What is your Browser of Choice?

This is a short history of the browsers I've used from past to present. 

My next topic is browsers. Have changed quite a bit in the last few years. When I started using a computer Windows was only Ver 3.1. The internet wasn't no where near what it is today. Just looking back I can't believe just how far we've actually come. Even with the SOPA and PIPA almost passing, it was a scary time. You can say I saw my internet flash before my eyes!

I've worked my way up from Netscape to Explorer. Only because at the time and to make a long story short, Netscape was sued out of existence by none other than Microsoft. AOL tried to revive it with huge amounts of money (4 billion dollars), with AOL with no success. Microsoft's Internet Explorer stole the stage and had a much larger backing. Netscape was the first browser to use the internet. If you ask me, I think Netscape WAS the birth of the internet as it changed how the internet worked. The internet was nothing but a black hole with no direction till the first browser came to pass, Netscape.

I used Explorer for years. There was no competition. Finally a new open source group emerged. Out of this community came Firefox.  The browser was created to combat the software bloat of the Mozilla Suite, SeaMonkey. November 29 2005, Firefox 1.5 came to be. With its faster browsing experience and soon after, the use of add-ons. It became my browser of choice. Firefox soon turn the page in the history books. Now up too version 11. With plans all the way up to ver. 14. This was my browser for over three years. It wasn't long though till a new browser come along.

Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google. I first heard of this browser listening to a podcast from Leo Laporte "The Tech Guy" show. The browser was first publicly released for Microsoft Windows (XP and later versions) on September 2, 2008 in 43 languages, officially as a beta version. First release was 0.2.149. Then shortly after in January 2009 it was reported Google was to release versions for Mac OS X and Linux developer previews ver. 5.0. Today we are now up to ver. 17.0.963. With plans up too 19.0.1061.

So as of today my preferred browser experience is Google Chrome. I will be the first to admit that I love the Google ecosystem. Not saying that is the reason for my choice but felt Chrome was faster and did what I wanted better than the other browsers at my disposal. One other note I should mention is, I have also tried the other browsers in my poll. They just simply did not meet my expectations or needs. I guess what it all comes down to for browser choice is you. How it serves your needs. I would still love to hear your comments on the subject. Please take the time to take my poll off the the left and leave a comment below if you wish.