Comments on: A Look at the Browser Wars – From the ‘Wild’ http://blog.gomez.com/2009/08/a-look-at-the-browser-wars/ Web Experience Management Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jacob http://blog.gomez.com/2009/08/a-look-at-the-browser-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Jacob Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:43:20 +0000 http://blog.gomez.com/?p=113#comment-73 I'm not sure that you can draw any objective conclusion from this data. * Firstly there are much larger footprint of IE that the other browsers * The environments (other than the broadband speed) will have a huge impact on the data. (CPU, Memory, other apps running, etc ...) * Combine the two factors above together and this will make the problem even worst (Considering that old version of IE are likely running on old hardware, etc ...). * Also consider the human element here and you may find that certain users of certain browsers tune and maintain their systems to perform better as for user who are likely to use the default browser that comes with the OS. Whilst there may be value in understanding the data behind you research, I'm not sure that you can draw any objective conclusions from it. I’m not sure that you can draw any objective conclusion from this data.
* Firstly there are much larger footprint of IE that the other browsers
* The environments (other than the broadband speed) will have a huge impact on the data. (CPU, Memory, other apps running, etc …)
* Combine the two factors above together and this will make the problem even worst (Considering that old version of IE are likely running on old hardware, etc …).
* Also consider the human element here and you may find that certain users of certain browsers tune and maintain their systems to perform better as for user who are likely to use the default browser that comes with the OS.

Whilst there may be value in understanding the data behind you research, I’m not sure that you can draw any objective conclusions from it.

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