Posted on 03/05/2009 10:09:25 AM PST by CedarDave
Anyone who may have thought the death of Netscape would signal the end of the browser wars, boy were they mistaken. In fact, it could be argued that it was at that point it all began. It didn't take long for Mozilla's Firefox to emerge from Netscape Navigator's ashes, and over time, Firefox would win over enthusiasts with a potent combination of speed, security, and an unprecedented level of customization.
But what started as a two-man battle is quickly growing into all-out warfare. Prepare to be overwhelmed by an onslaught of new browser releases in the coming months as Microsoft, Mozilla, Apple, Opera Software, and Google all vie to provide your vehicle for navigating the web. Each one brings something new to the table, whether it be blazing fast performance or a unique feature-set. Don't worry if you haven't been paying attention - we jump in the trenches with whole lot of them and get to know each one on a personal basis.
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Great. Thank you for posting and giving an overview CedarDave.
Browsers compared are listed in the keywords.
Shadowace, for your Tech PING! list.
BFL
All browsers should just copy Firefox. Granted I haven’t tried IE8— but I don’t know why IE continues to suck version after version. How is that possible? Don’t they have like billions of dollars to spend on R&D? Maybe they should make a FIX CRAPPYNESS department.
I read an article of FF sometime ago, and most of the features are done by volunteers, which is amazing considering how much $$$ Google and MS threw into theirs.
Wow we should give those FF volunteers a crack at the US education system.
I’ll give Google an excuse since their browser is fairly new.
Firefox has the advantage of operating on a completely new codebase developed around 2000, and then in 2003 only taking the core rendering and UI technology of that codebase and building a completely new browser around it.
IE is still running off of an ancient, broken, crappy codebase.
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