December 29, 2009 by Matt Thomas
The conventional logic in the browser world is that Chrome is the fastest gun in the west. Whilst it may lack the myriad add-ons that firefox offers, its signature benefit has been that it boots quicker and loads pages quicker, and that has convinced a steady stream of people to switch over, since its inception earlier in the year.
That however, may be about to change. A new version of the Opera browser, v10.5 to be precise, has been launched (if that’s the right word) in a very preliminary ‘alpha’ format, and it seems to be putting Chrome firmly in the shade in terms of speed.
It’s worth making the point that it is still very early days – this is not even a beta version and should probably be avoided by casual users. Nevertheless, it’s very intriguing that a browser which a lot of people don’t even know exists has managed to make a leap like this. A lot of people had started talking about a two horse race developing between Chrome and IE this year however, the field may now be much more open than that.
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Yes what I’ve observed is that firefox is way faster than chrome. And dont talk about IE8. It’s a history for me now
Comment by Sem Pakistan — March 2, 2010 @ 5:27 pm