Browser Power Consumption Compared

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 29, 2011 @12:03PM from the read-it-for-the-pictures dept.

theweatherelectric writes "Over on the IE Blog they've posted a power consumption comparison of the five major browsers. They write: 'Power consumption is an important consideration in building a modern browser and one objective of Internet Explorer 9 is to responsibly lead the industry in power requirements. The more efficiently a browser uses power the longer the battery will last in a mobile device, the lower the electricity costs, and the smaller the environment impact. While power might seem like a minor concern, with nearly two billion people now using the Internet the worldwide implications of browser power consumption are significant.'"

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Congratulations! by MadeInUSA · 2011-03-29 12:32 · Score: -1, Troll

Let me be the contrarian here on Slashdot: Congratulations Microsoft! It's great to see that MS is keeping the competitors honest by improving battery power among the other huge improvements they added to IE9. FF4 and C10 are great browsers, and I used Chrome for the past 2 years until I decided to switch to IE9. I'm not looking back...