Firefox 3 Beta 1 Review

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday November 20, 2007 @01:37AM from the download-yours-today dept.

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.'"

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First Post ? by lord_rob+the+only+on · 2007-11-20 01:40 · Score: 4, Funny

If so it's made with Firefox 3 Beta 1 Yeah ! (If not, well it's made with Iceweasel 2.0.0.9)
Speed... by ilovegeorgebush · 2007-11-20 01:41 · Score: 4, Funny

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?

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1. Re:Speed... by T-Bone-T · 2007-11-20 01:57 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I can only hope it doesn't have as many grammatical errors as the summary.
2. Re:Speed... by elrous0 · 2007-11-20 02:49 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  It's so fast you have to think in Russian just to control it.
  
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It's so fast... by halivar · 2007-11-20 01:55 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm posting this with Firefox 3.0.1.... from the future.
Comparison Photos by phillips321 · 2007-11-20 01:58 · Score: 5, Funny

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
1. Re:Comparison Photos by backbyter · 2007-11-20 04:59 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  All 4 look identical to me:
  
  The connection has timed out
  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:Worthwhile Benefit? by Datamonstar · 2007-11-20 02:11 · Score: 3, Funny

Anyone who is uninstalling it.

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Re:So tell me by Anonymous Coward · 2007-11-20 02:43 · Score: 3, Funny

A cheetah!
Re:Memory Leaks by dintech · 2007-11-20 02:44 · Score: 4, Funny

(NTS: Preview is my firend.)

Oh the irony...
Should we even take this guy seriously? by Critical+Facilities · 2007-11-20 02:57 · Score: 4, Funny

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 by kraemate · 2007-11-20 03:17 · Score: 3, Funny

Hah! _real_ men use links. Oh wait... dont they simply nc to port 80?
Re:I've been using Camino... by msuarezalvarez · 2007-11-20 03:48 · Score: 4, Funny

Someone wants to remind you of a great example. Cancel or allow?
Re:About damned time by u38cg · 2007-11-20 08:19 · Score: 4, Funny

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

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