Latest benchmarks by Zimbra team:
Safari and FF3 are comparable... Safari wins (barely)...
IE7, IE8 are about 2-3x as slow. FF2 is also slower.
total time: http://www.zimbrablog.com/blog
individual tests: http://www.zimbrablog.com/blog
http://www.zimbrablog.com/blog
I disagree with John Lilly. I understand why he objects, but I find that smart move on Apple’s part, not anything other than that. You have the ability to opt out. It’s not a breach of trust. They should use their market share in iTunes to their advantage. FF is in a position where they cannot distribute their browser as easily... but it’s fair. FireFox has done a great job teaming up with Google and distributing FireFox through those channels.
http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/03/21/apple-software-update/
Apple ++
Firefox - -
The browsers are getting very competitive, which is a great thing. The standards baseline is improving and technology is advancing.
But I’d rather not see these two fight -- their market share is still not big enough to fight like this, among themselves. They should still be fighting IE to push standards, not each other for the 'scraps'. I would find that more inspiring.
...if you drive a Mac, check out Shiira. Came across it during a Rails/Capistrano Peepcode by Geoff Grosenbach (which are all awesome, btw, if you're interested in Rails development. Peepcode is like a microwave oven for learning).
I had seen Geoff using Shiira in a few PeepCodes and decided to give it a whirl... it has some interesting features, and is SUPER FAST on my MacBook Pro. (that's a quantitative measurement ;)... but give it a try, doubt you'll disagree)
Shiira is based on on WebKit and written in Cocoa. (in case you haven't noticed, there is a lot of momentum with WebKit, given Safari, iPhone, Adobe AIR...)
