By the time you read this, additional updates may have been released. Even during testing for this story, Windows 10, Edge and Firefox were updated so that original tests had to be discarded and repeated. That's because browsers and their underlying operating systems are updated often. Tests are one way - and perhaps not the best way - to judge browser performance. I cleared all browser caches and removed all extensions and ran each test at least three times. To test speed, I ran each browser through a battery of benchmarks and real-world tests on an HP Spectre x360 convertible running Windows 10 Home, with 8GB RAM on an Intel Core i5 5200U and a clock speed of 2.20-GHZ. Streamlined, easy to use, Cortana enabled, and sporting recently hatched extensions, Edge is still evolving as Microsoft's flagship consumer browser. While Firefox continues to improve its interface, performance and security, Microsoft is pushing Edge - created and automatically installed as the default Windows 10 browser - as the best consumer choice. Its major competitors - Firefox and Edge - don't even come close. According to the world's net surfers, Google Chrome is the far and away champ, boasting about 50 percent web share, even among Windows 10 users. When it comes to web browsers, users vote with their fingertips.
