LXer: Browser debate: Did Microsoft cheat?

LXer · 11-19-2010, 12:20 PM

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When Microsoft released the seventh Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 9 last Wednesday, Microsoft said that the browser had overtaken its competition in terms of JavaScript performance. Microsoft based its statement on the results of the well-known WebKit SunSpider JavaScript benchmark: according to Microsoft's tests, IE9 PP7 came out on top.

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brianL · 11-20-2010, 03:57 AM

Would anybody really be surprised if they did cheat?

dv502 · 11-20-2010, 08:38 AM

Micro$oft will always cheat and lie to get the upper hand.

Kenny_Strawn · 11-20-2010, 10:32 AM

Agreed with both of you. Reputation added -- but sorry, I got the "You must spread Reputation around before giving it to dv502" error when <you know what I mean>.

dv502 · 11-20-2010, 11:10 AM

I don't think I can get reputations. I disable the feature a long, long time ago when LQ implemented it.

Anyway, people who have been here at LQ for a long time already know my reputation and that reputation is -- how much I hate micro$soft and window$.

HA HA HA

BTW, I sometimes want to give you reputations, but I don't see any means of doing it. I see no buttons or any reference in the thread tools to give members reputations.

mlangdn · 11-20-2010, 11:15 AM

Whether MS cheated or not, that is not the only benchmark to go by. I really don't care about a few milliseconds - I only care if its secure.

Kenny_Strawn · 11-20-2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dv502

I don't think I can get reputations. I disable the feature a long, long time ago when LQ implemented it.

Anyway, people who have been here at LQ for a long time already know my reputation and that reputation is -- how much I hate micro$soft and window$.

HA HA HA

BTW, I sometimes want to give you reputations, but I don't see any means of doing it. I see no buttons or any reference in the thread tools to give members reputations.

Look in the bottom left corner of anyone's post and you'll see an icon that looks like an unbalanced silver scale. That's the reputation icon.

dv502 · 11-20-2010, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny_Strawn

Look in the bottom left corner of anyone's post and you'll see an icon that looks like an unbalanced silver scale. That's the reputation icon.

I didn't see this icon until I enable the reputation level in my option settings. After I enable it, it show the reputation icon (i.e a scale) on my panel as well as the others.

Anyway, I clicked on your reputation icon as directed by you and I gave you a positive reputation.

Right now, I'm going to disable it again.

At least, I know now how to give reputations. Thanks

- Cheers

brianL · 11-21-2010, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny_Strawn

Agreed with both of you. Reputation added

Kenny
You don't add reputation to someone just for making a mildly sarcastic remark.

Kenny_Strawn · 11-21-2010, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianL

Kenny
You don't add reputation to someone just for making a mildly sarcastic remark.

Why not? I was trying to be nice to you -- after all, I agreed with you that M$ cheats all the time. Shouldn't you be happy?

brianL · 11-21-2010, 05:58 AM

It's trivialising the reputation system. Upping someone's rep should be reserved for posts that are helpful, not because you agree with the poster's opinions. My reputation score is way too high now, for my level of knowledge.