The Best Browsers

Obviously all those "Internet Explorer Sucks" posts were reflecting on me; sorry, Microsoft.. But I'm just going to jump in and say the best browsers for operating systems like XP, Vista, 7, 8, Mac OS X, Android, and iOS.

Best Browser for Windows XP

Since Windows XP is by Microsoft, Microsoft paired the Windows operating system with Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 8 is the last version XP supports, so go with Internet Explorer 8.


Internet Explorer 8 is the best browser for XP!

Best Browser for Windows Vista

Windows Vista; same thing. Internet Explorer 9.


Best Browser for Windows 7 & Windows 8

Internet Explorer 10 or Internet Explorer 9? However, Internet Explorer 10 adds more features, although some features from Internet Explorer 9 still remain. Internet Explorer 10 is a go for Windows 7 AND Windows 8.


Best Browser for Mac OS X

Mac OS X has the same terminology as Windows, right? Safari must be the best! On newer systems, yes, but on older systems (like Leopard and Snow Leopard), some browsers like Opera or Google Chrome are better. Sorry, Google, but this round goes to Opera.

Best Browser for Android

The Dolphin browser for Android and iOS is clearly a very good browser. With Dolphin Sonar, you can open new tabs, close Dolphin altogether, close tabs, navigate to pages, etc. And you can draw to get to a website. You get the idea. Google Chrome doesn't really have voice control.

Best Browser for iOS

iOS has its default browser: Safari. Dolphin is also very good, but I think it pretty much doesn't quite outmatch Siri in accuracy, so that's off (sorry!). iCab is shareware and so is Atomic Browser. Google Chrome is kind of unstable and the current winner for iOS is Opera Mini. I haven't heard the name Opera Mini for a long time after it dropped from first place in 2009, dropped to iPhone, went up again and stayed in the superior position for a long time until 2012, where it was overtaken by Android's browser. It stayed up until later in 2012 when Android took over, and then around July 2012 being taken over by iPhone. However Opera Mini is still the leading mobile browser in many European and African countries.


That's the point, folks.