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Every modern operating system comes with a web browser. On Windows, it is Internet Explorer. On a Mac, it’s Safari. Linux usually comes with more than one, but usually has at least Firefox. All of these (arguably) are decent web browsers and do the job of displaying web pages. Generally, you should never need to install another browser on your computer, except for maybe on Windows. There, many people are not satisfied with Internet Explorer for a number of reasons, and tend to install Firefox as their primary browser.

So, why switch to a new browser? Isn’t it possible to do everything you want to do with the one you are using, via plugins or mods? Well, perhaps. But maybe you will find a browser that works just as well as the one you are using, and provides a level of integration and convenience with services and sites you already use. Maybe that web browser is Flock.

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