There's a reason all your geeky friends use Firefox, but it's not because they're geeks. It's because Firefox is a better browser. Obviously this is a blanket statement, but Firefox lets the user take control of their browsing experience in ways that other browsers do not. There are currently 5,000+ extensions for Firefox. Users are able to create the browser they want. If a user wants to block the ads on the web, they can. Want to control iTunes without leaving your browser? Go ahead. Don't like how Firefox looks? There are nearly 400 themes to choose from.
It's not just the extensions, though. Firefox is more open to being customized than other browsers. With Diigo, I get a full, powerful toolbar to install in Firefox. This includes quick links to my lists, groups, and bookmarks, a sidebar for instant access to my bookmarks and a "read later" button which closes the current tab, bookmarks it in Diigo, and labels it "unread" so I can quickly access it later. (This is handy when I've stumbled onto a blog post I want to read, but just don't have time now.) Here's a screenshot of the Firefox Diigo Toolbar:
Here's what you get in Safari:
It may not seem like much of a difference -- and in reality, it's not that big of a difference -- but the point is that Firefox is open to being customized. For other browsers, what the user wants comes secondary to what the browsers' creators think the users should want.
So, really, do yourself a favor and install Firefox.
