Entered CNET Catalog: 06/17/2008
SKU: CNETFIREFOX3
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Product summary
The good: Firefox 3 touts faster rendering, vastly reduced use of system resources, clever new data-mining tools for your bookmarks and browser history, and more security features than any other browser.
The bad: Firefox 3 will no longer support Windows 95, 98, and Me; same with Mac OS X, versions 10.2 and earlier.
The bottom line: If only for the speed, lightness of being, and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best Internet browser.
Editors' review
- Editors' Choice: Yes
- Reviewed on: 06/17/2008
After months of testing, Firefox 3 (code name Gran Paradiso) is available for download from Mozilla. With its new Gekko 1.9 engine, the browser rocks, rendering pages faster and uses fewer system resources overall. As with any new browser, some add-ons created for Firefox 2 may not work, but give them time. Firefox 3 touts faster rendering, a vastly reduced use of system resources, and clever new data-mining tools for your bookmarks and browser history. Most notable is that Firefox 3 includes many security-related features baked right in, such as the best of breed antiphishing protection, making Firefox the most secure browser on the market today. If you haven't already tried Firefox, what are you waiting for? Firefox 3 remains our Editors' Choice over Microsoft Internet Explorer and Opera. See our slide show of Firefox 3's basic features, and its various security features.
Firefox 3 is free, and available on a variety of operating systems: Windows, Mac, and Linux. There are also a wide variety of localized language versions, including Basque and Byelorussian. Unlike IE 7, Firefox 3 does not require a system reboot.
The interface is the same in some places, but different in others. Placement of buttons hasn't changed, but the icons are new. Firefox 3 now provides a native look and feel (for example, the Linux version matches the Linux user interface), and smooth scrolling of open browser tabs. What will draw the eye are more icons near and within the address bar itself. A company logo, if available, will appear before the URL; after the URL there's the new one-click bookmark star and the familiar RSS icon. Other tweaks include those to the Password manager, Add-Ons manager, and Download manager.
Returning within Firefox 3 are several core features, such as Sessions Restore, built-in spell checking, integrated search, pop-up blocker, clear private data, and automated behind-the-scenes updates.
Most exciting among the brand new features is the improved rendering speed thanks to the new Gekko 1.9 engine. Firefox 3 passes the Acid2 Browser Test, along with Safari 3 and Opera 9. The test, designed by the Web Standards Project, is designed to encourage designers to follow HTML and CSS 2.0 specifications. Currently Internet Explorer 7 does not pass, but Microsoft says Internet Explorer 8 is expected to follow Web specifications.
The Gekko 1.9 rendering engine will, however, introduce some inconveniences. Firefox 3 will no longer support Windows 95, 98, and Me; the same with Mac OS X, versions 10.2 and earlier. There will also be numerous changes made to the Document Object Model (DOM) within Gekko 1.9 that will affect developers more than users. Also, there will be changes in the way Firefox renders frames within its display and the way object tags are handled, as well as changes in event threading.
For a user, the project known as Places is worthy of praise, as it creates a light database of history, bookmarks, and tags within the browser that can be searched, sorted, and organized. How you access the database gives rise to many new features within Firefox 3.
One obvious change is the Smart Location Bar (aka "awesome bar"). As you type in a URL, the awesome bar searches through your history and bookmarks and presents a drop-down list of recently accessed pages with that same keyword. It works even if you already know the URL. Some people have found it to be annoying, so there is a way to disable it requiring a small tweak to the about:config file. An Add-On further allows you to learn which of the search results you want to always be on top.
Immediately after the URL and just before the RSS icon is the new Star icon. Click it once to store the page's URL as a bookmark; click it twice to assign the bookmark to a new or existing folder. You can also give it tags: short keywords to help when searching through your bookmarks. Use the new Library feature to create and store searches.
Also new is Full Page Zoom. Unlike Opera, Firefox hides the Zoom feature within the View toolbar option and doesn't increment: just big or small. Hopefully Mozilla will refine this feature in Firefox 4.
Enhancements within Firefox 3 include changes to the Add-Ons manager. Now Firefox presents a list of popular Add-Ons without redirecting your browser to a Web page. From the manager you can install the recommended Add-Ons directly. There is still a link to the addons.mozilla.org page where you can find more than 5,000 add-ons written for Firefox.
Another enhancement is within the Download Manager. Mozilla has added search and improved the ability to start and resume downloads.
There are also numerous security features such as Malware and Phishing protection, Instant Web site ID, support for the Extended Validation Secure Socket Layer (EV SSL), enhancements to the Password manager, and greater security for Add-Ons.
For developers there are new Web-based content handlers, greater search engine keyword support, a new password manager, something called Extension Manager (EM), the beginnings of an intentity network, better integration with Mac OS X's look and feel, some offline applications support, and site specific preferences. There's also an early look at FUEL (Firefox User Extension Library), a JavaScript library designed to make it easier for extension developers by minimizing XPCOM formality and using more "modern" JavaScript ideas.
As for performance, Firefox 3 does significantly reduce the amount of system resources used when compared with Firefox 2. That alone makes Firefox 3 a worthy upgrade. Throughout our informal testing at CNET, Firefox 3 has been stable enough for day-to-day office use since Beta 5. Although there have been some minor, intermittent glitches when accessing Google-related pages, those problems appear to have been addressed in the final release. The performance, features, and security make Firefox 3 stand out as the best Internet browser available today.
But wait, there's more. Following Firefox 3 comes early word of Firefox 3.1. Features expected within the next incremental release include tab previews and autocomplete for tagging bookmarks. An Alpha for Firefox 3.1 is expected to be available sometime in July 2008.
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FFF - FireFox Freezing
Pros: Secure, organize, simplicity, easy to use
Cons: Freezing and then crashing, thereby hanging up my entire PC.
Three tabs in firefox are eating up 380,000 KB Memory(PWS), while 4 tabs google chrome is 179,751 KB Memory (PWS)
I like firefox [using Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)] because it's secure, fast but it's freezing then crashing almost all the time.
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Excellent Browser
Pros: Firefox is one of the best browsers i have ever used in regard to security.
Cons: Firefox forces itself to become your default browser anyway even after you have chosen no.
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Slow, but stable and secure
Pros: Stable & Secure
Cons: Slow......
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slow,slow and again
Pros: can not comment on that
Cons: every upgrade makes the real plug in not working.it is really annoying.Wonder how do they managed that?needs a lot of skills,I assume...
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FireFox 3 is New Coke, FireFox 2 Coca-Cola Classic
Pros: Honestly, I can't think of any.
Cons: - bookmarks organized in weird sub-folder now
- bookmarks disappear without warning if you add them to another folder.
- Can't easily add bookmarks to multiple folders
- crashes often in YouTube
- no setting to make tab default to homepage
The first time I upgraded, FireFox 3 would crash about every 5 minutes while watching videos on YouTube, which was unacceptable so I downgraded.
The second time I was perplexed how things I knew I had bookmarked kept disappearing, I thought I was losing my mind. Then I realized that FireFox 3 has an annoying new feature that will, without warning or notification, remove a bookmark from the folder you previously bookmarked it to when you chose to bookmark it to an additional bookmark folder. This feature is so annoying I chose to downgrade it to FireFox 2.0 eventually. I like to save certain URLs under multiple folders if they fit multiple categories. This makes it quick and easy to browse to them using just the mouse (click, mouse move down, click and you're there). The new FireFox 3.0 has a tags option which is interesting but the fact they dis-allow you to save you to multiple folders and even more dangerously remove your bookmark from it's old spot without warning or notification is not very customer friendly. I tried to see if there was a setting to override this behaviour but there does not appear to be. Sure some argue that you can tag the bookmarks, but that requires typing in the tags which takes longer, especially if you are not a good typer. Also, the fact that FireFox would override your decision where you explicitly go out of your way to put something is along the mind-set of MicroSoft, I am really disappointed FireFox would do something like this.
I also don't like how I am welcomed to tabbed browsing everytime I open a new tab, once would be alright, but after that I'd like to set this to open my homepage or another page of my choice.
I was completely happy with FireFox 2.0 the way it is. FireFox should not change the behaviour of their browser without providing a setting to change it to the old behaviour.
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Free, Fast, but Flawed
Pros: The familiarity and security of FireFox makes it my favorite. FireFox 3 is faster than previous releases.
Cons: As a user of Facebook, social networking and gaming website, FireFox 3 is unreliable and flawed. From errors to crashes, navigating Facebook is a challenge for this browser. Occasionally logging onto the Site causes screen freezing!
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Lost ALL business links and passwords
Pros: Nothing yet.
Cons: The upgrade was suggested for "security" reasons. Afterwards, I discoverd that every business link to around 300 manufacturers and all login info and passwords were deleted and replaced by whatever was in Explorer. HORRIBLE!
It was recommended that I upgrade to the newest version of Firefox "for security reasons" according to them. I did this last night.
I'm the Director of Sales for POS Paradise. We sell commercial electronics from around 300 manufacturers.
This morning, horror of horrors, I discovered that every single link to those manufacturers was gone except two. Furthermore, every single password to logins for those manufacturers was also gone. In fact, without prompting or asking if I wanted to import my links and such from Explorer, the upgrade did it automatically.
It wiped out completely all of the information that was previously stored in Firefox prior to the upgrade.
How sweet is that? I've contacted them online in glowing terms exactly how happy I am.
HACKS!!
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much better than ie8
Pros: more faster and more secure.
Cons: sometimes crashes.
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I really love it so far!!!
Pros: Fast, takes you right where you want to go without all the pop-ups.
Cons: Still to soon to tell but so far so good!!
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This product is Awesome.
Pros: As it is most fastest browser on earth, i liked it very much. Awesome product.
Cons: As it is most fastest browser on earth, i liked it very much. Awesome product.
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Not the greatest, at least for Mac
Pros: User friendly
Wide range of prefs
Many plug-ins to choose from
Cons: Rendered pages slowly
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there is no browser to compare with it!
Pros: I like the speed of firefox - it remains no1 for me! new data mining options are very handy - thanks!
Cons: oh - no cons at all.
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A Reasonable Browser
Pros: It is generally reliable, has many worthwhile extensions, and is so customizable. Everything works and there are so many choices of what to do.
