Google Chrome Users
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Oh, I'm not denying that, but - it's personal
You realize that the vast majority of the funding Mozilla receives to operate is from Google, right?
Chrome has, but it got the idea from an older version of another browser. The concept has been around since about 2005, but wasn't really delivered until about 2007.
The newly updated Firefox is pretty much spot on in terms of rendering speed as Chrome, so if you like Chromes speed, you're probably going to love the new Firefox.
Hmm, that's quite interesting. If I may ask, what sites does the bug effect?
If you want technical jargon, it's because it parses information more efficiently. In laymans terms, it's because it interprets the information on webpages much more efficiently.
The primary difference in terms of speed between IE and Firefox is in how they deal with standards for writing code for webpages. There are a set of standards that web designers are supposed to follow (set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium) that IE blatantly ignores (although the new IE is barely compliant), and Firefox is very good at finding the compliant code and rendering it. IE has traditionally looked for code that complied with Microsofts standards, which is why from a web design standpoint, IE has always been a nightmare.
About 60% of people browsing the Internet use IE. But there are two reasons for that:
1. The average user doesn't understand Internet usage enough to choose a browser for their needs and
2. IE ships on all PCs. Firefox doesn't.
And for my money, IE has never really been all that great.
^^Yep. A bit like cars and their mechanics/owners :1orglaugh. Let's see the Cops bust 'em
Funny thing is, Microsoft has been busted before for the same sort of thing.
Depends on what you mean. Browsers themselves don't make any money. Open source browsers companies like Mozilla (Firefox) rely on donations to fund development, (although Mozilla is lucky enough to have Google as the major source of their funding). Others are run by private companies that make money through other products, and by using their browser as a platform for certain web applications.
