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Browser Myths.

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/browser-myths.38825/

anandk
anandk Original post #1
Oct 16, 2006 at 7:59 PM
BROWSER MYTHS.

:arrow: Internet Explorer Myths
*www.webdevout.net/ie_myths.php

eg : Microsoft developed Internet Explorer from scratch
NO ! The vast majority of Internet Explorer's code today was likely written by Microsoft itself, but the browser was originally developed from the source code of Spyglass Mosaic, a relatively unknown browser developed by Spyglass, Inc.

:arrow: Firefox myths
*www.webdevout.net/firefox_myths.php

eg : Firefox is faster than Internet Explorer
This blanket statement is not always true. Relative speed results depend on many factors, including hardware-related. The Internet Explorer window typically comes up faster than Firefox the first time you double-click on the program icon. This is mainly because core Internet Explorer libraries are actually loaded into memory as your computer is starting up...

:arrow: Opera myths
*www.webdevout.net/opera_myths.php

eg : Opera was the first browser with tabs
NO ! Despite common belief, Opera was not the first web browser to support tabbed pages. The first known web browser with tab support was InternetWorks, back in 1994.
N
Oct 16, 2006 at 8:15 PM
Nice find...interesting trivia...never knew them except that FX is faster than IE...even I fully support that IE loads faster than FX...consumes less memory...and hangs more :D!
sridatta
Oct 16, 2006 at 8:28 PM
cool links... i have never known that opera is safer.. although i use opera.. i use to think firefox is safest and opera is fastest...
Zeeshan Quireshi
Oct 17, 2006 at 6:26 PM
good info , i knew bout FX thing though ( most ppl do )
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pokiri #6
Oct 17, 2006 at 6:30 PM
nice and interesting info....
thank u.....
anandk
anandk #7
Nov 5, 2006 at 10:04 PM
here is, imo, the ultimate browser comparision link. clears a lot of stuff !
*www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html#winspeed
tells u which one really faster, etc, etc.