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Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a web browser, gopher client and FTP client project descended from the Mozilla Application Suite, managed by the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox had 16.80% of the recorded market share... More

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DEVELOPMENT STATUS : production
LICENSE : mozilla public license v1.0
Gnu Lesser General Public License (lgpl) : Gnu General Public License (gpl : LATEST VERSION : 3.0.1

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Nice

by Joy Telang on July 21st 2008 at 06:34 AM

great application - probably the best thing to ever happen to the PC!

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Still Have Not Solved The Memory Issue

by an anonymous user on June 16th 2008 at 07:43 PM

I just downloaded v3.0 RC2 and its still as much of a memory hog as the previous 2.x version. It is still the best browser out there, inspite of this issue but if they could address the memory issue, it would be a no brainer...

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No Doubts

by Saphyn Milev on June 5th 2008 at 02:48 AM

Firefox is hands-down the best web browser available for this particular user.

I have tried many, many browsers over the years, including Netscape Navigator, Opera, and Internet Explorer, but I have to hand it to Mozilla. They have developed the ultimate one.

The application itself is extremely versatile, able to be rendered portable and taken almost anywhere with any number of its limitless plugins.

It is easily movable from one system to another as well; all one need do is move a single folder for instant transfer of every personalized setting.

In sum, I am not certain what other reviews mean by "slow at times" or "sometimes feeling IE is a better choice". Firefox has won me over. I have not needed nor wanted another browser since downloading years ago.

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Awesome! But.....

by Chuck Prince on May 17th 2008 at 12:40 PM

.......I'm sure you already knew that.

The extensions available are amazing and just when you thought they couldn't improve it any more, someone, somewhere manages to come up with an extension that really makes your life a lot easier!

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Firefox Really Fires Up The Web!

by OSAf W on May 1st 2008 at 07:44 AM

Firefox is fast, light (if you dont add too many plugins), very versatile (becasue of its add-ons) and secure.

The recent release of Firefox and the upcoming one are getting better in stability and the recent memory leakage issues.

Try it and you are sure to like it better than IE.

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Fennec, Mozilla's Mobile Browser, is Moving Forward

by Sam Dean on Oct 19, 2009

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We've written about Fennec, Mozilla's mobile browser, a number of times. It's now in its fourth public beta, and GigaOm reports today that Mozilla CEO John Lilly wants it to be just as disruptive on mobile devices as Firefox is on the desktop. “We wanted to build a browser that did everything — Javascript, CSS, Flash, SVG, video and audio," says Lilly. "What that meant was we had to wait for a while for devices to get better to handle this modern browser.” Check out more at GigaOm.

Why Aren't Mozilla and Opera Vocal About Microsoft's EU Settlement Offer?

by Sam Dean on Oct 09, 2009

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This week, the European Commission announced its preliminary satisfaction with a settlement offer proposed by Microsoft that would end an antitrust battle that has been simmering for over 10 years. Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith posted a response that said: "We welcome today’s announcement by the European Commission to move forward with formal market testing of Microsoft’s proposal relating to web browser choice in Europe. We also welcome the opportunity to take the next step in the process regarding our proposal to promote interoperability with a broad range of our products.”

As Smith alludes to, a big part of the proposed settlement has to do with Microsoft including a browser ballot window in Internet Explorer that lists a broad array of browsers and allows users to choose which one to use. Opponents of that proposal, including Mozilla and Opera, have criticized the fact that the ballot screen is found within Internet Explorer, which is still bundled with Windows, and the fact that any alternative browser must be downloaded, which many users will be too lazy to do. So why are Mozilla and Opera being so reticent in the wake of the European announcement?