Monday, February 20, 2012

The war of the browsers

PLEASE DO NOTE THAT THIS POST IS NOT PAYED FOR BY ANY OF THE COMPANIES MENTIONED! THE VIEWS ARE OF MINE AND MINE ALONE! THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING!
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So.. what are our choices? Well.. we have Safari from Apple Inc.; Opera from Opera Software ASA; Maxthon 3 from Maxthon International Limited; Chrome from Google; and Mozilla FireFox from The Mozilla Corp.

Now lets look at features...

  • Firefox: Click here to view new features.
  • Opera: Click here to view newest features.
  • Safari: Click here to view new features.
  • Maxthon 3: Click here.
  • Chrome: Here.
Okay.. so now, my opinions on each.
  • Firefox: Awesome browser and customization features. It also allows fast-acting "tabs" called 'quick-tabs'. It allows for more security and more save-able passwords. It's far more reliable than IE and works cross-platform (Mac, Linux, Windows, and ubuntu). Points: 7/10. Reason: Some toolbars don't work past a certain version of FF... 
  • Opera: Another fast and awesome browser from one of my favorite countries: Norway. It's speed is awesome, but only works if you're on a slow connection... The company passes many help-lines by using their online forums. This browser is also cross-platform. Points: 5/10. Why? Well I believe that Power+Simplicity=Speed+Awesomeness. (In English... I don't feel that the browser has given the power that it is known for.)
  • Safari: A great Mac-based browser. It is designed for simple, easy-to-use, browser from Apple. It gives the simplicity from Mac and the power of OS X, but it doesn't give the power like it says it does. This is cross-platform for only Mac and Windows. Points: 4/10. Do I need to explain? Well.. okay, then. I will, then. I believe that the power of the browser isn't all there. It doesn't help that they add the features like  the "Reading List" and other "Mac-like" features into it. It is cool that is supports all different media types... but I want QuickTime to come with Safari in the next version! Build it into the freaking browser!
  • Maxthon 3: The only thing I like is you can download videos from any source for free. Windows only. Points: 3/10.
  • Chrome: It's a lot of clicking. I believe that this is not like the other browsers... I believe this is a more web-based browser... I want a browser that I can personalize.. I don't want to want an app-store I want a browser not an OS (like Android and iOS). This is another cross-platform browser. Points: 1/10. I don't even wanna talk about it.
Total overview: FireFox is the way to go.
What do you think? Write a comment below to express your opinion!

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