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2013 Version: Browser Wars

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40hz:
  I get the best of all 3 worlds by using Avant Browser which incorporates Chrome, Firefox and IE.   :P
-Tinman57 (February 01, 2013, 05:28 PM)
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You missed Opera so you actualy get  the worst of the 3 xD -Stephen66515 (February 02, 2013, 10:16 PM)
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Opera?  Isn't that where the fat lady sings?   :P

-Tinman57 (February 03, 2013, 08:27 PM)
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It is. And if she does, then it truly is over. ;D

Edvard:
Trying out SRWare Iron, and it's no faster than Chromium.  Then I read this:
http://neugierig.org/software/chromium/notes/2009/12/iron.html

Meh.  Chromium works fine enough.

rgdot:
Trying out SRWare Iron, and it's no faster than Chromium.  Then I read this:
http://neugierig.org/software/chromium/notes/2009/12/iron.html

Meh.  Chromium works fine enough.
-Edvard (February 10, 2013, 03:48 PM)
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Obvious good points there but he is basing some of it

"if you don't trust Google to not do something sneaky, you probably shouldn't be running software made by Google,"
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calling a fork "running" is a stretch

Edvard:
I think he was referencing the fact that "Iron" in the IRC logs alluded to the fact he was in it for the money; namely ad revenue via (wait for it...) Google adsense he was running on his website.

SKA:

The fat lady has sung - Opera is no more, to be replaced by Chromium on Desktop and webkit on Mobile:
 
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Opera-Is-Dead-Desktop-Browser-Replaced-with-Chromium-WebKit-on-Mobile-329052.shtml

I deeply mourn its passing

Ska

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