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Maxthon scams in HTML5 test!

Started by Liskiller, Jul 06 2012 07:05 AM

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#1 Liskiller

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 07:05 AM

After claiming that Maxthon scores a total of 467 points in the HTML5Test, Niels Leenheer, the creator of html5test.com has found out that this is not exactly the case. In fact, they enabled features that do not actually work, just to boost the meaningless score.

Niels tweeted:

Dear @Maxthon, please do not enable webkit features that do not work. I've blacklisted your browser on WebGL, getUserMedia and subtitles.

Also @Maxthon please disable these features in the next version (unless they work) or I will remove Maxthon from html5test browser lists.

The latest version of Maxthon scores 422 points on html5test.com instead of 467. If you don't support features, don't claim you do!


Links:
Maxthon's Announcement
HTML5 Test
Favbrowser

Edited by Liskiller, 06 July 2012 - 07:05 AM.

#2 theapu

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 07:34 PM

Silly guys, lol

#3 FalseAgent

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 08:41 PM

isn't Maxthon just a IE shell?

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 10:10 PM

isn't Maxthon just a IE shell?


Not really. They started that way and moved on to Webkit. The are like Chrome in a way.

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 05:20 AM

"Maxthon 3 Bests Chrome and All Other Competitors on HTML5"

I read the new last month. I knew something was fishy. :D

#6 Darren 54

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 06:23 PM

Boycott!

#7 Gragier_521

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 12:04 PM

Maxthon's Official Response:
http://www.maxthon.c...our-html5-work/

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 06:10 PM

It's not quite that simple nor as dramatic. It was an engineer screw-up. No big conspiracy. Maxthon has successfully implemented scores of HTML 5 tags and other areas of support until the three features Niels questioned. He jumped to a pretty rash and, it turns out, incorrect conclusion.

Here is what www.favbrowser.com now says about it.

"Reestablishes the trust."

http://www.favbrowse...-the-html5test/

Maxthon does not game or cheat in any way, shape or form.

#9 Elhuyar

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 06:24 PM

Karl Mattson, the GM of Maxthon? :whistle:
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