Brandon Pelt Browser Wars

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1. Apple Safari 5

1.1. Pros

1.1.1. 1 Reading view. Reading list. Cover flow and other beautiful interface elements

1.1.2. 2 Built-in RSS reader. Good standards support. Good browsing speed

1.2. Cons

1.2.1. 1 Slow startup. Not being updated together with Mac version

1.2.2. 2 No hardware acceleration for Windows

2. Opera 12.14

2.1. Pros

2.1.1. 1 Excellent HTML5 support. Syncing of bookmarks, settings, passwords, history, and more

2.1.2. 2 Minimal interface. Turbo feature makes slow connections even faster. Built-in mail and Bittorrent clients

2.2. Cons

2.2.1. 1 Occasionally sites won't display properly, though this is getting rare

2.2.2. 2 Hardware acceleration not enabled by default

3. HTML 5 Readiness

4. Marketshare

5. Definitions

5.1. Browser: is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web

5.2. Browser Extension: is a computer program that extends the functionality of a web browser in some way

6. Chrome 27

6.1. Pros

6.1.1. 1 Leading support for HTML 5. Fast. Hardware acceleration

6.1.2. 2 Built-in Flash player and PDF reader. Spell checking.

6.2. Cons

6.2.1. 1 Do Not Track privacy feature is buried and discouraged

6.2.2. 2 Still some occasional minor site incompatibilities. Fonts occasionally jagged

7. Mozilla Firefox 21

7.1. Pros

7.1.1. 1 Clean, minimal interface. Fast performance. Innovative tab implementation

7.1.2. 2 Highly customizable. Good HTML5 support. Good security. Most cross-platform support

7.2. Cons

7.2.1. 1 Lacks Chrome's built in Flash and Instant page view

7.2.2. 2 Slightly trails Chrome in HTML5 features

8. Explorer 10

8.1. Pros

8.1.1. 1 Fast. High HTML5 compatibility

8.1.2. 2 Excellent touch input conveniences. Full-screen view

8.2. Cons

8.2.1. 1 Still missing some HTML5 features

8.2.2. 2 Split personality on Windows 8?two very different interfaces