In short, ask your 'connected friends and associates who they use, and why. The answer will depend in part on the type of operating system and hardware platform you are using. The other deciding factor will likely involve the additional features the various browsers offer and their relationship to the other Internet applications you want to use. Your criteria for selecting a Web browser should also include its level of compliance with the current HTML standard. Most of the major browsers already include all or most of the features in the proposed HTML 3.2 standard.
Tables are now commonplace.
Frames, like them or not, are popping up with alarming regularity and the new 'style sheets' allow for even more attractive and useful Web pages. Although many users have Internet Explorer on their machines, compliments of Windows 95, many choose to ignore it and install Navigator as their browser of choice. Back to top Netscape Navigator Navigator remains the best Web browser, but the Netscape of today is far different from the one that emerged in the wake of the NCSA Mosaic juggernaut. With so many unique and powerful features, it's easy to see why Navigator was able to win an over-75 per cent share of the browser market. In addition, it has always been free for educational and non-commercial use and commercial users enjoy a free, unlimited evaluation period.