Cons: Firefox constantly, and for no reason, will eat up every bit of your CPU capacity, no matter how big a chip is. This slows the computer badly and is terribly frustrating. it ocurrs all the time and you have to be ready to have a backup Browser!
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The latest version 3.5.3 is horrible. Constant crashes.
Pros: Firefox is a great browser. But the newest version has a ton of problems.
Cons: They really messed up though with the latest version. Go to their web site and see how many people are having problems. I uninstalled it and went back to FF 3.0.14. So many others are using other browsers now.
Updated on Oct 4, 2009Please fix FF 3.5!
Updated on Oct 4, 2009I meant to write please FF fix version 3.5.3!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
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quick, dependable
Pros: quick, dependable,and intuitive.
Cons: add-ons often require rebooting.
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Really like it
Pros: It is a very good browser, very standard-compliant, stable and secure
Cons: a big heavy on RAM
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Internal server errors on many sites
Pros: none that I've found
Cons: Used Firefox 3.5 and liked it. 3.5.3 freezes, crashes and has "internal server errors" on many sites. Also is much slower. Don't even try TV Guide listings, the drop downs for time and date freeze the browser.
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slows MS Vista OS to crawlo
Pros: Old Reputation for internet security, open access, ease of use ....
Cons: On HP dual core operating Win Vista OS .... Vista tools claimed Firefox 3.2.5 cause of 275 seconds to log off/shut off. FireFox site has lots of complaints of slow (opposite of CNET) ... I don't know if it is FireFox or ? causing win freezing
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latest version does not work with vista.
Pros: none for vista
Cons: can't read mail. can't browse reliably..... bad all around. very disappointing.
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Don't Bother!
Pros: There are NONE
Cons: There are ALLOT!
I was an early user and stood by their product through update after update and still to this day use it. However, over time this browser has become something of a joke. Instead of becoming more stable and more lightweight it has become a sad disaster. It crashes, loads slowly, freezes up, stalls, you name it!
At this point even Internet Explorer is seeming appealing. It is really sad to see that Firefox has lost it's grip on what really counts...STABILITY!
The only reason most people use it is because they think it's more stable and more secure than IE. Well, my friends...it's reputation is as such but what you are getting now is anything but that. Don't bother with it! You will be very disappointed.
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best adblocking platform
Pros: extensible
Cons: poor resource management for multiple tabs
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FireFox is crap.
Pros: To show that IE doesn't have a monopoly...
on stupidity.
Cons: The entire anti-IE premise of FF is completely wrong.
Not only that, it's socially a waste of time -- browser compability -- get real already!!!
It's irresponsible, and a showcase of incompetence.
It's amateur and out of control.
Worst of all, they are emulating even the worst aspects of their competitor, and becoming worse than them .. ie, IE.
To prove this, just look at XMLHTTPRequest -- doesn't allow cross-domain requests. URL's should be resources, just like disk drives. Should you disallow a disk drive not in your domain, if it is publically available.. of course not, they are just too lazy to do it right and clearly understand security, instead of turning off functionality!
Even IE supports true Javascript serialization through function toString(); FF does not.
FireFox has bugs in its head.. and is pompous.. it should be simply extensions to IE and be backward compatible to it. If anything, it should enforce MIME types in HTML code!!!!! So if you have an IE HTML it will honor it.
FireFox has no organization, no peer review power. And it's really beginning to show and it's unresolvable. Abandon ship now!!
FireFox is crap.
A new open source browser that supports and honors HTML mimes is the solution. period.
And W3C is absolutely lame. How can they make specifications, and not implement a browser for it? Browsers should be ISO standardized by .... now .... they should respect legacy browsers like IE, FF/Mozilla, but come up with a better spec, and allow for all of these to coexist through HTML mime type.
The new standard should be a stronger XML, and a much stronger XSLT, with true compiler, macro, and extension capability. in a modular, distributed intelligence model. Just ridiculous, how so many people in this world, can agree to be stupid.
And most of it iis due to the sick state of "education","certified" brainwashed education that doesn't teach underlying principles of thought, creativity, diversity, standards, courage, organization, and reward.
Despicable waste of time... except to protest it.
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1 Nanosecond does not a browser make.
Pros: Not a big deal. IE works a nano slower - but who can count that low? Quicker they say? I don't see it.
Cons: By the time you download all the addons for RealPlayer, QuickTime, etc., you've added more weight than ever gained. Zoom is Big or Normal - no increments like IE. And Firefox is actually slower for news broadcasts.
Richard Lewis
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Firefox is ok
Pros: The add-ons, I think that's about it.
Cons: It's almost like IE, comes default with basically every Linux distro I have ever tried (and I have tried more than one), everyone seems to like it (blah!), you have to restart it every time you install an add-on (retarded)
So honestly, I say **** Firefox in the long run, I'll stick with Opera.
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Worlthess!!
Pros: It is free. It has some great Add-ons and extensions.
Cons: Slow, buggy, crashes constantly.
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Much Better than IE 7
Pros: Faster than IE 7 and to run smoother. Like the built in spell check.
Cons: Would like a way to alphabetize favorites without dragging then to the from IE bookmarks area
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This is a great browser.
Pros: I have been using IE for a long time, but because it's a slower browser and i get a lot of error messages, i decided to give Firefox a try. I found this browser to be very fast and stable. I think they did a great job. Great browser.
Cons: There is nothing i don't like about this browser.
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Faster than IE? NOT!
Pros: That it's not IE is a biggie. I liked the way it worked with Google Toolbar
Cons: SLOW! Memory hog. At times took 10 minutes for browser to reset, with a "Firefox already open. Please close, or log off to reopen" message. Support non-existent. User forums only. They emailed me & asked my opinion, never responded. Just lame!
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Very Good Browser With a Great Variety of Add-ons
Pros: * Continuing development of great add-ons that greatly enhance the browsing experience
* Up there with the best in terms of speed and safety
* A very nice and customizable user interface
* Convenient bookmarking and history system
Cons: * Still crashes from time to time, fortunately it has a tab recovery system that works well
* Not as fast as Safari 4.0 and Chrome 2 (even the latest beta version)
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Simply overrated!
Pros: Runs on most systems and works with most pages. Has lots of extensions.
Cons: Slow response and waste of resources. Quirky implementation of standard features.
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Just Assume Use IE 8. But Not That Bad.
Pros: Fast, UI is awesome.
Open source (can also be a con).
Compatiable with most websites.
Download Manager.
Cons: Same speeds as IE8.
Open Source. Its ok but do you really use all those add ons?!
Hangs ALOT!
Still Buggy from beta days.
I do not think the add on's make Firefox a better browser. TO many will slow you down and crash you often. I only use themes myself, when I used it.
Installation: Easy.
Uninstallation: Easy. with option to save preferences.
Interface: Very nice and easy.
Ease Of Use: Simple.
Features: Lots.
Support: Many websites dedicated to supporting this browser.
Price: n/a
My Computer Specs:
Windows Vista Ultimate Sp1 64bit
Gateway LX6810
Intel® Core?2 Quad
2.33GHz
640gb Hard Drive
8gb Ram
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i hate yoog and "firefox is unable to open..."
Pros: works okay with Vista, except its inability to open links from email.
Cons: works terrible on XP, especially the Yoog default search. on Vista, its unable to open email links. when i get my monthly statement from Honda Finance, Firefox is unable to open! had no problems previously.
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Frustrating
Pros: Fast loading. Built-in spell-checker that checks as you type.
Cons: It freezes up and crashes too often. (Mozzila offers feedback for the cause, but I've never received anything from them) Cannot copy and paste photos into other sites.
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Id Rather use IE8
Pros: * Change the way it looks.
*Speed is good.
*Compatiable with most web sites.
Cons: I wont lie, I havent found to many cons but I still prefer IE8
Yes the add ons are great but in reality, I really only use the themes.
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Bye bye Firefox! let me know when it's fixed
Pros: works ok when it works
Cons: started crashing continuously yesterday and sites that had always worked well.
I scanned with Trend Micro and MalwareBytes and nothing showed up on the scan.
The other thing I disliked about Firefox is that the cursor would stop working. Firefox is well aware of this and the workaround is to tap the scroll wheel.
I'll probably give it another chance after they have another release but the current one is buggy and I'm not going to use it any more.
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Bad News outweighs Good News!
Pros: I USED to LOVE Firefox for it's ease of use, Add ons etc. But Since Downloading Firefox 3 EVERY Update to Add ons INCLUDING FIREFOX, HIGHJACK MY HOMEPAGE AND INSIST ON OPENING UP IN SEPARATE TAB AS WELL, I HAVE 5 OPENING EVERY TIME DESPITE RESETTING
Cons: Firefox Add Ons and Firefox keep opening up tabs other than my designated Homepage and there is guidance or help to speak of to sort the problem out unless you are a techno geek!
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Awesome collection of new well implemented features
Pros: It's getting even more intuitive than ever. The Awesome Bar is really awesome. Not only can you find easily addresses related to what you have just started typing but you may tag them with any word. Add-ons are already plenty and growing.
Cons: There's nothing really. It used to crash too often at launch. But after some updates it is stable enough. Rarely crashes.
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makes the computer very slow
Pros: downloading speed is very fast
Cons: Takes more time to open
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It provides an alright browsing experience
Pros: I like the the interface its nice and neat and the plugins are a bonus and not clingy like that of IE
Cons: It's not that fast as i would expect and i think Opera is a tad bit faster and after a while of using it it keeps on crashing everytime i run it especially when i'm trying to watch videos online i agree tbm3efan
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Not that great
Pros: Fast, I guess
Cons: Confusing
Unable to download and run some plugins
Too many plugins
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The "smart" location bar sucks.
Pros: For the most part it's a good browser, and it's always nice to have a decent alternative to the junk that Microsoft puts out.
Cons: The new location bar is horrible. It creates a lot of extra clutter that I don't need to see, and it creates a big privacy risk.
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Needs to be More Like PDF for reading
Pros: Fast loading
Cons: I want a browser that has the hand icon that you can move up and down the page to read articles.
Maybe an Adobe browser?
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The Best Browser Ever
Pros: Has great add-ons and extensions.
Takes up very little resources.
Great Bookmarking.
Very Secure.
Cons: Some bugs.
