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Microsoft: Internet Explorer 10 Is The Most Energy-Efficient Browser

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Re: Microsoft: Internet Explorer 10 Is The Most Energy-Efficient Browser

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Post by iamshs »

asadotzler wrote: post #7

Anyone got independent verification? What about across a representative sample of sites and apps? As it stands, this seems too easily cooked to be accepted at face value.

Here is the study: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/2/0/7204397B-DF32-4...

And admittedly it is in detail including sites used and test bed.

The difference in power draw upon firing IE, Mozilla and Chrome is small, but it is there. In both, flash and bare bones tests. I do not know how big of a difference it will make on portable computers though.

Re: Microsoft: Internet Explorer 10 Is The Most Energy-Efficient Browser

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Post by iamshs »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #8

So this is with one tab? Okay, how does it perform with 20? How does it perform vs. noscript?

it looks like it was with 3 tabs open. It obviously needs more testing since the difference between three browsers is small. The study can be easily replicated, as the procedure is mentioned in detail in the study's pdf.

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Post by Ayabashi »

jmhain wrote: post #10

Wow, how crazy is it that every scientific study by Microsoft happens to prove the superiority of their products! What a lucky coincidence, since we all know they would never fudge the results.

Or perhaps they only publish the results when they win. Just like almost all companies out there.

Re: Microsoft: Internet Explorer 10 Is The Most Energy-Efficient Browser

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Post by iamshs »

jmhain wrote: post #10

Wow, how crazy is it that every scientific study by Microsoft happens to prove the superiority of their products! What a lucky coincidence, since we all know they would never fudge the results.

To be fair, the study's authors have made it clear in the study's pdf that it was commissioned on Microsoft's request and other requests that MS made and how the test beds were running. It looks fairly neutral and can be replicated.

They do not make recommendations or conclusions for MS, it is MS that interprets study's results. If looked at power draw, the difference between browsers is small, but IE has an advantage albeit small. Also, the study was done by Kurt Roth of MIT-Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy and looking at the pdf, it shows.

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