrated Search Engine Now why didn’t the IE programmers think of this? Mozilla Firefox comes with a built in search engine. The default search engine is Google’s, of course, with the ability to add others. The search entry takes up a very small space, which is a plus when compared to those huge toolbars out there. 5. Options Less confusing and cluttered than IE’s Internet Options is another factor in Mozilla’s Firefox. You can easily navigate through each setting. Deleting saved passwords is a snap and clearing any saved history. The “Downloads” section of the options allows the user to choose which program will automatically open a downloaded file. 6. Page Info When right clicking on a page (PC users), selecting “page info” will pull up a window displaying vast amount of information for the webpage. General information as well as a Link tab showing all the links that the page contains. 7. Faster Response A typical webpage will load faster on Mozilla Firefox than Internet Explorer. 8. Keeps HTML Formatting Mozilla Firefox is able to keep the html format when copying from a webpage to a text file. For example, when copying html formatted text from a webpage and pasting it on a note pad, the text copied using Mozilla Firefox keeps the format yet the text copied from IE doesn’t. 9. Security Because many of those malicious plug-in’s that cause your everyday web surfing into a trip to the DMV are mostly programmed for Internet Explorer, having Mozilla Firefox as your internet browser can save you tons of headaches. 10. Open Source Advantage The Mozilla project is an Open Source project where thousands of independent programmers can work on finding security holes before they are exploited. 11. Cleaner Interface Firefox isn’t filled with clutter such as a history button or other buttons that take up most of the area in Internet Explorer. Firefox offers 2% more space to web pages than Mozilla, 4% more than Internet Explorer, and a whopping 10% more than Opera. 12. Smaller Download Ignoring the fact that Internet Explorer comes integrated with Windows, Firefox is almost half the size of Internet Explorer meaning half the time downloading. 13. Block Images When right clicking on an image, the user is given the option to block all images from that webpage. This feature comes in handing when visiting a site that holds many pictures, many due to ads, which can be disabled for faster surfing.

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Security for me. I use them both. But use Firefox 98% of the time. Do to its more stable & I can build it, however I want, to meet my needs......Plus 5 for your question.