Firefox 3 Beta 1 Review

DaMan writes "The newly-released Firefox 3 beta 1 has been reviewed by ZDnet and the verdict is that it is good. 'Is Firefox 3.0 going to be better? Given what I'm seeing so far, I think so. Why? Because it looks like Mozilla have gone back to basics and worked on what really matters to users — security, speed and ease of use ... Everything about Firefox 3.0 beta 1 is fast. The download package is small which means that it comes in fast, the installation is fast, the browser fires up fast, pages and tabs open fast, the browser shuts down fast, and the uninstall process is fast and painless.'"

Comments

First Post ?

[lord_rob the only on]

If so it's made with Firefox 3 Beta 1 Yeah ! (If not, well it's made with Iceweasel 2.0.0.9)

Speed...

[ilovegeorgebush]

Everything about Firefox 3.0 beta 1 is fast. The download package is small which means that it comes in fast, the installation is fast, the browser fires up fast, pages and tabs open fast, the browser shuts down fast, and the uninstall process is fast and painless.

So it's slow, then?

Re:Speed...

[T-Bone-T]

I can only hope it doesn't have as many grammatical errors as the summary.

Re:Speed...

[elrous0]

It's so fast you have to think in Russian just to control it.

It's so fast...

[halivar]

I'm posting this with Firefox 3.0.1.... from the future.

Comparison Photos

[phillips321]

Firefox no extentions http://www.forumpix.co.uk/uploads/1195566731.jpg
Firefox with extensions http://www.forumpix.co.uk/uploads/1195566750.jpg
Opera http://www.forumpix.co.uk/uploads/1195566796.jpg
IE http://www.forumpix.co.uk/uploads/1195566785.jpg

Re:Comparison Photos

[backbyter]

All 4 look identical to me:

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The server at www.forumpix.co.uk is taking too long to respond.
* The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.
* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.
* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

Re:Preinstalled firefox?

[corpsmoderne]

What really would matter is, are there PC makers who would pre install Firefox at the factory? They throw in so much of crapware but not Firefox, GIMP and OpenOffice. Why? Is Mozilla foundation working with any vendor to preinstall it?

Ho yes, more and more PC makers are pre-installing Firefox, Gimp and OpenOffice... along with Ubuntu...

Re:So tell me

[smittyoneeach]

Compared to lynx, no. But then, what is?

Re:Worthwhile Benefit?

[Datamonstar]

Anyone who is uninstalling it.

Starring Keanu Reeves

[Anonymous Coward]

Everything about Firefox 3.0 beta 1 is fast. The download package is small which means that it comes in fast, the installation is fast, the browser fires up fast, pages and tabs open fast, the browser shuts down fast, and the uninstall process is fast and painless. No, I saw this browser before, it's not slow. I think it's called "The Browser That Couldn't Slow Down."

Memory Overhead

[filbranden]

From TFA:

When a browser starts to edge near to consuming 500MB of RAM on a regular basis, something is wrong.

And all the screenshots are done in Windows Vista!? So, apparently the guy doesn't think there's anything wrong when an OS consumes more than 500MiB of RAM just to boot, right?

MS Keeps Pushing IE7

[tjstork]

My automatic update keeps demanding that I install IE7. Any way to shut this off?

Re:MS Keeps Pushing IE7

[mnmn]

Yup. Install IE7.

Re:And yet I just had to launch IE to pay a flight

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd prefer a "Send randomly generated angry email to site-owner" button. With the option of specifying how many million emails you want to send.

Maybe Mozilla should partner with owners of the storm botnet...

Re:Memory Leaks

[Rogerborg]

You HATAH! Firefox doesn't 'consume' that memory, it just allocates it and stops anything else using it. That's totally different, from all valid points of view (excluding users', and what do they know?) and only a paid Microsoft shill would claim otherwise.

Re:So tell me

[Anonymous Coward]

A cheetah!

Re:Memory Leaks

[dintech]

(NTS: Preview is my firend.)

Oh the irony...

Should we even take this guy seriously?

[Critical Facilities]

I like Firefox but Firefox just doesn't like me, so, while I have it installed on most systems, I mostly use Internet Explorer 7 and Opera for day to day browsing.
I guess I just question whether someone who willingly chooses to browse with IE over Firefox is qualified to measure the value of a browser.

Re:So tell me

[kraemate]

Hah! _real_ men use links. Oh wait... dont they simply nc to port 80?

Re:I've been using Camino...

[msuarezalvarez]

Someone wants to remind you of a great example. Cancel or allow?

Re:About damned time

[u38cg]

If you think that was bad, have a look at this... The amusement starts round about comment #38, two years in...