Not anymore, as Microsoft, Mozilla and now Google (!) bring it on

摘要

Just a few short years ago, it was hard to imagine a more stagnant product category than Web browsers. Fast-forward to today, and if s hard to imagine a more vibrant and important technology sector than Web browsers. In the minds of many observers, the new browser wars are quickly replacing the old operating system wars in terms of determining how people and businesses will use computers, both on the Web and off. In recent months, we've seen a rush of impressive and important new browser releases. Firefox 3.0 came out with underlying offline and application features that dearly make the browser an application platform, while smaller players such as Opera Software's Opera and Apple's Safari continued to offer innovative new features. And, ironically, IE 8 is shaping up to be the most significant and improved version of Microsoft's browser in a very long time.