3 browsers in the same year get major updates … which one you are using and planning to use, is the question.
|
Feature |
Firefox 2 Beta 1 |
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 |
Opera 9.00 |
|
Tabbed browsing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Add-ins |
Yes—Extensions |
Yes—Add-Ons |
Widgets |
|
Themes |
Yes |
No |
Yes—Skins |
|
Built-in search with multiple engine choice |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pop-up blocker |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Anti-Phishing |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
One-Click Button to add Favorites |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
RSS reader |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Download manager |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Can remember open tabs for next session |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Save group of tabs as bookmark |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Thumbnails for tabs |
No |
Yes—Quick Tabs |
Yes—Mouse over tab; also can tile tabs |
|
Macintosh/Linux version |
Yes/Yes |
No/No |
Yes |
|
BitTorrent client |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Spell-checker for text boxes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Download pause |
Yes |
No |
Yes (stop and resume transfer |
Big changes have or are about to occur in three well-known browsers: Internet Explorer is finally being updated, with version 7 in its third beta and almost ready to roll out the door; Firefox is also ripening an upgrade beta for its Version 2.0—it’s in beta 1; and finally Opera, which has a devoted but smaller following, has recently come out with Version 9.0.
