WORLD RECORD SPEED TEST
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mostly brought up ironically, as a remembered ad or joke when browser speed claims come up.
What it is
An Opera browser promotional video from 2010 in which a browser races a potato in a tongue-in-cheek speed test.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2013 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Cites Gustomaximus · 2015-03 · on “Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand”
My take on this while not a horrible decision, it is a weak one for MS. My rationale; 1. 70% of the world doesn't care about their browser and will use what’s is put in front of them. There was that classic video where people didn't even know the difference between the internet and a browser a few years back. For this 70% unless someone swaps then to another browser, which thankfully people love doing, they'll use IEX for the rest of their life. These people have been trained to click the blue 'e'. Why take that away from the masses and open the door for them to look for alternatives? 2. For the remaining people that do care about a browser, we're going to know if it’s a great browser or not
Critical bambax · 2013-05 · on “Opera 15 Preview for Windows and Mac with Chromium Engine Released”
Remember this ad, from exactly three years ago: [this video] And now after all this, they made Opera just a skin for Chrome? These people have no respect for themselves.