So it crashes less frequently, starts up quickly, and feels less bloated than stupid FF 2 was? |
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I normally wait for final releases, but I decided to download and install Firefox 3 Beta 4 yesterday. I guess I gave in because of the numerous performance tweaks in Beta 4 and the fact that I had heard Firefox 3 uses native Aqua widgets on Mac OS X. I am really glad I installed it. This beta is much faster than Firefox 2, feels faster than Safari 3, is certainly more stable than Safari 3 with Sogudi installed, and looks awesome out of the box. It won me over within minutes, and it is now my default browser. I can't wait until the main release. |
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So it crashes less frequently, starts up quickly, and feels less bloated than stupid FF 2 was? |
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I heard that it uses native widgets, are they doing that for Windows and Ubuntu too? I use it on Ubuntu, if it outperforms Safari then I'll use it on my Mac too. |
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¡Sí señor! (and there ends my knowledge of español) |
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They also improved the look on vista. Looks great now |
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I got it for Vista, and I really like it so far. Hoping for more theme support soon, though. I do like the default theme better than earlier versions of Firefox, though. |
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Beta 5 has been released |
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Indeed it has. I am currently using it. I'd say it was slightly faster. I like the new design scheme. |
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I have no idea how to install beta 5 on my linux |
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Awesome, thanks. I just upgraded. |
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Just picked it up--that's fast! |
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Having recently installed the (brilliant) Ubuntu 8.04 Beta 2, to be honest the first thing I did was uninstall Firefox 3 and reinstall Firefox 2. The only reason you'd ever want to use Firefox over other browsers is for extensions, yet very few of these support Firefox 3, so what's the point? |
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What do you prefer about Opera? As far as I can tell, it's proprietary software and offers nothing important that Firefox doesn't. |
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First of all, that it is proprietary software does not bother me. I can understand why it bothers others, but I don't care. So that's not a disadvantage to me - I'll never look at Firefox's source let alone modify it - I don't need that freedom. |
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Last edited by Identity X; 04-03-2008 at 10:27 PM.
Last version I used was 7.04, so 8.04 is really good, if not a radical departure. But I can't point out any huge changes or any particular reasons why its better. You need to download the Compiz Fusion graphical configuration tool to make it your own though - its in Synaptic and for some reason isn't default. |
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I haven't tried Opera seriously, and I have no specific criticisms of it (other than the aforementioned fact that it's proprietary software). I know you've advocated it over Firefox in the past, and I was interested to learn why. |
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