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Disappointed
Pros: loads fast
Cons: Issues with Flash plug-in
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Performance, Good, Files Size, Bad
Pros: Firefox has great performance, it is fast and safe!
Cons: Firefox takes up to much space on your computer.
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Crashes over and over.
Pros: The tabs and savep PWs is a great feature.
Cons: Crashes over and over. Reminds me of that terrible I.E. browser I stopped using years ago.
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How can you live without it
Pros: Firefox 3 renders the CSS box model correctly, has brilliant browser history and quick searching.
The use of plugins can make this web browser all you need to be a complete media player and scheduler.
Cons: I don't notice any!
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Best In The Business
Pros: 1.Veryfast
2.Very Secure
3.Love the variety of addons available
4.No annoying adds/addware (i Use ABP addon to block all ads)
5.Best Interface
I'm the Firefox fan from almost 3 years and the version 3 is their best release to date.
Cons: Browser if crashed once in a while ,but the good thing is that my previous tabs will be restored after opening the browser again.
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Perfection
Pros: Addons!!!!
Customizability
Eye-candy
Security
Cons: Slower than before i guess -- but i never noticed!!!??
some addon incompatibility - not really anymore
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Best browser out there.
Pros: You people have got to be crazy rating this down. There are a ton of addons to make your firefox "yours". Can you say the same about IE? I didnt think so.
Cons: None, its firefox.
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all in one I adore mozilla
Pros: everything,very useful,very safe
Cons: its a little slow at the beginning
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the best for me EXCEPT random crashes in Vista
Pros: best designed and customizable browser i know. so much support and creativity. Best auto fill.
Cons: frequent random crashes in vista 64x on dell xps m1330. Even in safe mode. although takes less than 5 seconds to "restart and restore session". sometimes gets' sluggish for no reason. ANY HELP ?
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Absolutely Awesome
Pros: Lightening fast and plenty of add-ons to make this the better browser by far. Uses far less system resources and can be tweaked to make internet surfing and interaction far less of a hassle than its counterpart IE.
Cons: Some sites STILL don't appear to welcome Firefox causing over-imaging or unpleasant type issues.
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Firefox freeze quite often
Pros: Rendering speed is fast
Cons: often freezes when I opened many tabs or windows
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I can believe I used IE for so long!!!!
Pros: Very fast, user friendly. Add-ons make the internet a whole new experience!
Cons: Shuts down on occasion when too much is opened in it.
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Despite incompatibilities with some sites - excellent
Pros: Much much faster than IE, lots of context features, excellent spell checker.
Cons: Incompatible with some sites - I'm sure this will change, but right now annoying to have to fire up IE on occasion.
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crashes, slow, older versions were far superior
Pros: Has many options, consistency from older to new version.
Cons: Much less reliable, slower
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I have no reason to use another browser
Pros: * Very fast
* A lot of functionality
* Very well supported by its' development community
* Safe and stable
* Customizable
Cons: * I don't have any major complaints, nothing more than what the CNET review listed.
I haven't had any of the software problems experienced with some other people, so it must be a hardware issue. Firefox 3 crushes Internet Explorer 7, beats its own previous version, and outdoes Safari (WebKit.org, which hosts the benchmark test, developed the engine Safari is based on). When I ran the QuirksMode.org DOM 1 test, which measures the time it takes to create a large table using W3C DOM methods, Firefox 3 managed a very respectable 245 ms average over ten runs. That was comparable with Opera's 249 ms, better than the 340 ms of Firefox 2, and far faster than IE7's 1,352ms.
Overall, Firefox has never let me down and I have no reason to use any other browser other than Firefox.Most of the problems stem from hardware issues rather than problems with the actual software which I find to be very stable fast and useful in almost every situation. I have no problem recommending it and when you use it you'll quickly find out why so many people love it.
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FF3.. give me back the 'olde FF'
Pros: love FF2 but FF3 a disappointment
Cons: the new FF3 messed up the Organize Bookmarks folder.. no longer html.. why??
the new FF3 messed up the Organize Bookmarks folder.. no longer html.. why??... it was the best of the best just like Netscape had it before that... e-z to utilize... just open the Organize Bookmarks from the Bookmarks drop down menu at the top.. keep it in the taskbar.. best way to access them... the 'new FF3 way' stinks... why .. why.. why...
I first loadedFF3 onto my Dell Laptop--Vista that I use for traveling.. after repeated attempts to use it.. it had to go.. and that's why I kept FF2 on the machine... my old Gateway XP Desktop still has FF2 and no FF3 for that one...
I know they aren't updating FF2 anymore.. keep on getting the notice to switch to FF3 on all my PC's.. looks like I'll be holding off until the FF3 team at Mozilla wakes up.. don't fix what wasn't broken...
Updated on Aug 31, 2009had to go back and do it again after my first experience with FF3...I just now tried FF 3.5.. all is the same especially with the Organize Bookmarks... what did they do to it... they are out of their minds messing around with the perfect Bookmark Organizer(in FF2)
have tyo hold out still using FF2... guess this is sort of like most people trying to hang on to XP rather than go to Vista as a last resort...
c'mon Mozilla wake up will ya'... redo that terrible Organize bookmarks folder in FF3.5
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Still my favorite browser.
Pros: Much faster and far more stable than firefox 2, and also light years ahead of Internet Explorer.
Cons: I have no real issues with this browser.
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Sorry I really tried it but IE 7 is still better
Pros: OK browser that works on just about any computer platform (Win, Linux, Mac). Clean interface design. It's a good temporary replacement browser during times like last week when a zero day IE exploit was announced.
Cons: I found Internet Explorer 7 and 8 Beta to be much more robust and in some cases even more user friendly. Firefox seems overrated by Microsoft hating zealots. Firefox has had it's own security flaws to update and fix at different times.
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Abysmal performance
Pros: Security probably
Cons: No Speed, No color coding of tabs, Not pleasant
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awesome brwoser
Pros: best browser till date
Cons: wud like a task manager in firefox a la chrome
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Ditched IE ... Firefox ROCKS!!!
Pros: Everything is better than IE except for it's Beta 2 Privacy feature.
Cons: Privacy features could be enhanced.
I installed Firefox and my computer is now lightning fast. I couldn't be happier.
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Decent, some improvements, but more crashes.
Pros: I like the slick design, rendering of web pages, and speed; not to mention security.
Cons: Crashes here and there and unresponsive on some sites I go to.
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Firefox 3 is slow, it crashes and freezes, I hate it!
Pros: Better protection against some sort of viruses and stuff, sleek new look.
It's Firefox, and I like Firefox.
Cons: Its slow, it crashes, it freezes, it lags, it uses tones of memory
It crashes a lot, so when it crashes you go to restart it but when you double click on the firefox short cut after the crash a error window pops up saying firefox is still running, you must close it befor you retry, but firefox is not even running! Then you have to Ctrl-Alt-Delete, find "firefox.exe", end task, then restart firefox.
It uses so much memory, right now only one firefox window is open and its using 110MB of RAM!
I can go on and on...................
Do your self a favor, uninstall firefox 3 if you have it, find firefox 2 on google, and install firefox 2, you will be very happy
Updated on Jan 3, 2009Firefox 3 sucks, stick with firefox 2
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I'm on FIRE!
Pros: Seriously, I think firefox 3 is great. It only gets better. How can people give this one star unless they're MS employees? Fast, ultra-customizable, and as neccessary as oxygen.
Cons: Firefox does not yet have a direct-to-my-brain blue tooth interface available.
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Excellent -but needs "instructions" (see summary below)
Pros: + great add on/extensions (e.g. "Adblock plus", "Tweak Network", "Noscript", & thousands more
+Smart location bar (aka awesome bar) - I 'm ok with it
+built in security features
Cons: - Smart location bar (aka awesome bar) - I see why many do not like it; (see summary below)
- to fully utilize/understand FF3.xx, you really need to read "instructions" (e.g. Firefox Tips&Tricks& tutorials AMD cnet.com, etc.)
+Many built in security features (e.g. anti phising and doubleclicking left side of location bar will give you security information and other website info. Unfortunately, no more updates for FF2.xx (2.0.0.20 is last update) so only security updates will be to FF3.xx This is one of main reasons I finally switched to FF3.xx (latest version is 3.05).
- Because of the changes like the smart location bar, I did not initially find using all fo the browser's features as intuitive as FF2.xx. Such a tweakable program like FF will require reading the "instruction manual." I read Firefox.com tips &tricks and tutorial and found them to be lacking. So I had to read internet sites like cnet and their forums and the firefox.com knowledge base for more information. A central online "instruction manual" would have been easier.
+ and - Smart Location Bar (aka Awesome Bar). I can see why many do not like it. It can be intrusive (I'm ok with it). It displays your bookmarks and prior url locations when you start to complete new url in location bar (not issue for me as I always clear all prior history etc when closing browser).
I find the Smart location bar helpful. An example is I have many bookmarks arranged into many folders. It still takes some time to look through the folders. My "News" folder has about 50 bookmarks. Now I "tag" cnn.com and bbc.com with "world news tag" and my local paper urls with "local news tag". When I type "world news" in the smart location bar, only cnn and bbc is displayed. This saves me some keystrokes (not many). I can imagine if you do not already organize bookmarks into folders then the "tags" will be even more helpful.
Still there are many who would prefer the old FF2.xx location bar. The mozilla knowledge base will NOT tell you have to disable the smart location bar.
For repetition's sake, here is how you can make FF3.xxx Smart location bar function more like FF2.xxx (realize it will not be exactly like FF2.xxx; you will still have the star). One does not have to do these in order here but do need to do all four steps.
(1)In location bar type "about:config" (no quotes) then press "I'll be careful I promise" in the Warning dialog box. Then scroll down and highlight "browser.urlbar.matchOnlyTyped" and double click on it so that the value changes from default "false" to "TRUE" (now the smart location bar will only only recommend sites whose address one's typed directly before)
(2) Install the extension "Hide Unvisited."
(3) In location bar type "about:config" (no quotes) then press "I'll be careful I promise" in the Warning dialog box. Then scroll down and highlight "places.frecency.unvisitedBookmarkBonus" and double click it - then in dialog box type number zero for the integer value and press "Ok"
(4)In location bar type "about:config" (no quotes) then press "I'll be careful I promise" in the Warning dialog box. Then scroll down and highlight "places.frecency.bookmarVisitBonus" and double click it - then in dialog box type number zero for the integer value and press "Ok". (Steps 3 and 4 above will remove any bookmarks from showing up in the Smart location bar).
