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the competition is healthy
The new browser war is much healthier than the first browser war. Back when Netscape and IE were competing to see who could add the most nonstandard HTML rendering features, the result was a complete mess that even now hasn't fully been cleaned up.

Today, browsers are aiming for standards compliance and competing on other features; the result is that all of them are improving, either through innovation or imitation. Whichever browser you choose, it's better than what was available a few years ago.
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Add-ons  mtgarden | 02/25/09
Is anyone making any sense of what is being posted here on ZD lately.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Please elaborate...  DevJonny | 02/25/09
Since when is a browser a SYSTEM?  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Right I see what you're getting at...  DevJonny | 02/25/09
Question not answered  superbus | 02/25/09
Adblock has been ported to Safari  frgough | 02/25/09
What about NoScript?  DevJonny | 02/25/09
That's half the answer there right.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
(I believe) that is true for all browers...Agree about Apple stores!  DevJonny | 02/25/09
Stopping scripts has been in Opera for a long time.  hkommedal | 02/26/09
The other responses to this post...  D. W. Bierbaum | 02/26/09
Since this year......think about embedded systems  TonyOz | 02/25/09
I will never trust the clouds.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Guess what.......I agree......pretty much anyway.  TonyOz | 02/25/09
Agree - cloud computing holding data is not doable...  aeriden | 02/26/09
It is a system....  fishbone528 | 02/26/09
Since when is a browser a SYSTEM  Tsingi | 02/26/09
Intellihence - you were being awfully rude.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 02/25/09
Civility  rcfoulk@... | 02/26/09
Thank you  macadam | 02/26/09
Wrong side of the bed?  DiZastur | 02/26/09
Woa, dude...  jediguard@... | 02/26/09
How about  chinmay_82 | 02/26/09
No script settings  mswift@... | 02/25/09
Add-ons  coover@... | 02/26/09
Pretty much the same here...  Ed H. | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  r0n1n812 | 02/25/09
It shouldn't matter if standards are followed.  ye | 02/25/09
Thats only a piece of the puzzle.  storm14k | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  Doink | 02/25/09
Have you tried Vidalia ?  Intellihence | 02/25/09
I'll look into that  Doink | 02/25/09
I'm glad I was able to enlighten you.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
You mean about your Apple Store experience?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/26/09
You sir..  Silver J | 02/26/09
Win what?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/26/09
It all depends  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/25/09
sftp add-on for Firefox  eheimer | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  tomopen | 02/25/09
The novelty will wear off soon  croberts | 02/25/09
Your wish may be coming soon?  Intellihence | 02/25/09
EU has a strong anti-American sentiment they try to hide  croberts | 02/25/09
Well the EU isn't getting a red cent from me, get it .  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Re; why doesn't Microsoft just pull out of Europe.  hkommedal | 02/26/09
Actually, its not so much anti-American sentiment...  blackfalconsoftware@... | 02/26/09
Using monopoly power IS illegal.  CodeCurmudgeon | 02/26/09
No need to settle.  storm14k | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  twalker2 | 02/25/09
What works for you?  Maarek Stele | 02/25/09
Just FYI  nova81426 | 02/25/09
Finally someone has been doing their homework. BRAVO!!!  Intellihence | 02/25/09
You get a F-  soonerproud | 02/25/09
Oh, so standards don't mean anything huh?  Intellihence | 02/25/09
you have obviously never created an even semi- complex webpage...  doctorSpoc | 02/25/09
I am speaking of now  soonerproud | 02/25/09
yes but when IE 8 comes out and everyone's IE coded sites break..  doctorSpoc | 02/25/09
coding for IE?  glassangel | 02/25/09
Wrong  MrFrodo | 02/26/09
And don't forget Active-X  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/26/09
They code for IE first and Firefox second  bardbard | 02/26/09
Really?  Silver J | 02/26/09
Re; Standards don't meant jack in the actual world yet.  hkommedal | 02/26/09
What's below an F- then?  brendthess | 02/26/09
You're missing the point  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/26/09
I also read about Safari 4 before I read this article.  Grayson Peddie | 02/25/09
uhh? You trying to give Apple users a bad name Intellihence?  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 02/25/09
You are so wrong  soonerproud | 02/25/09
You support standards now, I see.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
I never said I didn't  soonerproud | 02/25/09
Stop putting a spin on this boy , I know exactly what you said.(NT)  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Then quit implying  soonerproud | 02/25/09
You said you don't give a *h*t about standards.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Let's keep the politics off the tech blogs  Spuddrok | 02/26/09
MySpace  glassangel | 02/25/09
are coded to render properly in IE first and then Firefox second  bardbard | 02/26/09
