Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera
As you may have heard, Safari for Windows is no longer with us. Alas, the top five become the top four.
Windows 8 Web Browser Grand Prix Competitors
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Vendor:GoogleDebut:9/02/2008Layout Engine:WebKitJavaScript Engine:V8Current Version:23Supported Platforms:Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, WindowsWBGP Championships:Seven (Two for Linux)Download Google Chrome
Firefox
Vendor:MozillaDebut:11/09/2004Layout Engine:Gecko 2.0JavaScript Engine:JaegerMonkeyCurrent Version:16Supported Platforms:Android, Linux, OS X, WindowsWBGP Championships:ThreeDownload Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer
Vendor:MicrosoftDebut:8/16/1995Layout Engine:TridentJavaScript Engine:ChakraCurrent Version:10Supported Platforms:Windows 8, Windows RTWBGP Championships:TwoDownload Internet Explorer
Opera
Vendor:Opera SoftwareDebut:12/09/1996Layout Engine:PrestoJavaScript Engine:CarakanCurrent Version:12.10Supported Platforms:Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, WindowsWBGP Championships:Two (One for Windows XP)Download Opera
Let's take a quick look at the test setup and current benchmark suite before we get started.