**Do not change the "browser.urlbar.maxRichResults" value to -1 or zero as some forums suggest. If you do so then you will get one one prior typed url when you look under the location bar. Leave the integer value at default 12. **
**If you cannot recall the default for any of the values from the "about:config" preference names listing, then right click the one in question and then press "reset".
I hope this helps others trying to get back to FF2.x location bar. But as stated above, I am ok with Smart Location Bar (aka awesome bar- corny name).
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I love it! Some of its critics are far too fussy.
Pros: It works very speedily and well, and its on-line support (via F1) quickly and helpfully has answered all my questions so far - including how to repair dumb mistakes.
Cons: Nothing so far. Okay, configuring exactly how you want it to work can be complicated, but, given all the options you are given, it *has* to be complicated - and the help system is truly helpful.
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Simply the best
Pros: Firefox 3 is a great improvement! If you takes time to customize it, you'll have something extra special. I've tried all the top browsers extensively and Firefox's reputation is solidly based.
Cons: The only drawback for me is that I prefer the IE Favorites drop-down menu. One can use the Firefox "PlainOldFavorites" add-on, but the bookmarks in PlainOldFavorites are not draggable, so you can't put them in your customized order.
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My main browser.
Pros: Can maintain heavy use and multiple tabs (sometimes I stay online for hours). Rarely laggy or slow to load.
Cons: Too many tabs usually results in a freezing problem. Overreacts when you try to open it sometimes, leaving you with multiple windows. Slow to start.
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Totally despised it
Pros: None I could see
Cons: New search bar, new history save, new location bar integrating bookmarks with recent web sites visited. I believe they call this "LIve Bookmarks" How terrible
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This product is Awesome
Pros: Not only does in run at speeds faster than IE and AOL, but the AdBlocker Plus Add On has stopped all those annoying ads on every page I view. No more flashing ads, either. Firefox 3 Rocks!
Cons: None so far
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The Best Browser
Pros: Everything
Cons: Non that I have seen
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Mozilla does it once again: speed puts it ahead
Pros: fast, no installation problems, add-ons, integration into operating system, Password Manager, Library, security, Awesome Bar.
Cons: None found
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Love this browser
Pros: I'm a long time Firefox user and this version runs as flawlessly as earlier ones.
Cons: As always, nothing to complain about with Firefox.
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Should've left good enough alone
Pros: Pretty. That's about it.
Cons: Bookmarks are ruined. Nothing they've added makes up for not being able to have multiple bookmark folders open simultaneously. I'll camp out on 2.x as long as I can.
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Replaced my slow IE
Pros: I'm a microsoft guy, but my IE7 had been getting slower and slower, and rather than try to troubleshoot why, I simply started using Firefox, and have lightening quick Internet agin. Simple fix.
Cons: None to speak of
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Unacceptably problematic
Pros: I learned a lot about how to research and implement browser caused problems.
Cons: Reading the Mozilla FF3 forums it's clear that a) numerous people experienced serious cache problems (bookmarks, cookies, etc.) and that b) the fixes are ridiculously complicated.
December
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HOLY COW!!
Pros: Very fast and stable. Lots of add-ons and extras. Get Fasterfox and Tweak Network at Mozillaaddons to make this browser go even faster. The Dublin skin gives it a more Netscape look too(Netscape Navigator is Firefox with a better interface). Safe.
Cons: None and I usually am very thorough in my critiques.
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Major disappointment!
Pros: Loads most Web pages faster than IE. Interface is easy to use. Has many great themes and addons including DownThemAll which downloads programs better than anything else I've used.
Cons: Those great addons don't always load when opening Firefox3. Doesn't close properly much of the time requiring a computer restart. Continues to block pop-ups from sites I list as safe.
The pop-up blocker doesn't function properly and continues to block sites that I have checked off as OK. Also, Firefox 3 doesn't shutdown correctly at times. If I try to restart it gives me an error message that Firefox is already running but not responding and I need to restart my computer.
I know these problems are not caused by me or my computer since the previous Firefox worked beautifully. I find it very hard to give a thumbs up to this version which is a shame because Firefox is a great browser when it works as it should. I would tell anyone who is still using Firefox 2 to stick with that one until Mozilla fixes the bugs with number 3.
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Funny, this platform is so bad I can't post a review
Pros: It's pretty. People say nice things about it.
Cons: WORTHLESS. It crashes more than Aeroflot. It's less reliable than my GM car. It tells me less than watching the news. Buggier than a "Mummy" movie.
It's so unreliable that when I'm doing something that I simply cannot afford to have lost, I use IE. I guess that tells me what I'm doing wrong.
Adios, Mozilla. If you can't provide better plug ins and a more stable product, you need to die, just as my various tabs have died today - EIGHT TIMES so far.
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A giant step backwards; not a happy camper.
Pros: Slick attractive appearance.
Cons: Buggy and unstable, frequent crashes. Arbitrarily disables other vendor programs, e.g. RealPlayer.
Since support for FF2 is coming to an end, I'm in the process of deciding what my next browser will be. For sure, it will not be FF3.
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More stable than IE
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: none I can think of at the moment
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Slow, ugly, cumbersome.
Pros: None that I could find. And that was with trying it twice.
Cons: Slow, ugly, cumbersome--if I want to see the bookmarks I have, I go to "bookmarks." I DON'T need to see them everytime I click on the address bar... it just slows things down and makes using the browser that much harder. And the new version is SLOW.
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I really can't see what makes Firefox so popular.
Pros: +The interface on Ubuntu is pretty good, but only on Ubuntu.
Cons: -Memory hogger
-Clunky, unintuitive interface on Windows.
-Slow loading for most webpages, particularly those with a lot of images (I have cable internet connection BTW, so it's not my fault)
All in all, Firefox 3 is a sure-fire miss that should be avoided at all costs. If you don't like Internet Explorer, Opera is a great browser, and well worth a look. You might look at Safari also, as it's pretty speedy and has a simple, clean interface. Google Chrome, though still in beta, is an excellent browser too.
Updated on Nov 22, 2008UPDATE:
NEGATE THIS REVIEW
After writing this review, I tried Firefox again, but got more in depth than I did before. I figured out what makes the browser so popular. The add-ons are customizable to make a browser that does everything you want it to do. In light of this, and that the browser is a lot faster than I thought it was, this review should be negated, as my opinion of Firefox has drastically changed. I would delete it, but CNET doesn't seem to have a way to delete reviews.
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Faster than Internet Explorer!
Pros: Faster than the competition and uses an interface that is extremely intuitive. The tabbed browsing features make surfing multiple pages easy.
Cons: It takes a quick second to start up, but so does IE8.
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A Good Web Browser; But Not Many Big Improvements
Pros: This latest in the line of Firefox browsers continues Mozzila's tradition of good quality. It has good security tools, nice browsing features, and good browsing speed.
Cons: Firefox had slower browsing speed than IE7 during my tests, and as for security, IE7 is in my opinion more secure. Firefox still has the most cluttered interface than any browser I have ever tested.
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Firefox was easy and efficient but no more.
Pros: I can't think of any pros. It tends to regard most downloads as pop-ups or malware of some kind and won't do it. Instructions for allowing downloads don't work. However, if a busy looking screen is good, then it's good.
Cons: F 3 refuses to load some sites and for unknown reasons it would not download Adobe Reader from adobe.com, reporting that "Firefox prevented this site (www.adobe.com) from asking you to install software on your computer."
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Killed my favorites!
Pros: Great browser, really. I guess?
Cons: Killed my favorites! And the backup file was corrupt and Firefox specific!
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Expected to be better than 2.* Version
Pros: Dint find any
Cons: Address bar is completely messed up.
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Great work for firefox
Pros: Fast, seldom crashes, so many powerful plugins
Cons: Memory consumption is still high, but at this time when most of computers use 2G or more memory, it's not a big deal anymore.
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Excellent and must have
Pros: 1. Ease of use
2. Lot of thought about security and unwanted information being blocked to the user.
3. Awsome plugins, add-ons, themes and extensions. Very customizable.
4. Less prone to malicious attacks
5. Light on your RAM and other resources.
Cons: 1. Some sites doesn't work properly in Firefox. They probably are not made for Firefox and doesn't have same look and feel as firefox.
2. Nothing else
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FIREFOX 3 SUCKS! WORST EVER SLOW AND WONT LOAD PAGES
Pros: NONE AT ALL
Cons: WORST FIREFOX VERSION EVER. IT DOESNT ALLOW YOU TO LOAD PAGES CORRECTLY AND IT CRASHES FOR VISITING ALMOST EVERY WEBSITE. IT LOADS WEBSITE SLOWER THAN VERSION 2.
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Firefox on Fire!!! The Best Web Browser
Pros: Good interface. Plenty of features. Can easily be extended with free addons.
Cons: Takes slightly longer than IE to start.
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Went downhill fast!
Pros: Still has working add-ons. <Thats it.
Cons: Broken favorites, bugs forever.... Too many to list.
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I tried it. I tweaked it. I'm lovin' it now.
Pros: In just a few tweaks, it will be the fastest & most secure browser.
Cons: It crashes somehow.
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Could I have more browser crashes, please?
Pros: Pros? It's not IE. This version has serious issues though.
Cons: Crashes. Lots of them. 20 times in an hours is pretty normal. Firefox v.2 was far superior, like mama said, if it ain't broke, leave it the hell alone!
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Firefox is good
Pros: secure
cache, stores text content
Cons: No offline Feed reader
No costomised search slots. have to rely on available
Still dont have builtin flash plugins
Otherwise switch to FF3
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The 3 bad ratings are from a Microsoft employee
Pros: Fast, nice layout, too many add-ons to list, changeable skins, not part of the microsoft pig squad of apps
Cons: Too bad IE cannot be totally taken off the computer.
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I'm figuring out how to go back to Firefox 2
Pros: It's okay.
Cons: I don't care for the new bookmarking and I real am disappointed in the lack of information provided by the Page Info selection.
I used to be able to see all the links and the real url being used. This was real handy in looking at phishing sites.
