ie8 Rocks 1.gives larger view space (next to chrome) 2.also supports add-ons (next to Firefox) 3.looks professional ,Though it do not pass acid 3 test ,it doesn?t make a big impact on browsing 4.has high security level (better than chrome and Firefox)

Primarily Chrome, I like the speed, cleanness, and app windows (great for hulu & pandora) and will likely make the full move once they support extensions. FFox is dear because of many extensions I've used for years. IE only because a few pages I need use ActiveX (yes FF has ext). Opera on my BBerry and keep meaning to reload on desktop . . . soon. - a tech guy in Oregon.

I'm very happy with Opera. Streamlined and so easy to use. Only problem is that I'm always trying to use mouse gestures on all my other programs now.

I have tried them all... IE SUCKS really bad, as a web developer I HATE IE! with all my heart!!! I have tried Firefox new betas but i am in love with OPERA 10 alpha!!!... Opera 10 alpha is amazing!!!... Its almost as fast as Chrome but it makes you faster in many ways... (UNDO CLOSE TAB, SPEED DIAL, ADDRESS BAR, MOUSE GESTURES,WAND, many WIDGETS available ,SYNCHRONIZE , PANELS, COPY TO NOTE, VOICE, ZOOM , FIND in page while you type, spell, imap mail,feeds... Which browser does this? for example: I really like the TILE and FIT TO WIDTH features! Combined by the ZOOM % dropdown button lets me focused on many parts of pages at once. I watch a live broadcast , with LIVE STATS , and chat in one screen... Thats why all the other browsers have to implement ideas and copy OPERA, because OPERA is the best!!!..And once you put some hidden buttons on the tool bar and learn all the features ... It makes you write about it! My second browser is Chrome , which starts in a flash and is a quicker, but simpler!... If its Google is GOOD!

I really enjoy Firefox, but only because of the skins. The pages I can access correctly are too few. Recently I switched to IE8 rc1 as my default. I agree that IE is slower, but .. it works. Not more I can really ask out of a browser.

opera 6.3 is the best web browser

I am one thathas used Firefox 3, Opera 9.5, and Chrome (with IE8 to very limited extent). I already know enough about IE8 to make it, to me, the worse of the four (but far better than some of the other, not mentioned browsers). I prefer to use Firefox, because not only is it fast, but it's no doubt the most customizable. There are so many add-ons and so many skins, themes, and plugins. Opera is my 2nd, because it is light and very, very fast, and can be tweaked to make it faster. It is also customizable, and has a fair share of widgets. Google Chrome comes a step behing Opera, because it's just as fast, much more simple, but is only for the real "average user", who isn't trying to make a browser their own browser. IE8 comes in 4th, plain and simple. It's not the worst, for I've tried Off-by-One and K-meleon and they fare... not so well? But I hope I have made enough valid points here that I am able to get some people to agree.

I've tried all the browsers in this test and agree with some of the comments that they all work but some are better than others. IE8 RC1 is to slow to be considered a default browser though it is still needed to access some pages. I have had many stability problems with Opera 9.63 (It crashed my computer). It also takes forever to set it up the way you want (for power users). Firefox 3.05 is faster and customizable but still can't access all web pages. Google Chrome is blazing fast but can load even fewer pages. So the issue is a trade off, which browser here is the fastest, most secure, most stable, most customizable offering? The answer is none are. Use anything other than IE8 for most of you surfing and you will be fine, then supplement with IE8 when needed. I personally like Chrome the best for it's speed and incognito mode. Ive tried Firefox 3.1B2 and it will be my next favorite after all stability issues have been addressed. I believe Opera is full of bugs I would not touch it with a 10 foot pole. Each to his own...

all are good, i like to rank these browsers 1. mozzila firefox 2. opera 3. chrome 4. ie 8 no doubt mozzila is no. 1 today along with opera with difference of some points.. at d start wen i install opera, this is very good, but after some time, it slows...... otherwise no difference.... i hope everybody agrees with my views........

Simple. Minimalist. Secure. Chrome :) Plugins, specifically ones that require admin rights I can do without. Just take out Google's default big brother settings and your A for away!

Seriously, if you think 16 MB is a 'mammoth' install and that you dare to complain about the install time (which no doubt took less than five minutes on my machine) is long, you're running out of valid complaints my friend. Slower to load? What are you running on, a 9600 baud modem and a PII? I'm on Cogeco cable 10 MBPS down/1 MBPS up and everything is insane fast. I see nothing there to complain about, regardless if FF installs without restarting the computer. I've been using computers for 25 years and wouldn't change IE for the world. You might have also wanted to mention - upon the installation of FF3, it changes IE's icons to say in brackets something like "(without add-ons)." Did I tell FF to change my IE icons and change my IE experience? No. TBH, Acid3 didn't make an impact on my thoughts after reading this article. It's just an inconclusive chart that doesn't mean much to the end user. It all comes down to people's preferences. You can like your browser and I'll continue to like mine.

No, Safari? The newest WebKit nightly passes the Acid 3 test and is faster than Google Chrome and Firefox 3.1

I prefer Chrome. The speed is mind-blowing compared to IE8. Firefox is comparable, but takes up more screen space than Chrome. I never used add ons because they slowed down my computer. If you want all the good super features of Chrome just become a part of the developer channel. They'll say it's unstable, but that's a lie. Yay for Chrome!

