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Is AllPeers FireFox's P2P "Killer App"?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the simple-is-key dept.

Vivek Jishtu writes "Tech Crunch predicts that the AllPeers Firefox extension will massively increase the attractiveness of that already popular browser, drawing more millions away from embattled Internet Explorer. AllPeers is a simple, persistent buddy list in the browser. Initially, interaction with those buddies will be limited to discovering and sharing files."

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  1. "Killer" apps by Billosaur · · Score: -1, Troll

    So the parade of new apps for Firefox continues. And how long before there are so many "killer" apps available, that Firefox begins to suffer IE bloat? I'm not a P2P fan, so this doesn't appeal to me at all, but it will to a great many people. And so will the next big thing, and the next, ad infinitum, until the complaints begin that Firefox is crawling and unmanageable. If this is such an important functionality, build it right in and make sure its optimized.

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  2. Good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    Does it have a plugin for Slashdot crowd's preferred gadget?

  3. Firefox needs... by Lost+Found · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...simplicity. Or, rather, I prefer simplicity in my browser. And every time I check, Firefox is getting worse.

    Thankfully, I'm a Linux user, so I'm not limited to Opera and Internet Explorer. I do my surfing on Konqueror.