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Awesome browser
Pros: Fast, easy to use, great security, awesome extensions, RSS feeds, customizable search providers, easy bookmarking feature and bookmarks orgsaniser, nice design and interface.
Cons: None that I can think of.
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This is great! Even better than 2.0
Pros: Safer, noticeably faster, uses less memory, password saving, themes, add-ons, tabs are great, virus scan for each download, easy for web design, the list goes on...
Cons: Have have found about two sites that only work with IE. Why would a site do that? I'm never going back to those sites.
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Terrible Stalls Loading Pages
Pros: Lots of add-ons.
Cons: I've used Firefox for at least a couple of years without incident, but Firefox 3 is abysmal at loading pages. I literally have to wait 30 seconds to a minute loading many pages, and I frequently receive a "Page Won't Load" error message. AVOID.
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Great on XP, bad on OS X
Pros: Fx3 is great on WXP, fast, java run faster and son on, nothing to complain on 3 different XP machines.
Cons: On the other hand, the browser is so unstable on my Leopard OSX system that I had to go back to v2 After 3 re installation, the problem remain.
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Vista a misstep? Watch this!
Pros: Compared to FF2, none.
Cons: Looks & feels much worse than FF2. Messy layout, fonts all around (screen, bookmarks) seem smaller, fuzzy; icons incl. bookmarks lack crispness.
Updated on Sep 1, 2009To make amends, if that is what it is: This Fox is still not up to scratch, but it is improving - like, getting back to normal. It remains the browser of choice, fast, reliable and all that, yet it was better in its previous reincarnation. The devil is in the detail, and there is still some. For example, when editing bookmarks, organiser would have opened the appropriate, just-in-use folder automatically. It does not now, wallowing in the default, although logic would have it otherwise (like before). And this is what computing should be about. Something got lost along the way.
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Its fast, its safe and its packed!
Pros: It is open source, i.e nerds everywhere review and improve the code. Its fast and eats minimal resources. With addon's you can basically extend the browser to do almost anything!
Cons: The cluttered interface is perhaps the only con of Firefox. Although you can go in to fullscreen mode to reduce the chrome.
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Ridiculously bug ridden, 'awesomely annoying' bar
Pros: Does seem a little faster. System resource use is definitely a lot less, almost half. Firefox 2 used to use 55-60 MB of RAM, now version 3 uses less than 30.
Cons: I have to endure seeing that stupid Mozilla crash report at least half a dozen times and wait a good 10 minutes before I can start it up. The 'awesome bar' is a good idea, but you should have the option of disabling it in the options.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3590756
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Way too slow!
Pros: Slow speed overshadows all other features.
Cons: Slow speed is unacceptable.
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No good. Going back to Explorer or trying Chrome.
Pros: There are no pros compared to older versions of Firefox.
Cons: Compatibility sucks. Slower than older Firefox versions. Interface, toolbar etc. are harder to use.
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it made my who system crash
Pros: I had to uninstall it before I could find any.
Cons: My Windows XP Home SP2 laptop crashed the first time I used Firefox 3. After that, I could only boot using "safe start" and it would crash again if I opened the browser. This stopped as soon as I uninstalled version 3 and reinstalled Firefox 2.
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Should Still Be In Beta
Pros: Not much...the address bar suggestions when you are typing is annoying at first, then helpful when you understand what is being displayed.
Cons: I was very much looking forward to FF3...having struggled with the browser leaks for the past x years, I was hoping that the new version would reduce the memory intensiveness of the browser...it is still a memory hog.
Besides the memory leaks, which continue, ff3 also changed the way groups of tabs open...ff now appends them to existing tabs, rather than removing and replacing those that are already open. This is a feature that they took away from FF2 users for no apparent reason..what they should have done was allow the user to right-click on the group of tabs and open in new window, which would achieve the same function without removing the replace tabs that so many people like (present company included).
Very poor release...the ff community is starting to act more like Microsoft than open-source software.
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Constant crashing with Home Vista
Pros: Great interface, much more user friendly than IE8
Cons: It crashes almost every session and then I end up opening IE8. It becomes so frustrating I just log off. Can't wait for Chrome.
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Some features dont work with the new version.
Pros: user interface and speed
Cons: compatibility with some websites.
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Simple and fast
Pros: Secure and small footprint
Cons: I cannot get add-ons installed. It keeps telling me either not compatible after Mozilla has recommended them or unexpected error to do with Javascript. Most frustrating.
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Firefox will not even run on my computer.
Pros: I cannot comment on something that will not work
Cons: Firefox3 will not even run on my computer.It keeps telling me it has crashed & they will let me know when the problem is fixed.This has been happening sinceit was released.
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EXCELLENT ***************************** BROWSER
Pros: FAST-EFFICIENT-SECURED
Cons: it is simply SUPERB
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2 worked flawlessly from the get go.
Pros: Nada, zip, zero...
Cons: Everything. You can improve the software without totally f--king up the interface
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Very stable, versatile
Pros: It is a stable,safe browser. Never have to worry about net security with the built-in features. Add-ons are very good, you can do anything. Very straight-forward, does what I want.
Cons: Add-ons do slow it down. I have a 2.66 Ghz PC, but it's noticeable.
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bugs - needs more work - went back to FF2
Pros: it is pretty much as FF2. Nothing noticeable that differs them really. I gather that all the goodies are inside, but hard to test them, if basic stuff does not work as it should.
Cons: That "new standard in browsing" can't even download 4 MB gzip archive without breaking it. Opera does it, FF2 but not FF3.
I have just went back to 2.0.0.16. IMHO FF 3.0 will probably be 100% usable sometime next year. Until then I stick to FF2.
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No problems so far
Pros: Very fast download and installation
Cons: None so far
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An abortion of a beautiful program.
Pros: Absolutely nothing.
Cons: Drop-down whistles and bells. Crash when tried to clean up.
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SMOOTH AND FAST
Pros: 1. Super fast loadtime
2. Gets pages faster than any other browser
3. Safest Browser in existence
4. Most polished, tested, and safe add-ons
Cons: 1. Some people are stuck in some IE hell, either out of business necessity, or IT-dept, or just ignorance that something far superior is out there.
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Beta-tested? I doubt it.
Pros: If it crashes on open -- and it will -- you won't have to deal with its annoying "features."
Cons: Inadequately beta-tested "upgrade" with product support responses that don't make sense.
Should you get FF3 to work on any system, the address-bar fill-in alone will drive you to despair. No amount of fiddling with Options will make it fill in from your history -- only from your bookmarks. And it searches bookmarks for anything faintly resembling what you're typing, so you're essentially wading through drek.
As far as speeding up performance: forget it. FF3 moves at a fraction of the speed of FF2 and is far less stable.
That -- combined with the rude, perfunctory, and clueless support on Mozilla's site -- makes the "upgrade" experience a timewasting nightmare.
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Upon closing it crashes 90% of the time.
Pros: hey, it's not IE......
Cons: it crashes so often that I'm considering switching to Opera....
I could go on but what's the point....
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Sluggish and buggy. Work application crashes too often.
Pros: I couldnt see any positives.
Cons: Buggy. Sluggish
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not perfect but already the best
Pros: Personally, Firefox is the best browser currently available, I've tried FF, OP, IE, SF... FF3.0 tops all the others.
Cons: sometimes memory crash, which is worse than FF2
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Fast, Stable, Crash, DANG!
Pros: Very faster with tabs, everything, and I never really use RSS but you know, innovative. I get to see what passwords are stored on my PC and Mac if I forget but I dont really find that very security-ish.
Cons: Well, very great on Windows, but not on Mac. If you download it on Mac, a little sooner, you are to expect a Mozilla Crash Report.
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Not as good as any thing
Pros: Looks Nice
Cons: Doesn't work well
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Get It...Customize it...Enjoy!
Pros: Slick, fast, very customizable.
Cons: Some occasional stability issues remain, though this may be inherent with extreme customization.
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Great, don't know what the other guys are talking about
Pros: In general it is just a good browser. It doesn't have any overwhelming features blowing the others away(at least not by default, but addons can provide that) but it is a good browser that runs very well on any OS, that gives consistency which I like.
Cons: one of my favorite addons from the past doesn't work with it yet, but i can live without it.
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Good as Firefox 2 was.
Pros: Fast and ease of use. You can back up your bookmarks from the menu and restore if required.
Cons: Totally unable to sort bookmarks [A-Z] and the same has been reported to Mozilla.
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A major disappointment
Pros: - It's free
Cons: - Huge memory hog
- Slower than FF2
- Buggy
- Crashes constantly
- Plug-in finder doesn't work
- Website compatibility issues
- "Awesome bar" sucks
Thanks for screwing up a great browser, Mozilla!
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I may go back to FF 2. 3 seems buggy.
Pros: I still love Firefox, tabbed browsing, security and all of the great features.
Cons: Restore Sessions, "open in new window" problems, seem to be lots of bugs
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Best Firefox Yet
Pros: Faster
More Reliable
More Safer
Better Looking
The Awesome Bar
Cons: Some Features Couldn't Make it.
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The best browser ever!
Pros: Great history search in address bar, makes all the difference.
Cons: None at all. It is a perfect browser.
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The Worst Firefox Ever
Pros: It looks pretty.
Cons: Most plugins don't work, Most sites don't work .
You must be joking. Either that or your editor is a computer illiterate baboon with a chimp on his shoulder named "Microsoft".
Aside from the browser being almost totally useless, what is up with the search bar?
I can't even see what I am typing in it, even when resized. I have the same problem various sites.
I have used Firefox 2 for a long time, but now I must jump trains. Even the IE8 beta stomps this browser in the dirt.
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Doesnt work with Vista
Pros: Great interface
Cons: Doesnt work with Vista
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FF3 Crasher (should be its real name)
Pros: Intuitive interface + Add On
Cons: crashes ALL THE TIME
Baloney.
It still crashes (Mac or PC) -- and the ADD-ON factor is what adds to the usability.
And now because of my 3g 16GB iPhone, back to Safari, and No crashes.
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Best Browser ever
Pros: Fast, secure, stable, addons, addons, addons, addons...
