The Future of Firefox
With Safari Public Beta 3.0.2 now available for download, what's in store for Firefox users?
I'm not so sure myself. The differences between the two browsers are becoming less and less distinct, especially now that Safari runs on both Windows and Mac machines. Considering performance on both operating systems, I think Firefox still has the upper hand with its showcase feature, which displays all open tabs in a tiled format for easy viewing. Most of the enhancements of Beta 3.0.2 are Mac-specific, such as WebKit support for iChat, Mail and Dashboard. Both the Windows and Mac releases include the latest security and stability updates, however.
The future of Firefox seems shady, as Safari is promising numerous features to rival those of Firefox, such as in-browser spellcheck and tooltips. But right now I think I'll stick with Firefox, as I like to be able to automatically open new browser windows in tabs, instead of shuffling through dozens of windows for what I want. And plus, my site's stylesheet renders much better in Firefox ![]()




July 1st, 2007 at 6:55 pm
I never really referred to maturity as knowing worldly things. I actaully tried to stay away from that... maybe it back fired.
July 7th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Later you have to show me if there are any updates for firefox I can put on my comp. Some sites I go to are not practical to visit with firefox. For some reason, it cuts off half the page...