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Firefox 3: Is it ready for prime-time?

Posted by Jack Cook on March 21, 2008 – 6:10 pm
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Mozilla seems to think so!  In an article today on Reuters, the new version of Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser indicated that it is ready for download.

“In many ways it (Firefox 3) is much more stable than anything else out there,” Mozilla Corp Vice President of Engineering Mike Schroepfer said in an interview.  More has to be done but these finishing touches will be ready for the late June release.  Security enhancements and the ability to to run Web sites when not connected to the Internet will be key factors in the success of this release. This version will use less computer memory than Firefox 2 which will be a key factor for users.

Still discouraging the “average user” from downloading and discovering its new features but that will soon be changed as they have decided the release is ready for prime time.

Read the full story here at Reuters

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  • gasusan2005
    firefoxfacts.com says it is NOT ready yet
  • is firefox 3 beta 4 the latest version?
  • hyedipin
    Let's wait and see, although I don't think it will be any different than the beta it is right now.
  • In theory I agree hyedipin but interestingly enough, I have been having a major issue with IE on my LS800. It runs then for some unknown reason it would "lock up and freeze". I spent months working on it and finally was convinced that I must have had an issue with my Tablet.

    Long story short, there was another major issue with my hard drive (overheating) so eventually I replaced my LS800 with a new one using an SSD drive. I loaded just Office 2007, IE Live and my anti-virus and low and behold the issue came back. So on that device I ended up using FireFox 2 and although it had very limited functionality, I could do the web work I needed.

    So Yesterday I decided to try FireFox3 ... and WOW, what a difference. Very smooth, has a lot of functionality and I can use all the functions of the tablet while on the web .... I was not able to with FireFox2.

    I have not started to add the plug-ins that are available yet but there are a slew of common (and much needed) plug-ins so we will see how well it performs over the long term but for now, I am really pleased with it.
  • hyedipin
    Unless all famous/popular add-ons are compatible, it is not ready. Firefox has never been as stable and heavy-weight like internet explorer. It always felt like a light balloon with a rock tied to it (large memory footprint). It is getting slower and slower.
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