Cons: Few pages are not fully compatible with it. but that's why the IE-Tab extension is for.
addons like Mouse gestures, FTP client, IETab, Online dictionary, Sidebar, download manager, ad blocker and many others
really a must have and a HUGE step ahead of IE
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If you have no other choice
Pros: It's not IE
Cons: Slow, bloated, buggy, not compatible with other OS's, website compatibility. etc.
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Compatibility Issues
Pros: Faster, better security, some nice new browsing features
Cons: Many more compatibility issues than previous versions.
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Totally and Completely Amazing
Pros: fast, easy to use, open source, supported by a huge community, free, cross-platform, and not a huge security hole in your operating system
Cons: not all add-ons are updated yet
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Amazing. Completely Amazing!
Pros: fast, easy to use, open source, supported by a huge community, free, cross-platform, and not a huge security hole in your operating system
Cons: some add-ons not working yet
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FF...takes lesson from MS....
Pros: Not sure, still looking for a pro
Cons: Verboseness
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Better than IE
Pros: Much faster uploads and downloads than Internet Explorer. It also has better features and is more secure.
Cons: Lack of customer service.
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Can't use TabMixPlus with FF3!
Pros: The "plusses" *sound* pretty good...
Cons: Can't use TabmixPlus with this!
Is there anyone else out there who's disappointed about the fact that you can't use TabMixPlus with this extension ?
I love the way I can set TabMixPlus to open my stuff however I want, i.e. new tab, open in this tab, open in new window, etc., etc., etc.,! (And many more features!)
That's the only reason I won't even try it (at this point.)
Thanks for reading...
~Nancy
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Can't use it
Pros: Don't know yet
Cons: Can't use it
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Microsoft Syndrome
Pros: Absolutely None
Cons: Too Many Unless You Are A Geek
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Must faster than IE7
Pros: Quick, Simple, Not so buggy
Cons: Problems with gaming sites, not always compatible
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like V1.x then getting worse
Pros: none, cannot install
Cons: hang on "check existing version"
And, a few app is not compatible with firefox but IE. disappointed.
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Great performance internet browser
Pros: can save page when closing browser
Cons: Sometime crash in Windows Vista
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Crashed every other minute.
Pros: It seemed ok inbetween crashes.
Cons: Just crashed again and again, even in safe mode.
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Firefox continues to uphold it's position as the best browser availible
Pros: Virus/hack/everything protection, super fast, looks great (defult mode), slim and unnoticeable, love the spell check
Cons: um... it doesn't make nachos?
Firefox 3 is very fast, looks great, and feels amazing to use. Everything from it's add ons, to it's extensions and themes makes Firefox 3 the best browser I have ever seen.
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very good a much needed upgrade
Pros: awesome bar, stars
Cons: awesome bar(needs some tweaks)
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Needs some more work
Pros: has cool add ons
Cons: no more fasterfox
Still I will use it over IE unless i continue to have to wait 4 pages like I do now
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amazing, but some add ons aren't designed for Mozilla Firefox 3
Pros: smooth, better secuirity, and also backs up your files!
Cons: ------------------------------ -None------------------------- -----------------
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best browser
Pros: faster than firefox 2 and uses less ram
Cons: crashes more often than firefox 2
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Firefox 3 Upgrade
Pros: Saving pages is an excelletn feature
Cons: Haven't found any yet.
I have run FF3 on Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, and Vista Home Premium. All seem to work fine. My required Add-ons, FireFTP works fine, I have not run across any problems loading pages or content, and I haven't had any of the problems I had with FF2 instability or crashing.
Before you jump on an upgrade, make sure you have a back up to reinstall your older version. This is just a good all-around idea.
Second, back up your bookmarks and add-ons.
If it doesn't work now, it may work at a later release, so be patient.
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nice piece of crap
Pros: fast, slick but....and the buts have it. Not ready for prime time
Cons: imagine releasing a browser that can't handle webmail mailto: links in anything but Yahoo.
It's flawed, but no one seems to care. Nothing has been done to take care of the bugs so far.
Appears to be a promotion of Yahoo! It's free, but so is the horse manure at the local stable.
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A waste of time. Give me Firefox 2 back!
Pros: Looks a bit nicer.
Cons: Keeps crashing, Problems with websites ebay etc.
I can't leave feedback on ebay anymore, the address bar now has rarely used bookmarks instead of the pages I've been to, and in the week I've been using it I keep getting a "firefox is already running please restart your pc".
To top it all off I can't find a download link for FF2.
Back to IE Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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EXCELENTE MEJOR QUE IE
Pros: VELOCIDAD Y COMPLEMENTOS
Cons: HASTA AHORA NO LE HE ENCONTRADO UNO CRITICO
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Firefox 3- rocks! Get it.
Pros: Feature rich, fast, extensions...
Cons: Can't think of one.
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Great browser
Pros: addons, themes, skins, plugins etc.
Cons: Some addons dont work with 3
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What a MESS with Photodex
Pros: 'Most Visitied'
Cons: Photodex Online sharing crashes w/Firefox 3
Sunday we realized that there was a problem with '3' because Photodex's online sharing program kept jumping all over the page. I called, only to find out that my online sharing shows were actually crashing when the tech support people tried to watch my proshows - some as old as 6 months.
I am still waiting for a call back on how to repair this problem - they think Firefox should fix it, and I am starting to feel in between.
I want Firefox 2 BACK!!!
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Released Too Early
Pros: A Little Fancier than Firefox 2
Cons: Buggy, Incompatible with Add-ons
It has turned out to be a disappointment. The first problem is that it is incompatible with a Kodak add-on that my wife uses to upload photos. Pretty annoying. I suspect there are other add-ons that also don't work, so look into that before you "upgrade."
The second problem is that it freezes up on me, leaving me no choice but to ctrl-alt-del kill it. My computer is an extremely stable, modern machine. Nothing crashes on this computer. Except Firefox 3. It's buggy and comes across as beta or alpha software. I give it a 3 out of 10 because I expect better from Mozilla.
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Amazing - Super Fast and easily the best browser available.
Pros: Page loading speed, javascript execution speed, enhanced UI, better standards compliance
Cons: Awesome bar should be easier to uninstall
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Absolute garbage, I have come to hate this software.
Pros: runs google software
Cons: becomes nearly unusable after more than one window is opened
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Excellent release
Pros: Save tabs feature, download manager, zooming, awesome bar and all round performance improvements, as well as others.
Cons: A bit sluggish, still consumes an enormous amount of memory, flash is a bit troublesome and there are some bugs which aren't significant but nonetheless need fixing.
The UI has been updated which looks decent on my system. The bookmarks has been improved now with tagging. I use the tagging feature quite a lot. Memory usage is indeed much lower, though that's not to say FF2 had shocking memory leaks. The new password storing feature is excellent and unobtrusive, unlike previous versions. The download manager was always superior to IE's one, now it can pause downloads and resume, which is an essential if you download very large programs. Zooming is nice and is comparable to IE7, I also like the "Awesome Bar" that's good but not earth shattering, in fact I find it downright creepy.
There isn't a lot of negative things to say, however performance is not something I have noticed any great improvement in, it's probably just me but everything isn't much different when it comes to JavaScript and the like with web technologies. I hear that FF3 uses some SQL engine to store profile data, it actually does slow down the browser quite a bit and I imagine people will find FF3 a little more sluggish when organising their bookmarks. Other than that the browser has evolved and become something I recommend to everyone, this isn't a disappointment and if you are still using FF2, upgrade now!
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Perfect,effiecent,Dazzling
Pros: Easier access to bookmarking,Quicker Loading Time,Nicer Looks,etc.
Cons: Nothing really
Firefox 3 is a great improvement as everything is easier to access such as new add-ons and adding new bookmarks.Some dislike the Star on the address bar because they do not understand how it works.The address bar opened up will show any bookmarks.Opening the bookmark toolbar will not show any bookmarks you got by pressing the star button.
Overall Firefox 3 is quicker,easier to use and has better looks than it's predecessors.
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New "Organize Bookmarks" a deal killer
Pros: Looks Familiar 1.2 still works
Cons: Organize Bookmarks
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Average browser
Pros: Light weight
Cons: Printing options
I have tried Firefox 3.0, I presently have Firefox 2.0.0.14, Opera 9.5 and Internet Explorer 7.0. Firefox 3.0 version is average.
If I could take out all the bad and keep all the good in these three web browsers and put it into one Web browser then we would have one great web browser.
I don't know what all the hype is all about?
My web browser of choice is Opera 9.5!
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I can't launch Firefox 3
Pros: none I can see so far
Cons: Can't launch it
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Spoiled by blocking old add-ons
Pros: Fast and easy
Cons: Blocks old add-ons
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Firefox 3 sucks!!! IE5
Pros: none none none
Cons: bloated and slow as hell
I'm so ticked off right now i don't even know where to begin.
Times out on large sites! Its almost feels like im using IE5 on dial up.It pauses for about 2 seconds.
Handles redirects and time outs by displaying Address not found! The fix? refresh a couple times loads fine.
More sluggish when scrolling pages or shifting tabs.
Sometimes wont load images you have to right click to Show image. Plus it loads and displays page elements diffrent.
Screw this i just want to browse i dont care about the cool flashy history drop down in the address bar.
Those pop up bars at the top **** me off. I liked the old way they had it. regular pop up less annoying than the whole page shifting.
Start up is more heavy on the resources.
The star in the url sucks.
I would type more but im closing this crap ware out and reinstalling firefox 2.
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Just OK for me
Pros: Looks better in OS X, memory improvement
Cons: Some common sites render wrong.
I must say the UI is much better on a Mac then FF2. But still
Safari to me is still king on a Mac. You know what? I still have important sites like my bank which still don't fully support any other browser but Internet Explorer. I am really not one who really needs a half dozen browsers to surf the internet with. So I will probably stick with Safari. Firefox just does not do it for me. I use IE when I have too running Windows on my Mac's.
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Big disappointment
Pros: Was never able to find out other than what looked like a nice toolbar.
Cons: Was incredibly slow at loading web pages which rendered it useless.
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This program needs a great deal more testing.
Pros: fast, easy.
Cons: virus-ridden
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Firefox 3 is not perfect, but it definitely provides my best browsing experience
Pros: Rendering speed, good password manager, fabulous page resizing
Cons: Minor rendering issues, surprising difference between release candidate three and the final version.
