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Firefox 3 a great improvement!
by irrdev
While Firefox 3 may not include many new user interface features, it appears that Mozilla has finally fixed Firefox's many memory leaks and resource management. Not only is the browser considerably faster at loading, the rendering speed of Ajax-heavy pages, or Web 2.0 websites, is likewise 2-3 times faster. I also really like the improved GTK theme integration on Linux. This latest release is definitely worth checking out, and offers a considerable backend improvement over Firefox 2.
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A little to learn from usage of end users
by Prakash
Its a great web browser i have seen so far, there is no doubt about it. But from FF 1.5 onwards, i see very little is done in terms of new "simple" features addition.
By "Simple" features i mean, there should some simple ways of doing routine things anybody would do in their whole day.
For example, i have just tested Opera browser and found few things which are very common for all type of internet user. I saw they have added a
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Good, but somewhat tired
by TheAlienist
I use Firefox 2.01 on a Mac. The whole tabbed browsing features was great 2 years ago, but all browsers do that now. So what's so great about firefox now? Plugins. If you're a web developer there's really no other way to go.
As for complaints, it's slow and a resource hog. I know it's better on Windows, but on a Mac both Safari and Opera feel much faster.
Don't get me wrong - there's not that much to complain about. I just wish they would evolve web browsing beyond tabs and plugins.
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Memory hog
by ruan
Firefox needs to speed up and use less memory to keep up with Chrome.
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I love Firefox' plugins, not Firefox itself
by DotMG
With plugins, Mozilla Firefox is the browser I want it to be. I use Fx for its plugins, and especially Vimperator (for my case). No other browser can give me the satisfaction it's giving me, but I'm not that absolutely satisfied.
Firefox evolves much more rapidly than its plugins can do. Almost every plugin developer has to rewrite code with each big release (0.x to 1.0, 1.0 to 1.5, 1.5 to 2.0, 2.0 to 3.0, ...), so now, the plugin I love
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What about memory leaks?
I love the firefox web browser according to standards.But it's all the more
hateable for its memory leaks.Since it's first version it's carrying this bloatedness in it.Isn't bloatedware banned in Open source?I would prefer it to concentrate first only on its memory leak and continue for other features later
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Firefox
by biztermkid
Firefox for me is the most common browsers use by people around the globe...for me its number 1!
Ridiculous
by dandv
While FF is a capable browser, every new version makes Firefox slower and slow. Bugs that are YEARS old don't get fixed (skipping while playing Youtube videos, for example, or a half-decent bookmark manager).
If it weren't for the plugins, I'd use Opera.
best
Firefox is the best browser for me.
Plugins
Firefox for me is all about the range of plugins that allows you to get so much more effectiveness, especially when web developing, carrying out research or search engine optimisation (SEO).
Make sure you have Firebug, Web Developer Toolbar, ColorZilla, Customize Google, Greasemonkey, IE Tab, Live HTTP headers, Screen grab!, SearchStatus, SHhowIp and SwitchProxy Tool.
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