IE9 beta vs Firefox vs Chrome: what's the best browser?

IE9 beta vs Firefox vs Chrome: what's the best browser?

Could IE9 be faster than Firefox and cooler than Chrome?
By Gary Marshall 20 minutes ago


Internet Explorer 9 is shaping up to be the best version of Internet Explorer yet - but how does it compare to its rivals? Is it catching up with Chrome? Could it be faster than Firefox? There's only one way to find out.
We tested IE9 against the latest betas of Firefox (4.0 beta 6) and Chrome (6.0.472.59). We went for the public betas rather than Firefox nightly builds or the Chrome dev channel as the public betas are designed for everyone to experiment with.
Don't expect an entirely trouble-free experience, though: betas are unfinished bits of software, so the odd crash, incompatibility or outright weirdness comes with the territory. In IE9's case that weirdness appears to be a complete refusal to play nice with Google Docs on our test PC. Office Live, as you might expect, worked just fine.
First impressions
The first thing you'll notice about IE9 is the interface - or rather, the lack of it. Where previous versions filled the screen with lots of buttons and toolbars, IE9 does its very best to hide: everything you need is in a single line at the top.


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