Regular readers of this column are aware of Maxthon. An incomparable (or so I though) Internet Explorer browser wrapper. Yes, I’m aware that fans of the competitive AvantBrowser exist. But somehow I have never liked AvantBrowser. Always considering it a very poor upgrade of the original MyIE wrapper code.

The Maxthon 2 Beta release in 2006 began well. But as with many other collaborative efforts seemed to include just about every feature you need in a web browser and then some. A rich-feature set is great. But the fastest way to erode user base is by developing a resource hog. Then More >