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From: Jeffrey Needle on 15 Jul 2010 23:58
> Just FYI:
>
> Web Browser Grand Prix 2: The Top 5 Tested And Ranked
> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/opera-10.60-internet-explorer-9-safari-5,2680.html
>
>
> Web browser grand prix 2 winner announced
> http://my.opera.com/portalnews/blog/2010/07/13/web-browser-grand-prix-2-winner-announced
>
>

I'll chime in with a question that is screaming to be answered <grin>.

Why is speed considered so damned important? Yes, you don't want slow,
and it's nice to have as quick a browser as possible. But do
microseconds really matter?

Further, why aren't other, equally important (IMO) questions:

1. Compatibility -- Opera often fails to meet minimum needs to open
so-called IE-only sites. One version opens the site, the next one
doesn't, etc. Very irritating.

2. Compatibility with other browsers. How easily can one transfer
links, etc., between browsers?

3. How intuitive is the interface?

And so on, and so forth.
From: Jeffrey Needle on 15 Jul 2010 23:59
Dave wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:18:46 -0700, Jeffrey Needle wrote:
>
>> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>> idle<idle(a)mycomputer.com> wrote in
>>> news:8a9h69F4brU1(a)mid.individual.net:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:57:49 +0000 (UTC), Bear Bottoms wrote in
>>>> alt.comp.freeware:
>>>>
>>>>> I am no longer recommending Mozilla Sniffer. It lacks character and
>>>>> has been withdrawn from my web site.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
>>>>
>>>> Gotcha
>>>>
>>>> Bottoms - Sniffer - Stop
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> lol...socks talking to socks.
>>>
>>>
>> I hate to sound naive, but the figures just don't add up. More Firefox
>> users than total IE users? I thought IE was still the most dominant
>> browser on the planet.
>
> It's only the stats for their website,near the bottom you'll find
>
> "W3Schools is a website for people with an interest for web technologies.
> These people are more interested in using alternative browsers than the
> average user. The average user tends to use Internet Explorer, since it
> comes preinstalled with Windows. Most do not seek out other browsers.
>
> These facts indicate that the browser figures above are not 100%
> realistic. Other web sites have statistics showing that Internet Explorer
> is used by at least 80% of the users.
>
> Anyway, our data, collected from W3Schools' log-files, over a five year
> period, clearly shows the long and medium-term trends."
>
> Dave
>
>

Thanks! Somehow, the 80% figure sounds more like it.

I appreciate the note.

From: Mn on 16 Jul 2010 00:24
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:28:06 +0530, Jeffrey Needle <jeff.needle(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>> Just FYI:
>>
>> Web Browser Grand Prix 2: The Top 5 Tested And Ranked
>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/opera-10.60-internet-explorer-9-safari-5,2680.html
>>
>>
>> Web browser grand prix 2 winner announced
>> http://my.opera.com/portalnews/blog/2010/07/13/web-browser-grand-prix-2-winner-announced
>>
>>
>
> I'll chime in with a question that is screaming to be answered <grin>.
>
> Why is speed considered so damned important? Yes, you don't want slow,
> and it's nice to have as quick a browser as possible. But do
> microseconds really matter?
>
> Further, why aren't other, equally important (IMO) questions:
>
> 1. Compatibility -- Opera often fails to meet minimum needs to open
> so-called IE-only sites. One version opens the site, the next one
> doesn't, etc. Very irritating.
>
> 2. Compatibility with other browsers. How easily can one transfer
> links, etc., between browsers?
>
> 3. How intuitive is the interface?
>
> And so on, and so forth.

Exactly, the links, based on browser tests were for general information
only, just to supplement the usage statistics links earlier posted.

Speed and interface are only the normal user's criterion, not at least for
the serious users or designers who want the page displayed correctly than
speedily. Since IE6 doesn't display many current pages properly, other
browsers seem to be the only choice, at least for the pre-XP users.

With each browser displaying a page in its own way, they contribute to a
designer's nightmare unitedly!

--
/ Mohan /
From: POKO on 16 Jul 2010 00:33
In article <i1olcg$fal$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
jeff.needle(a)gmail.com says...
> > Just FYI:
> >
> > Web Browser Grand Prix 2: The Top 5 Tested And Ranked
> > http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/opera-10.60-internet-explorer-9-safari-5,2680.html
> >
> >
> > Web browser grand prix 2 winner announced
> > http://my.opera.com/portalnews/blog/2010/07/13/web-browser-grand-prix-2-winner-announced
> >
> >
>
> I'll chime in with a question that is screaming to be answered <grin>.
>
> Why is speed considered so damned important? Yes, you don't want slow,
> and it's nice to have as quick a browser as possible. But do
> microseconds really matter?
snip

They're all going for speed so when Corliss and I get on the cloud we'll
have smooth going,

--
POKO
Manitoulin Island
From: Jeffrey Needle on 16 Jul 2010 01:19
POKO wrote:
> In article<i1olcg$fal$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> jeff.needle(a)gmail.com says...
>>> Just FYI:
>>>
>>> Web Browser Grand Prix 2: The Top 5 Tested And Ranked
>>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/opera-10.60-internet-explorer-9-safari-5,2680.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Web browser grand prix 2 winner announced
>>> http://my.opera.com/portalnews/blog/2010/07/13/web-browser-grand-prix-2-winner-announced
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'll chime in with a question that is screaming to be answered<grin>.
>>
>> Why is speed considered so damned important? Yes, you don't want slow,
>> and it's nice to have as quick a browser as possible. But do
>> microseconds really matter?
> snip
>
> They're all going for speed so when Corliss and I get on the cloud we'll
> have smooth going,
>

Finally, an answer that makes sense! <grin>

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