The history of the internet has been coloured by the wars of the web browsers. During the 1990s Netscape Navigator was the undisputed king of the web browsers, but by 2002 it had lost its crown to Internet Explorer. The 2002 launch of Firefox and the 2003 launch of Safari were, in hindsight, a sign of web browsers to come, but at the time it seemed that nothing could seriously challenge IE’s dominance, not even the 2007 launch of the iPhone, which brought Safari to a whole new market. Then in 2008, Google launched Chrome, which became a sensation.

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The History of the Web Browsers
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2. Can Vivaldi and Edge blunt
Chrome’s dominance?
The history of the internet has been
coloured by the wars of the web browsers.
During the 1990s Netscape Navigator was the
undisputed king of the web browsers, but by
2002 it had lost its crown to Internet Explorer.
The 2002 launch of Firefox and the 2003
launch of Safari were, in hindsight, a sign of
web browsers to come, but at the time it
seemed that nothing could seriously challenge
IE’s dominance, not even the 2007 launch of
the iPhone, which brought Safari to a whole
new market. Then in 2008, Google launched
Chrome, which became a sensation.
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3. Chrome quickly outshone IE in the
war of the web browsers
In its basic form, Chrome has a light footprint and a basic feature set. This means
that it not only runs well on the low-price/low-spec PCs which form a mainstay of the
consumer market, but also runs smoothly on smartphones and tablets, creating a seamless
user experience across devices. Faced with diminishing market share and the realization
that mobile support is crucial to the success of the current generation of web browsers,
Microsoft abandoned IE and launched Edge.
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4. Edge only looks like IE – the two
web browsers are very different
Edge’s look and feel will be immediately familiar to anyone
who’s used IE. Peer under the surface however and it quickly
becomes obvious that these are two very different web browsers. IE
supported legacy technologies (such as Active X), Edge does not. IE
had a plethora of features available from its famous toolbar, Edge has
a very minimalistic interface. IE was notoriously resource intensive,
Edge has a feather-light footprint. IE was essentially a stand-alone
piece of software, Edge is integrated with other parts of the Microsoft
ecosystem such as Cortana and One Drive. Edge has been launched
as the default browser with Windows 10 and so now the question is
whether or not Microsoft can use its dominance in the desktop/laptop
market to make it the success IE once was. At current time, Edge is
essentially in the same league as the other “known-but-niche” web
browsers such as Dolphin, Silk, Opera and the newcomer Vivaldi.
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5. Vivaldi is rewriting Opera – it's bringing
its own tune to the war of the web
browsers
Web browsers can’t please everyone and when Opera upset a section of its fan base,
they worked to create Vivaldi, which is the latest significant contender in the wars of the web
browsers. Learning its lessons from the most successful current web browsers Vivaldi’s interface
is simple enough to please users who just want to get online but has enough advanced
customization setting to please those who want to make the most of their web browsers. Casual
surfers can stack and tile tabs and make the most of numerous intuitive shortcuts including those
which can be controlled by swiping a finger or a mouse. Those who want to do some serious
reading can opt for the Chromeless UI to remove all distractions.
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6. The Chrome and Safari web browsers
still have Android and iOS behind them
Whatever the technical pros and cons of the various web browsers,
the fact of the matter is that Chrome and Safari are both integral parts of the
world’s leading mobile operating systems. Microsoft will doubtless be hoping
that Windows still has enough of a following to make it a viable contender in
the mobile arena. It remains to be seen whether other, niche, web browsers
like Vivaldi can go mainstream without the benefit of a tie-in to a popular
ecosystem.
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