Comments on: Browser Wars, Take 2 http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Open vs. Closed: Why Open Standards Matter http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211563 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:01:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211563 [...] There’s new browser war raging at the moment — the major vendors all have pretty good products. Competition in the [...]

]]> By: Happy 5th Birthday, Firefox! http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211562 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:02:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211562 [...] rely on today might not have been possible. Firefox’s own development continues apace, as the second browser wars — between Google and Mozilla this time — really start to heat up. Version 3.6 of the [...]

]]> By: Jack http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211561 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:11:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211561 Using IE8 for some days now and i must admnit that its 2x better then IE7.I find it even faster then FF3 (wich i never have liked).
Love it and i’m going to stay with IE8 for a while.

]]> By: Lunascape: 3 Popular Rendering Engines, One Browser http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211560 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:01:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211560 [...] 10th, 2009 (11:00am) Samuel Dean No Comments We’ve written widely about the rejuvenated browser wars, with lots of innovation coming from the new Firefox 3.5 and Google Chrome. There is another [...]

]]> By: krishnabaidya http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211559 Tue, 26 May 2009 02:18:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211559 I still prefer firefox as i’m so used to some of the add-ins.

]]> By: [TechBlogWatch] Best of Blogs für den 24.5.2009: Twitter, Facebook, WinMO, Leica, Intel | TechFieber | Hot Gadget Blog. Smart Tech News. http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211558 Sun, 24 May 2009 09:40:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211558 [...] Browser-Krieg – Teil zwei [...]

]]> By: Carlos http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211557 Sat, 23 May 2009 11:02:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211557 Is very interesting how Google use for the word “beta”, 60+% of their products still on beta.

Is pretty obvious that Google was going to release a “version 1″ soon, because if they want to complete with FF or IE, they need to have a solid software. The main reason they need to launch a V1 is that they cant really let any user complain about Chrome, they cant afford to have bugs, issues with the speed, and prove that the concept of multi-thread tabs work, etc.

Take a look, Google had done a very good job putting into people’s head that Chrome rocks, that is cool, and is still on development… expectation is the key here.

Another cool thing about this is that Google in this past years have been trying to construct this nice/friendly image, and also trying very hard to gain people’s sympathy, which I think they had done a very nice job… and thats what scares me…..

How easy is to sale the idea of a new browser when you own 65+% of the search engine market, when you almost own (real exception: HULU) the video streaming media. When you own the ads network: adword + doubleclick…… when you have around 50 million users (not a real number) that use your service on a daily basis, is very easy to sale a idea…..

]]> By: Michael http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211556 Fri, 22 May 2009 22:47:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211556 Hmm…I guess it’s understandable that readers of tech blog like this use Firefox or Chrome. But have you guys tried out IE8? I have and am now fully converted to it from Firefox. Very stable and fast (enough). No need mess with IE emulation mode in FF to visit various IE only sites anymore! Just a very solid feel to it. Love the In-Private mode too.

BTW, Google is heavily advertising Chrome on its home page. Surprised to see it still at 1.42% share. Maybe people like me are trying it out and then give it up. IE8 is at close to 8% without much push effort from MS.

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=1
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?sample=34&qprid=34&qpcustom=Microsoft+Internet+Explorer+8.0

]]> By: Manu http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211555 Fri, 22 May 2009 19:15:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211555 mozilla is actually considering a plan to abandon tabs and move to a tree view

]]> By: Manu http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211554 Fri, 22 May 2009 19:14:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211554 It is chromium, but the builds are released by google now and there are only cosmetic differences between chrome and chromium. If you don’t need flash, then yes, you can use it day to day.The browser is stable enough for that and it has retained the blistering speed of its windows cousin. I’m closely tracking it’s development, you can read more about it here

http://www.manu-j.com/blog/download-updated-native-google-chrome-for-mac-os-x/230/

The browser has improved a lot since the first builds appeared, which was in the beginning of april. Chrome on mac, when it first appeared, beat the latest Safari and Firefox on Sunpsider benchmarks. I haven’t done a revised benchmark after that but the scores should be level now between chrome and safari beta

Here is my review of the initial build

http://www.manu-j.com/blog/google-chrome-on-mac-os-x-first-impressions/226/

]]> By: shelly http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211553 Fri, 22 May 2009 19:13:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211553 I love the simpleness in Chrome too but I’m afriad it’s too naive and does not support the innovation that Firefox (and developers ecosystem) has. The new tab management so called story in Chrome is really lame when you compare it to some of the innovations you can get – take a look at New Tab King as one (http://www.newtabking.com)

–shelly

]]> By: Ian Morison http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211552 Fri, 22 May 2009 18:59:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211552 The most surprising thing is how little actual user-interface innovation is shown by either Firefox or Chrome. I use a browser called iRider, which vastly improves on the “tabs” UI.

]]> By: Neil http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211551 Fri, 22 May 2009 18:35:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211551 I would try switching to Chrome if there was a stable Mac version – Google definitely need to consider the benefits of getting the high percentage of Mac only developers on their side. Delicious & Firebug plugins are the only reason I stick with Firefox (although the recent JetPack announcements are something to keep an eye on).

]]> By: Sakina Al-Amin http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211550 Fri, 22 May 2009 16:12:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211550 I use all 4 browsers, but Chrome the most. Chrome should bypass FF in popularity.

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211549 Fri, 22 May 2009 15:56:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211549 Agreed Arif, it’s a great browser. If only its spellcheck worked with WordPress, I’d switch from Firefox.

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://gigaom.com/2009/05/22/browser-wars-take-2/#comment-211548 Fri, 22 May 2009 15:53:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51175#comment-211548 thanks Nick – are you talking about the Chromium builds? When you say “alpha quality,” can you use it day to day?

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