And as far as I am concerned, the best new feature in Firefox 3 is its page zoom feature. In Firefox 2 and earlier, Internet Explorer 6 and earlier, etc., the only thing which one could easily zoom was the text size. Then, IE7 introduced a zoom feature which resized most elements in proportion, which is perfect for the New York Times, CNET and many other sites designed for many different monitor resolution settings. These sites display on wide-screen, high resolution monitors as a narrow, vertical ribbon with dead space on either side. In IE7, I would hit Ctrl-+ seven times and the New York Times fit perfectly on the 46" 1900 x 1080P HDTV in our bedroom, which we use as a monitor, and was easily readable from across the room. But this had to be done each time the site was displayed, and the graphics, though enlarged in proportion to the text, were extremely pixelated.
But now, Mozilla Firefox 3 has "borrowed" this feature and improved greatly upon it. The mechanisms to control the feature are the same as in IE7, but that's where the similarity ends. For Firefox 3 resizes images with nearly no pixelation, it remembers one's zoom level on a site-by-site basis and, best of all, it renders the same, zoomed pages faster than IE7 (or the IE8 beta, for that matter), this despite the much better zoomed image quality.
There are other improvements as well, but this is the big one for me. Try it! Either hold down your Ctrl key and roll the scroll wheel on your mouse or hit "+" or "-" to change the zoom level. Hit Ctrl-0 (zero) to return to normal.
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CNet has totally blown it's credibility on this one...
Pros: It's New! It's not MS - that's about it folks.
Cons: Non commercial pages do not load well.
But the unrestrained enthusiasm over Every release of this mediocre browser tells me otherwise...
They may sway me on a cellphine or a bluetooth decision, and I wouldn't know the difference. But come on now. Just start opening pages put together by novice and I'm using IE7 to see what I'm supposed to see. Pages that aren't up to par do not work - but I never noticed the difference with IE. I spend more and more time somewhere designed by everyday people and I don't need to be looking for crutches every time I do. I have the distinct feeling that I made a bad decision once again experimenting with Mozilla.
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First time Firefox User.....
Pros: Fast, stable, visually clean (on Mac).
Cons: No option to open new tabs from address bar, links etc.
One funny thing I noticed, the screen shots in the video review showed the Mac version of Firefox even though there was a Dell laptop on the table.
I am running both Max OS X and Windows XP on my MacBook Pro, and the Mac version is a lot nicer looking, cleaner, easier on the eyes (it seems) than the Windows version.
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Firefox will hijack your operating system; htm files in Dreamweaver become 'Firefox Document 's
Pros: no appreciable difference noted other than all the marketing hype around download records
Cons: Firefox continues to be a hijacker without our permission
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Firefox 3 is a major improvement in Browsing!
Pros: Loads quickly, does not have the lag time in closing of F2, uses less HD and memory space
Cons: None so far.
It won me over by fixing a semi-major problem I had with F2 - my machine would start using more memory and HD space when F@ f2 to the point where I'd have to reboot if I used the browser all day with other programs.
The problem is GONE with Firefox 3. It's smooth in operation and a pleasure to use.
I've also not seen downsides yet with the program...
I'd rate it a 15 out of 10 if I could.
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Firefox 2 wasn't as good
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Limit on add-ons
For years i clung to IE6 and then when I was able, to IE7, this browser has revolutionised usage, and most importantly of all, it's secure.
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Best Browser to Date
Pros: Speed, Security, Customization
Cons: Some new design flaws
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It is Awesome..
Pros: seems faster, smoother navigation through tabs, better password and download manager, improved bookmarks handling
Cons: Liked FF 2 icons more, some extension are not supported (can't blame mozilla for it)
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very nice, but....
Pros: faster, cleaner, seemed more stable
Cons: no single file web page save
but had to return to v2.0.0.14
as not only is the maf/mht function gone;
any pages i had saved previously
would not open which would have forced me
to use microsloths inet exploder
and make it the default browser;
unacceptable!
the single file web page save is an valuable tool
for more reasons than can be expressed here
i am unsure the reluctance of mozilla
to support such a function;
combined with the 'ie tab' extension
the need for ie is eliminated
for everything except ms updates
i hope and wait for a solution
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configuring flash for video on vista was nightmare
Pros: Cooliris, choice of browser skins
Cons: Flash was aproblem
Did not notice any increase in speed either, but will miss the cooliris addon.
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Doesn't Work
Pros: None Observable
Cons: Won't Start
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I'm sure it will get better
Pros: Better rendering of pages
Cons: Too many load errors; no sidebar History
The first is that the changes to History render it less user-friendly (at least to me). Having it no longer available as a sidebar is a major pain. What's worse is that there appears to be no grouping by general site name. I'm still looking but the listing has now become a long, cumbersome construct. Tedious to search and even more tedious to clear entries.
The second is that I am experiencing a hell of a lot more page load errors and other caution icons. I find that I am no longer able to have as many tabs open and active before one or more give me an error message. Unfortunately, I suspect the problem is due to the requirements creep that occurs with new versions.
Other reviews have noted that this version is not backward compatible with a number of earlier operating systems (I'm running XP SP2 so I'm safe for the moment). However, I don't have current, affordable access to high-speed and I think that's what causing the load errors. It wouldn't be a great surprise to find that the browser baseline is set for high-speed and so dial-up speeds end up being interpreted as excess ACK delays or other problems with communications.
In summary, it's workable but frustrating at times. It probably addresses a lot of users' wish lists but for me, I may end up going back to version 2.
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Good but. could be better....
Pros: Speedy, Robust and Fantastic -- Sparkly Brand New
Cons: Still got the image drop out bug...
Sometimes, I would come across the same forum and the images will be there, other times more often it will not. What to do? Keep using the shift click or as I often use... ctl-shift right click to force the page to refresh.
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Vastly better than 2.0
Pros: Speed Speed Speed
Cons: Have not found any yet
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Very good but has a large support hole
Pros: user friendly, verycustomizable
Cons: Does not render Windows Live Services correctly
I ave loaded the add-on ie tabs and that works on Windows XP but it does not work on Vista and 2 of my 3 PC's use Vista.
Outside of this issue (which is pretty big for me) FF3 is great. So if yo don't use Live Services you will most likely enjoy FF3. If it did support Live Services this would easily rate a 9. I hope this can be fixed.
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The best browser
Pros: Fast and feature-packed
Cons: Not all add-ons work as of right now
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Not-so-Awesome bar
Pros: LOTS. Try it, you'll like it.
Cons: HATE the "Awesome bar"!!
In the address bar (or location bar) type this:
about:config
Hit Enter.
Then click the "I'll be careful..." message
In the Filter: box, type this:
browser.urlbar.maxRichResults
Double-click it
Change 12 to 0
OR
Look for the addon called "Hide Unvisited 3" and install it.
Either way, no more 'less-than-Awesome' bar
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too rapid. too short
Pros: video quality
Cons: Pacing. Duration
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do not miss it is EXellent
Pros: do not miss it is EXellent
Cons: do not miss it is EXellent
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Not Better, Just faster!
Pros: Speed at the cost of user friendly
Cons: All stored passwords/addresses/usernames GONE!
I have spent hours reconstructing passwords and user names to the numerous sites I visit. Always depended on FF2 to remember and open the sites for me.
I now do not have a Back button unless I go to History. Too many steps. Don't need history, just want to go back a page!
I hate this inconvenience!
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Firefox 3 crashes
Pros: faster in loading pages
Cons: less reliable
Felt it was important to update that Firefox crashed (and won't re-load or reinstall)on my home computer but is functioning on my work computer. I'll review any software incompatibility problems and attempt to diagnose any virus that might be impacting Firefox at home, but since my last version never had a problem, I'm still concerned about the stability of the browser. I hope CNET will print this review.
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Rubbish and waste of time
Pros: Could'nt find any !
Cons: Awful to load
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Uses 1/4 of the memory Safari used; fast and secure
Pros: Very little memory used, good overall look, great add-on support, secure, tons of options.
Cons: Bested by Safari in appearance. (Beats almost everything else though)
Very easy to change over from Internet Explorer as keyboard shortcuts and layout are reminiscent of each other (Firefox is better, however)
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Good and Slightly Not-So-Good
Pros: Love the Password Check!
Cons: Wish I Had Choice on the Awesome Bar
When I'm doing a JOB, however, it's not always necessary to have the Awesome Bar, so I wish I could have a choice in turning on/off that feature.
It may seem silly enough, but now that Firefox 3 gives me the option of remembering my passwords -- by waiting for me to make sure my password is, indeed, actually CORRECT -- I'm damn grateful!
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Does not work on my computer
Pros: Can't rate at this time
Cons: Does not work on my computer.
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Turning off the Awsome Bar
Pros: speed and reliability
Cons: Norton must issue an update to allow intigration of Norton Toolbar
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Long way from perfect
Pros: At least it's free
Cons: Slow and clumsy
And on major websites like CNN and imdb.com it can't download images.
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Nothing Safari Users Haven't Seen Before
Pros: It is fast and is streamlined. A major upgrade from IE users. It finally has features to hold its own in true competition
Cons: It's nothing new: Safari users have had the 'new great features' standard for some time now. It's a complete knock-off of Safari's layout.
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Nice features, but full page zoom still doesn't match Opera.
Pros: Fast rendering, nice add-ons available.
Cons: Full page zoom still doesn't match Opera.
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Not working with Web Notes
Pros: Faster than others
Cons: Not fully integrated with Java
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FireFox 2 was very good FireFox 3 is worse than IE
Pros: Maybe more secure but have to us IE to use internet
Cons: Very Very Slow and does not work with many sites have to use IE
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Best browser I have used yet!
Pros: Very fast. I like the new look.
Cons: Seem to have problems remembering some of my passwords for some reason.
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Very good, after my fix
Pros: Faster than 2.0
Cons: History in address bar can't be cleared, till my fix
Open Firefox, and in the address bar type:
about:config
scroll down till you find the following line:
browser.urlbar.maxRichResults
double click this line
modify the default 12 to 0
close and re-open Firefox
Problem is now fixed
Enjoy
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I'm Impressed!!
