Browser Comparison - Firefox 2 b1, IE7 b3, Opera 9

mikemuch writes "The browser wars have heated up again, with Microsoft putting Beta 3 of Internet Explorer 7 out for all to download (not just developers anymore), Firefox coming out with the first beta of its version 2, and Opera releasing version 9. ExtremeTech has a shoot-out of the three browsers, with feature comparisons and tests of resource usage, startup time, and Acid2 standards compliance. Standout features are Opera's built-in BitTorrent support, Firefox's spellchecker for forms, and IE's Quick Tabs view. Firefox is still ahead in extensions, while Opera has some slick UI conveniences."

Comments

Re:Beta?

[Valthan]

Hell... Ffx 1.5.x to MSIE 6.0 isn't a very fair comparison.

Re:Searching from the address bar

[_Sprocket_]

Hooray for anti-ADHD search boxes!

Hooray beer!

Wait... what were we talking about?

Re:Searching from the address bar

[pNutz]

Seven years ago, that was a proprietary Internet Explorer property. It's been added to the upcoming CSS 2.1, but that's still only a draft.

Wow, it sounds like Dvorak was right about something.

*ducks*
*no, fuck that, runs*
*runs for his goddam life*

Re:One Page (printable) version

[Anonymous Coward]

So... you're using different software on a different platform and experiencing different results... fascinating. Please tell us more.

Re:I've seen better

[sharkey]

It's a difference in target markets. The "bookmarks" metaphor is to give the user who is used to reading dead tree books and using bookmarks to hold his place in said books a recognizable term to marking a "place" on the Internet. "Favorites" is the metaphor for those who are expected to NOT have ever used a bookmark.

Re:Memory usage charts wrong

[drew]

I'm more curious how he managed to load six tabs in IE 6.