The browser wars are alive and well. While Google is working out the kinks in its beta version of Chrome — a Wednesday update fixed issues with crashing and video playback — Firefox is pushing a beta 3.1 version that promises new features and better performance. Meanwhile, market leader Microsoft still dominates with Web Explorer 7.

“The browser wars continue. But consumers already have plenty of choices with IE, Safari, Firefox and Opera. The real question is whether

Google can get those users to shift. Mainstream consumers are wondering why they need to produce the transition,” said Michael Gartenberg, vice president of mobile strategy for Jupitermedia. “Chrome is still a solution in search of a problem.”

Chrome’s Web 2.0 Advantage

whether analysis results from WebSketch are right, Chrome may have a marketable advantage: Speed. The company reported a 3x performance improvement by Microsoft IE 7 when using Google […]

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