With the amount of traffic inundating the web, browsers have to be more than a medium to get a user from page to page. Internet users demand more from their browsers. Let’s take a quick comparative look at three popular web browsers.
Google Inc. is a monolith in today’s internet arena. By providing users with fast and reliable products it has secured its place as a worldwide brand. The web browser Google Chrome was released to the public on December 11, 2008. Two years later it’s become the third most used browser. It’s fast, easy to use and presents itself with a clean, unobtrusive layout. Chrome boasts incognito browsing capabilities. Remember that your ISP does and shall keep record of your web activity. Chrome’s latest attempt to streamline its product has resulted in a recent Chrome for Business edition. As of December 2010, Google Chrome has bypassed Apple Safari to claim their number three slot.
Apple Safari is fast. There is no doubt about that. It’s also available for those who use the Windows platform. As with the best of them, Safari displays a clean look with an easy to use style. Many die-hard Mac users feel that because of the crossover between platforms, bugs and crashes are an inevitable nuisance. A few features available with Safari 5 include close captions on HTML5 videos and voice over screen reader.
The juggernaut continues to be Mozilla Firefox. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, Firefox has been blazing a path to be on top. Not lacking in speed, Firefox also has come to the forefront with many custom features that users have come to embrace. By giving the user various options for addons, Firefox has helped to enhance user experience in the eyes of many. Firefox 4 had added improvements to support HTML5 and CSS3 attributes. Mozilla also touts their enhanced security features to keep users safe while searching with Firefox.
