Web Browser war benefits the end consumer
November 5th, 2005 Leave a comment Visited 31 times, 2 so far today
Web Browser war benefits the end consumer
Times have changed. People want change and they want better software products. Their was a time when internet was all about Netscape and their Navigator web browser. Then Microsoft came and launched their Internet Explorer web browser for free. That practically killed the Netscape Browser for which the consumer had to pay to get it working on their computers.
If something was left, it was messed up when Microsoft integrated the Internet Explorer browser into the Windows Operating Shell. However, times are now changing again and this time the competition is against Microsoft. No, this time there is no mega company trying to get Microsoft’s attention by releasing a competitive product. Its smaller groups doing magnificent work, which is giving the net user an alternative option to Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Our first choice of web browser to replace Internet Explorer has always been Opera Browser. The small technology company based in Norway has been in the business for 10 years and they have survived everything from the domination of Netscape to the massacre created by Microsoft Internet Explorer. They have always been there ahead of the competition giving user a better product.
Considering the company has also made its web browser for free, it makes a lot more sense for the web surfers around the world to try it out and see what it has got for them. A faster web browsing experience with integrated facilities like a mail client, an rss reader, and even support for IRC.
And well, other than that, there is the much in news Mozilla Firefox. The open source browser is nearing its first birthday and is due to get upgraded to version 1.5. It is a totally open source product, which means that you can actually contribute to its development. No one owns it as it is developed by the web users themselves. The browser recently touched a market share of 10% as per a web statistic company. Good times are ahead for Mozilla Firefox as it aims to provide web users an alternative option to Internet Explorer.
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November 6th, 2005 at 10:11 pm
It is true that opera is one of the oldest browsers
but it took opera 10 years to pass 0.50% of market share while it took Firefox less than a year to pass 11.50% of market share.
Once IE 7 and Firefox 1.5 come out Opera will be history unless they get it preinstalled on PC’s
November 6th, 2005 at 10:21 pm
internet explorer could not kill opera! it was never meant to be a mass market browser until this year when they actually made it free. it is one of the best browser out there. not everything great make it big in numbers. and people who know them love them!
November 8th, 2005 at 06:52 am
Opera will gain for the mobile market, this is where they are heading and all indications suggest that Opera for Symbian is making large strides.