Toolbar question. Yahoo vs. Google

[IcyPeas]

Poll question: Toolbar question. Yahoo vs. Google

I have been using Yahoo toolbar but am thinking of switching to the Google toolbar. What do you guys use, if any? Looking for opinions.

[kentauros]

1. None.

I use the browser Opera and it doesn't allow these toolbars to load into it because, well, you don't need them with Opera :D

[pokerfan]

2. none

Toolbars waste space so I get by with just one...

[IcyPeas]

9. WOW Pokerfan - of course I started clicking on the wrong "reply" button..

[pokerfan]

3. Reasons to not use a browser toolbar add-on

Toolbars implemented as web browser plug-ins have become a popular vulnerability for spyware and malware creators. Browser toolbars are commonly bundled with installers for other "partner" products as an "opt-out" default without the user's explicit consent.<1>

Browser toolbars are supposed to provide additional search fields, form-fill, links back to popular sites, malware detection, etc. However, in many cases their primary purpose is instead to collect anonymous marketing statistics or reinforce a brand (by displaying the logo at the top of each browser window)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolbar#Web_browser_toolbar_add-ons

[AlabamaLibrul]

4. Neither - use firefox, they have a little search box in the corner that you can use on any engine

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[Bucky]

5. I might use a toolbar if they ate up horizontal space. But on my laptop, verticle space is limited.

I just keep it as simple as possible: menu bar, nav bar, tab bar, and that status bar down on the bottom. Even at that, I'd like to compress my nav and menu bars into one.

[Lyric]

6. I only have the address bar and my bookmarks bar.

If I want to search, Google's homepage is one of my bookmarks. Or, since I'm using Chrome, I can just type my search term into the address bar and it automatically uses Google to search for me. :)

[meow2u3]

7. Toolbars are a waste of RAM

IDK about anyone else, but all they do is slow down my system.

[mwooldri]

8. If you're into Google, then just go Chrome.

No toolbars to worry about, plus searches in the address field go to Google (though you can select Yahoo! or Bing).