Which is the best browser engine ever made?  

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  1. 1. Which is the best browser engine ever made?

    • IE
      399
    • Opera
      504
    • Gecko (mozilla)
      1446
    • KHTML
      58


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Well, your question seems badly formed and bait for FireFox fanboys.

However, even though I don't use FireFox, my vote goes to its engine, since that is specifically what you are asking; it is my experience that it is more compatible, and that it works better with things like Flash (try loading YouTube videos fullscreen in Opera.)

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Well, your question seems badly formed and bait for FireFox fanboys.

However, even though I don't use FireFox, my vote goes to its engine, since that is specifically what you are asking; it is my experience that it is more compatible, and that it works better with things like Flash (try loading YouTube videos fullscreen in Opera.)

That issue has been fixed in Opera 9.20.

Personally, I like Presto (the Opera engine) - its fast and very secure.

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use Opera if you want a browser bloated with buttons, adds and other anoying things but faster browsing :yes:

WTF? how do you mean bloated with adds and anoying things? i really dont get you. you really must hate opera for some reason to say something like that.

I quess if you want complete control for browsing you should use firefox, but opera is far best for easy and simple surfing. And nothing is bloated. firefox is bloated..

Gecko may be the best engine, but I prefer speed when browsing. Therefore, it's Safari for Mac and IE 7 for Windows. I've used Firefox and Opera on both platforms and the "built-in" browsers almost always perform better. Plus, they look the nicest stock :D

WTF? how do you mean bloated with adds and anoying things? i really dont get you. you really must hate opera for some reason to say something like that.

I quess if you want complete control for browsing you should use firefox, but opera is far best for easy and simple surfing. And nothing is bloated. firefox is bloated..

That was a hella long time ago. 3 years ago..when Opera wasnt free.

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Firefox, Opera, K-Meleon, The World, SeaMonkey, Konqueror, and Internet Explorer 6, each for different reasons. I guess Firefox is the best all around browser, Gecko the best layout engine. A quick rundown of most can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers.

The World Browser is out of Asia, the last version I've used is 2.0. Oh, I almost forgot IceWeasle.

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