The European Browser Vote Starts Today!

March 1st, 2010 admin

Microsoft launch their “Browser Choice” update today. All European Windows XP, Vista and 7 users with Internet Explorer set as their default browser will receive an automatic update offering a choice from: Microsoft IE8 (Trident rendering engine) Mozilla Firefox (Gecko) Google Chrome (Webkit) Apple Safari (Webkit) Opera (Presto) Avant (Trident) Flock (Gecko) GreenBrowser (Trident) K-meleon (Gecko) Maxthon (Trident) Sleipnir (switchable between Trident and Gecko) Slim (Trident) If you’re concerned this will radically increase your browser testing regime — don’t worry. Half the browsers are skinned versions of IE. Gecko is available in four browsers, Webkit in two and Presto in one. You’ll be covering a high proportion of the market if you’re already testing IE6+, Firefox, Opera, and Chrome or Safari. Note that users…


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