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Friday, May 4, 2012

Browsing Wars?

I don't have an iPad yet. However, I'd like to get one just to see what it's all about. I recently took a round-trip flight with a couple of stopovers. I noticed that iPads, along with smartphones and Kindles seem to have become prerequisite gear for airport travelers.

From what I've read, the quality of one's browsing experience on an iPad depends greatly on what browser he or she uses. And apparently developers in Silicon Valley are fiercely competing for a piece, if not all, of this burgeoning and increasingly lucrative market. Mozilla, Microsoft, Verizon, Samsung, and around 25 other companies are favoring a W3C group that establishes mobile web browser guidelines. While other tech giants, such as Google and Yahoo, are taking a more hands off approach.

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