What is the deciding factor for you in choosing a web browser?
by 
Zack Be Gone - All Hail Firebrand.
ANSWERS: 6
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Ease of use. Although almost equally important, system resources used.
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... no longer fully supported or copyright enforced ... As a Linux programmer, I use a hacked, decompiled, and carefully, personally rewritten, one of a kind, version of Netscape that now runs well in Linux as well as within a Windows emulator within Linux ... since it is totally custom, with custom variable names and parameters, it is highly resistant to the common problems associated with "standard" web browsers.
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I use whatever is available. I don't really care much about the web browser that I use. As long as I can use the Net, I'm happy :)
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Whatever works. I don't really like Fire Fox. When I used to have it, it wouldn't load a lot of web pages. So I just use IE.
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Screen real estate. Fully customizable tool bars. I have Firefox configured to have everything (except the tabs) all on one tool bar. It frees up more space for viewing web pages. Lack of crashing. I always had problems with IE crashing. Firefox - not so much. Firefox uses less memory on my PC as well. Better security. IE just has too many inherent flaws. Almost anything is better, especially if Active X controls aren't possible. Security flaws are fixed fast. Portability. I have Ubuntu, Mac OS X and Windows XP running on my computers at home and there's a version of Firefox for all 3. This makes sharing bookmarks easy. But that's me - it's all a matter of personal preference. If any browser works for you, it matters not what others think.
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Security. Most viruses are written for high-user programs, so as to disable as many machines as possible. I believe that IE is probably the most used browser, so I use something else.
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