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Web Browser Grand Prix

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the new-throwdown dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After seeing Opera's claim to 'Fastest Browser on Earth' after their most recent release, Tom's Hardware put Apple Safari 4.04, Google Chrome 4.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, Mozilla Firefox 3.6, and Opera 10.50 through a gauntlet of speed tests and time trials to find out which Web browser is truly the fastest. How does your favorite land in the rankings?"

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  1. But...but... by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 2, Funny

    "After seeing Opera's claim to 'Fastest Browser on Earth' after their most recent release, Tom's Hardware put Apple Safari 4.04, Google Chrome 4.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, Mozilla Firefox 3.6, and Opera 10.50 through a gauntlet of speed tests and time trials to find out which Web browser is truly the fastest. How does your favorite land in the rankings?"

    I use Lynx you insensitive clod!

  2. Re:Slashdotted by number17 · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it's just slow because you are using IE.

  3. You newbie by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lynx is for newbies. Real men telnet to port 80 and type in the HTTP headers manually, then parse the response in their minds.

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    1. Re:You newbie by StikyPad · · Score: 3, Funny

      Mere child's play. Real men telnet on port 443.

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  4. The winner, hands down, is ... by PPH · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... wget.

    Real geeks read straight html.

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