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Computerworld hosts browser 'smackdown'

updated 10:20 am EST, Thu December 7, 2006

Web browser 'smackdown'


Computerworld is hosting its own Web browser 'smackdown' via a public poll, asking users which Web browser currently holds the top spot. Four experts have provided opinionated essays as to why their favorite browser -- one for each of Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, and Apple's Safari -- reign as the best Web browser on the market. Taking charge to portray Safari as the best browser is Ken Mingis, the Computerworld editor responsible for the website's Macintosh Knowledge Center. Mingis says he has been a Mac user since 1995, working his way from up from his first Performa desktop machine through a variety of Power Macs, PowerBooks, and iMacs. The editor touts such features as 'private browsing,' tabbed browser instances, 128-bit encryption for surfing secure sites, pop-up ad blocking, and the built-in RSS reader as Safari's strong points.


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  1. testudo

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    12/07, 01:04pm | report spam | Reply |

    Alright!

    An online poll! Now we'll get the lowdown on exactly which browser rules the world!

  1. hayesk

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    12/07, 03:26pm | report spam | Reply |

    pointless comparison

    Wow, they missed some key features. Notiable, Safari's RSS summarization slider.

    Not only that, they missed the most important thing in a web browser - how well it renders pages!

    But I guess ComputerWorld is like most other computer geeks who focus so much on the bells and whistles that they forget the point of the tool in the first place. It's like trying to find information on sound quality in a cell phone. Who cares? It's got a built-in video camera!!!

  1. Sprocket

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    12/08, 09:28am | report spam | Reply |

    yup -- pointless comparis

    Now you see how it works. Bells and whistles rule. Pathetic state, isn't it?

  1. Mellon

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    12/11, 06:08am | report spam | Reply |

    They're all close

    I would say opera, never had a problem, the interface is good, great features, and never had a pop-up EVER. I've tried them all, I would recommend Opera.

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