Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera
As you may have heard, Safari for Windows is no longer with us. Thus, the top five are now the top four. Before Opera becomes yet another Webkit browser and we're down to the top three, let's quickly check the vitals of today's four contenders.
Windows 8 Web Browser Grand Prix Competitors
Chrome | ||
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Vendor:GoogleDebut:9/02/2008Layout Engine:WebKitJavaScript Engine:V8Current Version:25Supported Platforms:Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, WindowsWBGP Championships:Eight (Win7: 5 / Win8: 1 / Linux: 2)Download Google Chrome
Firefox
Vendor:MozillaDebut:11/09/2004Layout Engine:Gecko 2.0JavaScript Engine:IonMonkeyCurrent Version:19Supported Platforms:Android, Linux, OS X, WindowsWBGP Championships:Three (Windows 7)Download Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer
Vendor:MicrosoftDebut:8/16/1995Layout Engine:TridentJavaScript Engine:ChakraCurrent Version:10Supported Platforms:Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RTWBGP Championships:Two (Windows 7)Download Internet Explorer
Opera
Vendor:Opera SoftwareDebut:12/09/1996Layout Engine:PrestoJavaScript Engine:CarakanCurrent Version:12.14Supported Platforms:Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, WindowsWBGP Championships:Two (WinXP: 1 / Win7: 1)Download Opera
Let's take a quick look at the test setup and current benchmark suite before we get started.