Possibly The Last "Top Four"
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Here’s what has happened in the world of Web browsers since Which Web Browser Is Best Under Windows 8?:
11/13/12: The Release Preview of IE10 for Windows 7 is launched
11/18/12: Microsoft claims that WebKit is putting open Web standards in jeopardy
12/17/12: W3C Finalizes the Definition of HTML5
12/27/13: Mozilla intends to include H.264 support in Firefox 20
01/08/13: Mozilla releases Firefox 18 with new IonMonkey JavaScript engine
02/13/13: Opera announces that it’s switching to a Chromium base (WebKit and V8)
02/15/13: President of jQuery sees WebKit as another IE6 in the making
02/16/13: Opera Software purchases Skyfire Labs
02/22/13: Google releases Chrome 25
02/26/13: Microsoft releases IE10 for Windows 7
03/05/13: Chrome’s market share decreases slightly; Firefox, IE, and Safari benefit
03/06/13: EU imposes massive fine on Microsoft for missing Browser Ballot
03/07/13: Reports indicate that Google and Opera tipped the EU on Browser Ballot
03/07/13: Chrome, Firefox, and IE10 hacked at Pwn2Own, Opera and Safari not tested
Wow, what a couple of months, right? Firefox’s long-anticipated IonMonkey JavaScript engine finally landed, Microsoft and jQuery assail WebKit for its use of browser-specific extensions, Opera jumps on-board the Chromium bandwagon, and Google and Opera rat out Microsoft to the EU. Software people are always a riot.
Now, let’s quickly get acquainted with the today’s contenders before checking out the latest changes to our test suite.