Ad block  patibulo | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  hennonspam@... | 02/25/09
Yes you can customize the buttons on the Safari browser.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
the competition is healthy  aardvark92 | 02/25/09
I don't get his contention  Hameiri | 02/25/09
I'm with you  osborn4 | 02/26/09
All I want is...  rmlounsbury@... | 02/25/09
Amen  macadam | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  mkleinpaste@... | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  Chalfont | 02/25/09
Windows system requirements  macadam | 02/25/09
Thanks  Chalfont | 02/25/09
re: Browser War  ptv5 | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  PollyProteus | 02/25/09
huh?  eMJayy | 02/26/09
Wikipedia...  PollyProteus | 02/26/09
Paradigm.  Silver J | 02/26/09
No  eMJayy | 02/26/09
The browser argument is similar to the OS argument  LiquidLearner | 02/25/09
Try SeaMonkey  reziol | 02/25/09
Safari has had the user agent also for quite sometime.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Safari has had the user agent also for quite awhile.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Glad to hear it, but....  reziol | 02/26/09
A mail client is no substitute for Outlook/OWA  LiquidLearner | 03/01/09
Why would the other browsers not use the Windows favorites folder?  LiquidLearner | 02/25/09
MS has a monopoly on that folder. Soon you'll see Opera...  ye | 02/25/09
Not a monopoiy...  storm14k | 02/25/09
Funny!  LiquidLearner | 02/26/09
Opera won't be crying anything  jrdalrymple | 02/26/09
Why would they?  eMJayy | 02/26/09
*while, not wile  daluci | 02/25/09
Yahoo's browser disappeared  BALTHOR | 02/25/09
SBC/ATT Yahoo Browser Disappeared...  alanxenos | 03/08/09
SBC/ATT Yahoo Browser Disappeared...  alanxenos | 03/08/09
ReInventing the wheel  tonymcs@... | 02/25/09
Tony they are shocked, and awed by what safari has become.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
We're just tired of the flamers showing up in every post...  MGP2 | 02/25/09
So what I have been doing this ever sice windows hooked to the Internet  pebear | 02/25/09
Intertwined Exploder 8 will break the internet upon it's release.(NT)  Intellihence | 02/25/09
You really..  Silver J | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  glassangel | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  CWButler | 02/25/09
After some considerations I want to apologize to everyone today.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
I'm always willing to accept an apology...  MGP2 | 02/25/09
No worries....... happy  TonyOz | 02/25/09
Browsers bad need new technology  bklooste | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  bklooste | 02/25/09
Why does there need to be a war?  John L. Ries | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  bklooste | 02/25/09
Firefox has won, games over wink  Christian_<>< | 02/25/09
Wishfull thinking, but I like the intention  TonyOz | 02/25/09
The Worst part is . . .  JLHenry | 02/26/09
Worse still...  eMJayy | 02/26/09
Yes. And you miss the point.  CobraA1 | 02/25/09
Bury the Internet?  eMJayy | 02/26/09
It is hard for me to pick between Chrome and Safari...  Grayson Peddie | 02/25/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  quasilou | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  BDC1 | 02/26/09
Safari is not integrated  macadam | 02/26/09
Safari is not integrated  Spuddrok | 02/26/09
Safari a tiny bit integrated on Mac  a.barry@... | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  rimbaud@... | 02/26/09
try bookdog  Mr_Dave | 03/01/09
Makes more work for web designers  jscott418 | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  Tsingi | 02/26/09
Latest Video Review of IE8 RC1 vs FF 3.1  PCWizKid | 02/26/09
Firefox addons are OK  Beat a Dead Horse | 02/26/09
IE isn't an option. . .  CodeCurmudgeon | 02/26/09
It is an option albeit a bad one.  Sephoroth | 02/26/09
That's not an option, it's a handicap  macadam | 02/26/09
only a geek  bklooste | 03/01/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  joejollands | 02/26/09
Chrome is great except for java incompatibilities  pla | 02/26/09
How can choice not be a good thing?  rarsa | 02/26/09
Groping Competition?  levinson | 02/26/09
Competition is good  patrick.moorhead@... | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  techrepublic@... | 02/26/09
war = bloat...  Narg | 02/26/09
Idiots Abound  inxy@... | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  mwagner@... | 02/26/09
The Browser War Rocks!  David Blomstrom | 02/26/09
Other...  martian@... | 02/26/09
all the same!  jmeyer@... | 02/26/09
SFTP add-on for Firefox  eheimer | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  Gard@... | 02/26/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  auroralightdesign@... | 02/26/09
Keep favorites synchronized... in some browser, anyway.  Nobu_z | 02/27/09
Switching between 2 should be enough  zdnouchka | 02/28/09
What Are Standards  kcwookie@... | 02/28/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  badz525 | 02/28/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  watchmanz@... | 03/01/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  picpocbalanel@... | 03/02/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  ndbyler | 03/02/09
RE: Is the new browser war a good thing for end users?  joe4554 | 03/14/09

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