Web Browser Grand Prix 3: IE9 Enters The Race

I have just small problem with review. Using ACID test. Those last 5 points will never be finished as those specs are sort of frozen and so far it is not certain what will be done with them. Bot MS and Mozilla ignore them.

BTWuld we get fixed comments so I don't ahve to use compatibility mode?
Thanks

40 tabs memory graph is the wrong image

While there is no doubt that IE is an excellent browser, there is something that you didn't take into account: add ons.

Chrome, Firefox and Opera give you acces to ad ons that allow you to prevent advertising and other resource intensive javascript elements from loading. That can really speed up page load times.

And we didn't yet talk about productivity enchancing ad ons that really save time (things like frame two pages, chromey calculator or webmail chekcer).

The programmers amongst us will love things like Firebug or FireFTP.

IE 9 also lacks Opera's butload of features. No e-mail or torrent client, no mouse gestures and no advanced UI tweaking.

also page twelve - compliance - I get a repeat of page 11 with really small graphs???

You can use the tracking prevention list to block ads in IE9. EasyList have brought out a list you can import that blocks most normal advertisements.

In content ones; youtube etc and frame based ads are still there but it isn't impossible in IE anymore.

Wow IE did really well Firefox looks rubbish but meh I'll still use it.

pah how much did m$ pay for these recommendations?!

firefox is lovely!

http://eupeople.net/forum

Doing such test just a week or two before release of FF4 is plain ignorant or MS sponsored. Anyway I'll stay with Chrome.

Have you used IE9? It certainly feels the fastest browser out.

You don't need to pay anyone if it is truly the fastest.

or pro Mozilla to give them time to get some tweaks in place once it's out in the wild.

Such paranoid douchebaggery leads to fanboiism, and neither is wanted here.

@LePhuronn, no i havn't, i never use new stuff..i don't want to be a beta tester! M$ screwed up W7 sp1 as well AHAHAHAHAHA!!

Considering Firefox 4.0 goes live tomorrow, I do not think it would be unreasonable to hold the article off for a day. In fact, there is an article on the front page about how you can download the final Firefox 4.0 today. I'm sure they could have put it through the paces today, and posted a much more balanced article.
This was not a "pro-Microsoft" plot I'm sure, but it was poor planning.

Well, the IE bashing that I always read in the comments will continue I suppose but the facts are there. IE9's not bad, even if I dislike the initial minimalist UI.

yawn... they are all ok but none of them rules...

IE was always impressive on release (first battery of tests). let's see how it scores after first service pack when most of the problems get fixed.

blocking adds does not have to be job for browser, just install decent host file (like from mvps.org). this has advantage that is browser independent so it works for all your browsers.

Chrome should be fast in just about every discipline considering it is very basic/crippled browser but that is not the case. also it does not work with some sites. for example some pages never load. hoovering mouse cursor over facebook photos shows name tags in wrong place (shifted by 1-2 inches which may be 3-4 persons away). It does not like dropped network connection either (takes forever to notice there is a problem).
Opera was always nice but in the past had some problems with support of secure sites (banking). Didn't try it recently.
Firefox is quite popular but needs add on for everything. It can't even open home page in new tab without add on. not to mention opening new window with same link.
Don't have MAC so can't try Safari but wasn't there report of Safari wasting system resources (even draining battery for laptop users, faster than any other browser)?

meh...

IE9 on my PC doesn't come close to matching those Kraken benchmark results, either in raw score or it's relative score to Chrome or Firefox 4, 13k+ vs 6k for FF4 and 7K for Chrome...
So has IE got a big boost that's tied to the CPU? (I've running a Core 2 Duo)

Couldn't wait 2 days for firefox 4? Bit stupid to bench against 3.6, who even uses that any more? Been using beta 4 since last decade.

While that would reduce the beating for FF somewhat, it would still confirm their bottom finish.

Overtake Safari 5? Probably. Overtake the rest of the pack? No way.

And this is your expert judgement? Or are you just going on how it "feels" to you? Forgive me if I ignore your 'comprehensive conclusion' that FF4 will still be shamed by all the others.

Besides it doesn't matter if it was, it's still useful for those of us who are FF fans and were hoping to switch to FF4 to see how our choice measures up to the competition. Now we have to basically test it ourselves.

I agree that the timing here is a bit unlucky with regard to FF - any chance of an update to take the new release into account?

IE may be the fastest now, but MS don't really have a history of supporting / updating their browsers. I doubt the picture will stay this way for long. Chrome, however, is being developed at a fast rate.

I haven't studied the outcome of this article, but could the hardware acceleration have played a part in IEs advantage? This is something that the other browsers will no doubt catch up on very soon.

And those of us who use lots of platforms have to discount IE as a viable option as it is tied to Windows. I'm running 3 different platforms (Windows, Linux x86 and Linux ARM). My best option is still Chrome for a unified cross-platform experience.