Differences Between Google Chrome & IE8
Internet browsers are the vehicles we use to traverse the Internet. Chrome is Google's web browser and Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is an edition of Microsoft's web browser. The unique features of Internet Explorer 8 and Chrome determine the quality and characteristics of a user's online experience.
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Exclusive Features
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When a new tab is opened in Chrome, the New Tab page has thumbnails of the user's eight most visited websites, as well as links to recently closed tabs and Google's App Store. Chrome has an Omnibox that functions as both an address bar and a search bar. This intentionally leaves more screen space to display web content.
IE8 has an optional menu bar, allowing a user access to File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools and Help menus similar to those in Microsoft's past software, like Windows XP and Word 2003. IE8 has also a Read Mail button that will open Microsoft Outlook if its available. The Compatibility View Button in IE8 allows web pages built for older browsers to look better, correcting improperly displaying page items.
Compatibility
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IE8 is the final version of Internet Explorer compatible with Windows XP. A user on Windows XP cannot upgrade to IE9 or future editions. Chrome's latest version is compatible with Windows XP and upward, as well as Macintosh and Linux systems.
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Size
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IE8 is a 15.35 MB download on CNET.com, while Chrome is a 555.31 K download. This means that IE8 could take 30 times longer to download than Chrome. On the same computer, IE8 took 47 min 2 sec to install and required restarting the computer, while Chrome took 3 min 10 sec.
HTML5 Compliance
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HTML5 is the latest standard for functionality of the World Wide Web. According to the website The HTML5 Test, Chrome beats IE8 in 17 of its 18 measured categories of HTML5 compliance. Aspects of compatibility include security, video support and graphic elements.
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