I use Firefox for the addons, especially Greasemonkey. I like Opera, but NO, it does not have all those things "right out of the box.' I tried using the modded greasemonkey scripts, but Opera simply doesn't play as well with them as Firefox/Greasemonkey does, and the lack of compatible scripts is pitiful. You'd think all these Opera fanboys might do something about that if they want to yell at Firefox users for not switching! LOL I WANT to use Opera, but it simply cannot do what I need it to do, and I'm not a javascript coder. Yes, it's faster, but not so much that it's worth giving up the functionality of FFX. Chrome? I use it when I *only* have the need for speed on certain sites - it's faster than Firefox + addons and Opera + widgets for me, ACID3 test notwithstanding. I haven't tried using G'monkey scripts with Chrome yet, but if it works as promised, I'll probably use it more. IE is a joke. I won't even bother with the IE8 release candidate; the "stable" IE7 is pointless enough. No sense cluttering my precious disk space with unnecessary crap that I won't use! I can't see why MS even bothers with a new browser at this point, unless they make IE radically different and can fill a need that isn't already filled elsewhere with three other far superior browsers - and make it standards-compliant, ffs! And really, of the people still using IE, how many of those still haven't even upgraded to IE7 yet? Maybe IE8 is nothing more than a new IE for MS employees who have to use IE, and very few others. :shrugs:

I'm tired of this "browser wars" bilge! There is/are no browser war/s. Opera is far and away the best. IE has the most users.Firefox is constantly trying to get IE's numbers. And Firefox just adds bells and whistles which Opera has had for aeons. It is a happy middle ground for people who would like to believe they actually have something better than the riff-raff. Chrome is just a new toy. I don't think anybody gives a s**t anymore about this subject. May I suggest a topic for an article? Write about the viability of IPTV in India. That will make for interesting reading. Spare us your firefox craze. It is BORING!!

I don't see why you have problem with IE8 RC1 setup size or time...? It's a "release candidate"... since the final version will be "automatically and silently" installed through windows update (and update will definitely be much smaller than this one)... no one in their right mind should check setup performance of an "NOT FINAL" build.

FF 3.1 for sure sometimes I'll use chrome (I like it a little to bare bones for me though)

KEA

Ms IE8 is a 'professional' browser from a professionally competent company providing value for money products.Freebies companies like google are yet to make their free browser Chrome, easily compatible even to those sites that have a very obsolete designed. A browser needs to to be a everywhere compatible & userfriendly for the most novice.

To be fair, it was necessary to compare with Firefox 3.1 beta 2 which get to the Acid test 3 92/100 what is pretty good. This version is also twice faster than the previous one.

I must say for advanced users of Firefox, the addons are like a bit of vendor lock in as there is no facility in mozilla to take a back up of the addons something like the functionality of foxmarks. This is one major reason preventing me from switching to Chrome which has its own problems. Looks like I must try opera as well.

I have been using Chrome since it started up back in Beta and made available for the public. When Chrome 2.0 hits I would expect a lot of users to at least try it since they are adding in support for add-ons. Before using Chrome I was a heavy Firefox user. However I rarely used the add-ons and so it is not a big issue for me. I would try IE8 but I only use IE at work and have never really liked it myself. I like Chrome since it combines the home page layout of Opera but also the browsing speed of Firefox (and Opera). Secondly I have really found the URL/Search bar in Chrome to be very addicting. When ever I need to look something up I can just create a new tab and type in what I am looking for, instead of using the google search or going to google.com. This saves time for me and I notice I miss it when I work on other browsers. The only thing I don't like which I know they are fixing is the in-ability to auto-scroll with the mouse. At first that really bugged me but I have made due without it. I use Vista and so Windows Aero takes over for that bright blue in Chrome. I turned Aero off and I think that blue is way to annoying.

I have a pathetically slow internet connection and only Firefox works for me. I know Opera is a good browser but somehow it works very slow on my connection. Chrome, I tried but failed to generate any enthusiasm. And IE8, the less i speak the better, totally refuses to open sites when the connection crawls. Firefox rocks, ont only it loads the sites fastest, it never gives up when the connection is really crawling. Hats off.

Not much of a war in the article is there? Dont hype up an article when it doesnt have the content to back it up. I have used all three and use Firefox and Opera as my main browsers and even i could have written a better article than this! Disappointing....

Sold on Chrome. Just tried IE8 enticed by the " Web Slice". Not as clever as I hoped! I was looking for (and will move to which ever browser can do this) The ability to highlight some text and click, there on the Fav's bar is my text, updated live while I surf the rest of the net. e.g. "Everton 5 - Man United 2" Why can't this be done? IE8 needs the web page to have that feature programmed in!!

I haven't tried IE8 yet (still IE7) but have consistently swapped between Opera, Firefox and Chrome. I only use MSIE because some sites only support that browser. Firefox annoys me because it is slow to start but I otherwise love it. Opera is a good & fast all-rounder. It's really good for downloading stuff. Chrome is my current favourity because it's fast and simple in design. It's rapidly getting better and has been extremely stable.

Have any one had Acid3 test on Firefox beta2 , I'm getting 91/100 score...

What kind of comparison is this? you test the IE-8 RC1 but decide not to pit it against Firefox 3.1 Beta2? I know Firefox would still beat IE but when writing a professional article atleast do proper comparisons.

I think most of the user of web dn't now. Y IE is behind the features such as Download Manager and other features as compare to other Browser. Becoz of Law suit from EU as wel frm other commission. If u read IE Blog u will better knw

lmao, who gives a rip if your browser is "niche". That was the worst possible ending one liner to make you "think" about your browser choice. Face it, Opera rips the rest apart. The reasons to use the other browsers are "niche".

Isnt this been done to death about a million times already?

Opera is the best ever browser...i have been usin it from version 6.0...Its the best in all ways...

I thought this was supposed to be a technical comparison, not a sales pitch for each individual browser. You must be trying to include comments for it to be technical. Not a very good job, guys.

opera rocks! it's definitely the best browser out there as of now

How can it be "Vs" if there are no conclusions?