WebKit vs. Firefox: choice is a victory for integrators
Earlier this week, we looked at a collaborative project by Nokia and Mozilla which aims to port Firefox to the Qt development toolkit. Nokia's decision to fund Firefox development despite already having a strong investment in WebKit raises some intriguing questions about the relative value of the two competing open source web renderers. Some responses to these questions that have been voiced in the blogosphere this week illuminate the unique strengths of each and demonstrate the value of choice and competition in an open Internet ecosystem.
The relationship between the Mozilla and WebKit communities is unquestionably one of mutual benefit. Renewed competition between browsers has led to aggressive reduction in memory overhead, improved performance, and rapid adoption of emerging standards. Collaboration between the browsers has facilitated the development of valuable new standards and web technologies that tangibly improve the Internet experience for end users.
Both projects provide a lot of value for third parties who want to integrate web browsing technology into their own products and software, so why did Nokia choose Firefox?
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