The Browser Wars - Google isn't So Goog

When I notices that Opera had a new beta out I found the urge to yet again run a Browser Race.

After installing the Opera Beta, I fired up the four browsers installed on my machine and let rip on the SunSpider benchmark.

Here are the results:

Opera: 419.81
Chrome: 481.19
IE: 5160.45
Firefox: Didn't actually start up until all the other browsers had finished their tests and then scored a little over 1800.

Not really surprising in a way, I guess it is fair to say some companies are happy to be in an arms race for JS speed and some well, frankly don't give a damn.