The Browser Wars Just Picked Up... But Which Is Best?

There was a time when Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator were the faces of Web Browsing. The advancement of internet technology and quality programming saw the emergence of faster, more modern browsers such as Firefox, Safari and Opera.

Firefox, when it arrived was a breath of fresh air to Web Browsing, and so began the first true browser war; won eventually by Firefox simply because of the way it continued to gain dominance and popularity.

Lately it seems like we are about to head into round 2, for the battle of the browsers is really starting to heat up.

This year so far has seen the beta releases of Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 4 and the latest Google Chrome browsers. All of these claim blazing speed, ease of use, a modern GUI and full compatibility.

Having tested all 3 of them, i am initially rather impressed. Putting aside typical beta type issues (addon compatibility, etc) Firefox gets my thumbs up for having the least issues in basic browser testing. I found no display issues or script errors. Google Chrome was lightning fast and loaded all sites perfectly, however I experienced a few display issues on some sites using scripts. IE9 was the biggest surprise, and made good on its claim of fast browsing and easy use. I did however experience a few typical IE issues with some sites where IE doesn't seem to recognise some CSS commands.

Which is best? As beta versions, Firefox and Chrome get the nod from me. Saying that though, IE9 could the first Microsoft browser that can truly compete with the likes of Firefox.

Test them yourselves and leave comments below.