Firefox 2.0 vs. IE7: A horizontal battle?

Just a few days after Microsoft officially released the latest version of IE, the Mozilla Foundation immediately responded with Firefox 2.0, complete with the missing IE statement, and Firefox.

And don't forget Opera, a browser that has just released Version 9 in July. In many people's opinion, Opera even has more features and displays Web pages faster than any other browser.

It seems that the browser war has increased heat again. The eternal question: Who will be the winner?

According to OneStat, Microsoft currently holds 86% of the global market share, while Firefox only accounts for more than 11%. Opera is even more modest with less than 1%. But the important thing is that Firefox has continuously increased market share for many months, while Microsoft is on the contrary, slipping slowly.

Horizontal muscle

Source: spreadfirefox Expert Carmi Levy of Infotech Research Group said IE7 brought Microsoft back to the "feature" race. Some of IE7's new, exciting features include tabbed browsing, integrated anti-phishing software, and pre-print preview feature that lets "fit" a Web page onto a single sheet of paper. In addition, with IE7, you can also wipe your browsing history with just one click.

Meanwhile, Firefox has had a tabbed browser for a long time and in the new version 2.0, it has added advanced security features, automatically guessing search keywords. The "Gadgets" (or mini apps) in Firefox 2.0 are extremely rich, allowing you to do everything from syncing bookmarks to viewing weather reports.

Despite having the smallest market share, Opera's list of features is . the longest. Just like rivals, Version 9 is also equipped with tab interface. And yet, it has the ability to download heavy files with fast speed, high-end content blocking software and "mouse gestures" - a feature that gives computer mice a lot of power. And yet, it also supports BitTorrent, owns a rich skin library.

What benefits do customers benefit?

" Competition always has a positive meaning ," said Levy. Microsoft has overslept for five years and then flirted with IE7, all because of the urgent need of the market.

The fact that Firefox jumped into the browser district a few years ago was a strong push, awakening the Redmond giant. The market doesn't need to say " We need a better browser ", Microsoft also understands itself by adding features, providing more choices within its products.

Of course, Microsoft always dominates the business sector. Although open source browsers are completely free, the cost of technical support and large-scale deployment still makes many corporations afraid. This is the weakest point of both Firefox, Opera and other small browsers.

In the end, both Microsoft, Mozilla and Opera have dug their weapons. The rest is to see which browser will get the biggest piece of cake.

Trong Cam