Pros: Much faster on older machines
Cons: Don't like changes in Bookmarks Editor (Library)
I have only one real beef and that is how the Bookmark Editor works. It imports bookmarks from IE a LOT slower and the changes made in how bookmarks are moved between folders makes it more difficult, but I guess I'll get used to it.
Overall I'd give the Mozilla team an A - which is an extremely high grade for the "out of the gate" release of a major upgrade. Microsoft will have a high hurdle to jump over with IE8.
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Faster but broken
Pros: Slicker, easier to use, good new features
Cons: Still has memory bugs
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"Now THAT'S what I'm talking about" !!
Pros: Easy on the eyes, quick, dependable, and did I mention QUICK !?
Cons: None so far...
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No Improvements That Jump Out At Me
Pros: Firefox is always rock steady and Firefox 3 appears to be no different.
Cons: Still has memory issues.
I use Firefox 99% of the time and have few issues with it other than a massive overuse of memory.
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STILL IN BETA!!!
Pros: LIGHT LOOKS!
Cons: HEAVY AT START UP!!!FREEZEZZZZ
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Something wrong
Pros: Downloads great!
Cons: Crashes constantly
Dave
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Doesn't play YouTube
Pros: Nice Awesome Bar
Cons: Doesn't play YouTube videos
It will not play embedded YouTube videos for more than 2 sec.
JIM
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Heavier and bloated, spyware and malware friendly
Pros: nothing really..
Cons: heavy, heavy...like IE
For WindoZ users the best browser is Opera.
But the ultimate beauty and elegance is of course SAFARI.
Mac was, is and will always be the best human friendly computer, the most elegant.
Everything created by the brilliant minds in Apple becomes the best i its field: iPhone, iPod, iMac, iTunes...
My advise: throw windoZ and FF in the garbage.
You want to really enjoy and experience what is real computer is - get a MAC.
a lot of hype,hype,hype...
Exactly like IE was hyped 10 years ago.
FF is getting heavier and heavier, slow very slow.
It destined to die, just like Netscape and now IE.
Opera and Safari are the browsers of the 21st century.
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Buen incentivo para Microsoft
Pros: Velocidad superior a IE7
Cons: Hay que acostumbrarse a las diferencias con IE
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How can you compare it to Opera?
Pros: it's not IE so thats already good.
Cons: the reviewer didn't do a good job.
Not a very good review.
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Keep 2.0 and DO NOT UPGRADE!!!
Pros: NONE the browser will not even open
Cons: 2.0 is gone and 3.0 will not launch
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ClickaNerd - Awsome Product
Pros: Opens less exploitable ports
Cons: Less forgiving of .html errors
http://www.clickanerd.com/nerd/tcpview.exe
Open a browser in IE7. Disable all AV and look.
Open a browser in Mozilla. Disable all AV and look.
If you are a professional in the field of computer virus removal, please run these tests and comment in this blog.
Thanks !
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BY: TheTopNerd
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need to correct the add on feature
Pros: seems faster
Cons: would not support all the add ons i had on the old version did not accept or support realplayer
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Best Browser Out There!
Pros: Simplicity, User Friendly, Fast, Secure, Design, the pros go on and on. Download it already.
Cons: Since release some addons dont work with Firefox 3. But I know that will be fixed soon.
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Great at all levels
Pros: Setup was Quick, Speed, Interface, Free-ness.
Cons: None found so far.
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Blazing speed, extension heaven
Pros: Much faster rendering with better protection
Cons: Extensions/themes need to catch up
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Best Browser Yet.
Pros: Faster then any browser I have yet used. Can see my already installed java and flash. Most extensions where avalibal before firefox 3 was released. Loads most pages realy well.
Cons: Dosen't work well with CNET TV, so I use the IE tabs extension for that.
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Great Product
Pros: Almost everything
Cons: Does not support live streaming software such as SopCast
Apart from that, Firefox 3 is MUCH faster than IE 7 and 8 in page loading and is a fantastic browser
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Nice Job Again Mozilla
Pros: Speed is the game
Cons: Not Windows 98 Friendly
The Awesome bar is pretty 'awesome', using a data-mining collection system to help the user with daily needs. When a user starts typing a URL in the box, Firefox starts to pull up a list of any website that you might have visited that sounds like it. For instance if I wanted to go to spreadthefox.com, if I typed in 'the' the website will come up as a list of choices. I've found it pretty convenient so far, with no problems so far. Although I clear my history at least once a day, the system doesn't have a chance to learn me.
The speed of the browser is far better because the engine is now the new Gekko 1.9 engine. What does this mean? Firefox no longer supports Windows 98 and OS X 10.2 and before.
Not that it matters too much, most of the world is running at least those systems. If you've ran the systems, compare the speed with Safari and imagine the possibilities. Memory Leaks are also fixed, solving so many problems. So without repeating basically every thing else the editor said on the rest of the upgrades I would like to finish with one thing. UPGRADE, it's worth it.
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Outstanding improvements
Pros: The faster speed is truly noticeable
Cons: A minor nit...formerly there was a button at the end of the address bar for refresh which is now gone!
If you take your finger off the Ctrl key and want to zoom out, type C+- with multiple -s if you need to move out further.
Simply outstanding.
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Good bye Firefox 3
Pros: not so many compared with 2
Cons: same big memory usage; crashes
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SmartBar as made me stop using firefox
Pros: Great new interface, looks great when using a mac
Cons: there is no way to disable the SmartBar
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FF3 Rules, go world record
Pros: Super fast with Ajax based sites, Safe, looks betters with Os integration
Cons: Still doesn't work with the new hotmail interface
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The fastest browser ever
Pros: Fast, smooth & highly customizable
Cons: Font rendering not as good as Safari
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Good but memory problems still persist
Pros: New interface, slightly faster speed, less clutter
Cons: Memory usage
The only con at the moment is the persisting memory problem. I only have two tabs open with two plug-ins and it's already taking up 100MB of my RAM. I find that excessive and not much different compared to Firefox 2. But overall, it's a great update to a great browser.
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Unable to use Japanese language
Pros: Nothing attractive under this situation.
Cons: Unable to use anyway.
it does not enable MSIME for Japanese language.
This character reminds me the ancient Netscape
before 3.72 in early 1990's. Since then to Firefox 2.0.0.14 I enjoyed browsing and searching regardless the language is English or
Japanese, on English versions of MS Windows platforms. Now with Firefox 3 precludes this possibility. I strongly protest against this.
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All smiles on this XP SP3 machine!
Pros: Speed, ease of use, tons of options and more speed baby!!!
Cons: Small problem with a few missing bookmarks from Firefox 2
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The best firefox yet
Pros: I love the safety and easy download
Cons: none at the moment
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Requires Mac 10.4
Pros: runs on a mac
Cons: Requires Mac 10.4
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Very, Very Nice - But Still Buggy
Pros: Sleek, Fast, Love the Awesome Bar
Cons: Does Not Clear Browsing History From Address Bar
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adequate for people who don't know about opera.
Pros: better than ie7 in many ways.
Cons: not as good as opera 9 in many ways.
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Just keeps getting better
Pros: Faster loading, clean interface, user configurable
Cons: AddOns disabled unless you have Nightly Test addon
Many of your addons/extensions will be disabled due to the makers waiting for the final release version of FF, but if you have the Nightly Test addon, you can bypass the 'compatibility' problem and they will function. I only had one not work, and cause crashes (Skype plugin), and once it was removed, all ran smooth and sweet.
It was clearly stated on the installation page that most current addons will be disabled until they are updated. 90% of memory leak/memory problems are caused by addons, not the browser.
To bypass FF3 disabling the addons, use Nightly Tester Tools to bypass the disabling and use your addons.
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An Awesome Browser
Pros: Very fast, very extensible, hardly ever crashes
Cons: None thus far.
The only thing I am disappointed in is that Acid 3 cannot be passed with this browser, thus far, but almost no other browser can pass that test yet with flying colors.
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Don't Upgrade if you like your Add-ons!
Pros: Once I got over losing my add-ons, it seemed OK
Cons: OK, I didn't get over losing my add-ons
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Bookmark features are ridiculous
Pros: Better loading and performance
Cons: Bookmarks totally FUBARed
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Memory problems still persists
Pros: Slick design, tabs, fast, excellent bookmarks, simplicity.
Cons: Unfortunatley, I was hoping that the memory leak problem would be an issue of the past. Just finished testing and it seems that the memory leak issue still persists.
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Smooth Baby
Pros: Fast and that is what matters to most of us
Cons: If any not wanting to wait for my fav theme to be updated
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Just another great browser from Mozilla
Pros: Great interface, sleek new look, seems to be faster
Cons: Not that many add-ons supported yet, not supported on Windows 95; 98SE; and ME
First, the new default skin seems to look way nicer than Firefox 2's. It also seems to be considerably faster than previous versions of Firefox. Speeds, which I think are pretty close to Opera. Being a Firefox user since the first version of Firefox 2, I can tell you that if Firefox's interface was as user friendly as it is now, I would have stopped using IE a long time ago.
One of the main things that bothers me is that only 5 out of my 13 add-ons work. That will soon get better. In the end it's not something to cry over and whine about. The new version of Firefox doesn't support Windows 98SE, 95, or ME. That's not a problem to me, but if it is, I'm sorry that you're missing out on the best version of Firefox.
With this great browser, the benefits out-weigh the cons. It is a well-crafted improvement over Firefox 2 and truly deserves to be the major browser over IE.
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Excellent!!! Do not miss it!!
Pros: Everything: Fast. Reliable. Secure. Lots of aad-ons.
Cons: None whatsoever
We love it.
It is ahead of the Explorer 7
Very much improved over Firefox 2
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The Fox Rocks!
Pros: Fast, secure, renders correctly
Cons: You may have to wait for some of your add-ons to catch up.
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very fast with a nice sleek look
Pros: fast, good download speen about 120+ KB/sec, takes about 1 minute to dowload 10 megabytes, can restore webpages after a crash
Cons: not compatible with many addons
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Best there is and ever will be period
Pros: Everything that was mentioned in the review above.
Cons: Official site crashed during the first 10min. of the release.
Fixed most if not all the bugs in RC3, super fast compared to IE7 but roughly the same speed as Opera 9.5, tight security, user-friendly design, "Awesome Bar", and so much more!!
I cant wait for the new addons that will ne implemented in FF3.
