Comments on: Firefox 2.0 beta – the highlights http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:05:57 -0800 hourly 1 By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99206 Marshall Kirkpatrick Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:36:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99206 Will, good call. lol Kyle, I'll keep using this one for now. So far it looks much more stable than 1.5 Opera fans: I agree, Opera is way cool - see my recent review of Opera 9.0 at http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/06/20/opera-releases-version-90-includes-bittorent/ Will, good call. lol

Kyle, I’ll keep using this one for now. So far it looks much more stable than 1.5

Opera fans: I agree, Opera is way cool – see my recent review of Opera 9.0 at http://www.tech...udes-bittorent/

]]> By: Kyle Eslick http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99204 Kyle Eslick Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:35:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99204 Thanks for the great write up. I'm really excited for 2.0 to be released, mostly for the security improvements. I think this was mentioned above, but will you be going back to 1.5 or is it very useable in the current Beta 3? Thanks for the great write up. I’m really excited for 2.0 to be released, mostly for the security improvements.

I think this was mentioned above, but will you be going back to 1.5 or is it very useable in the current Beta 3?

]]> By: Steve Macdonald http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99202 Steve Macdonald Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:33:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99202 There is very little to get excited about in Firefox 2.0. Both FF 2.0 and IE7 still fail the Acid 2.0 test miserably. Opera passes with flying colors, as do Konqueror and Safari. Opera is a better browser than FF or IE in most ways. It is far faster than FF and uses less memory than either of them. Opera really deserves the success that FF has seen, but it only became free recently so they never got the traction they needed early on. There is very little to get excited about in Firefox 2.0. Both FF 2.0 and IE7 still fail the Acid 2.0 test miserably. Opera passes with flying colors, as do Konqueror and Safari.

Opera is a better browser than FF or IE in most ways. It is far faster than FF and uses less memory than either of them. Opera really deserves the success that FF has seen, but it only became free recently so they never got the traction they needed early on.

]]> By: Will http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99191 Will Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:27:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99191 Marshall, you should really change your link on the Firefox image from www.firefox.com, to the correct address: www.mozilla.com/firefox Marshall, you should really change your link on the Firefox image from http://www.firefox.com, to the correct address: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99180 Rob Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:12:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99180 I'd almost say flock is going to be better than firefox soon.. I mean i'd definitely use flock over firefox 2.0 any day. I guess flock builds off firefox but so it would take advantage of 2.0? I’d almost say flock is going to be better than firefox soon.. I mean i’d definitely use flock over firefox 2.0 any day. I guess flock builds off firefox but so it would take advantage of 2.0?

]]> By: Linux Toy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99166 Linux Toy Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:59:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99166 <strong>Firefox 2.0 beta1...</strong> 　　Firefox 2.0 的第一个 Beta 版宣告发布，主要包括以下一些亮点：支持重新打开已关闭的标签或浏览器从崩溃中还原时恢复标签，现在包括一个自动化的拼写检查器，搜索栏支持 Google 建议和.... Firefox 2.0 beta1…

　　Firefox 2.0 的第一个 Beta 版宣告发布，主要包括以下一些亮点：支持重新打开已关闭的标签或浏览器从崩溃中还原时恢复标签，现在包括一个自动化的拼写检查器，搜索栏支持 Google 建议和….

]]> By: Aaron Suggs http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99162 Aaron Suggs Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:57:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99162 <blockquote>"My favorite: Clicking the orange RSS icon in the browser bar can now subscribe you to that page’s feed in Bloglines, MyYahoo or the Google readers. Or you can select a desktop app like NetNewsWire."</blockquote> I use the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/324/" rel="nofollow">LiveLines</a> extension to do just that in Firefox 1.5.

“My favorite: Clicking the orange RSS icon in the browser bar can now subscribe you to that page’s feed in Bloglines, MyYahoo or the Google readers. Or you can select a desktop app like NetNewsWire.”

I use the LiveLines extension to do just that in Firefox 1.5.

]]> By: Blog Yellek » Blog Archive » Firefox 2.0 Beta is Out http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99118 Blog Yellek » Blog Archive » Firefox 2.0 Beta is Out Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:10:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99118 [...] TechCrunch has reported that the Firefox 2.0 beta is out. For those of you not aware Firefox is a web browser that replaces Internet Explorer and offers a number of features that make web browsing a much better experience. I’ve been using firefox for a while now and I particularly like the tabbed browsing as well as extensions like mouse gestures and performancing (which I’m using to write this blog post). Internet Explorer 7, the version being shipped with Windows Vista, is adopting some of these features but Firefox isn’t standing still. [...] [...] TechCrunch has reported that the Firefox 2.0 beta is out. For those of you not aware Firefox is a web browser that replaces Internet Explorer and offers a number of features that make web browsing a much better experience. I’ve been using firefox for a while now and I particularly like the tabbed browsing as well as extensions like mouse gestures and performancing (which I’m using to write this blog post). Internet Explorer 7, the version being shipped with Windows Vista, is adopting some of these features but Firefox isn’t standing still. [...]

]]> By: Thiam Teck http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99102 Thiam Teck Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:00:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99102 Actually there were already some plugins for Firefox 1.5 that provide the re-open tabs features. Actually there were already some plugins for Firefox 1.5 that provide the re-open tabs features.

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Firefox 2.0ベータ版－ハイライト http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99092 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Firefox 2.0ベータ版－ハイライト Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:51:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99092 [...] [原文へ] Firefox [...] [...] [原文へ] Firefox [...]

]]> By: Alan Wilensky http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99067 Alan Wilensky Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:31:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99067 I'll tell ya Mike, I was the least likely to use Flock Beta - I hate beta apps - especially central anchors like web browsers - I did'nt want to mess wit it. However, I find Flock to be as solid as as Firefox 1.5, and has an almost ideal set of features. It seems from reading your foregoing that it is even ahead of FF 2.0. The only area that Flock seems to get wrong is the completely messed up handling of of the delicious account in its favorites management. I’ll tell ya Mike, I was the least likely to use Flock Beta – I hate beta apps – especially central anchors like web browsers – I did’nt want to mess wit it.

However, I find Flock to be as solid as as Firefox 1.5, and has an almost ideal set of features. It seems from reading your foregoing that it is even ahead of FF 2.0.

The only area that Flock seems to get wrong is the completely messed up handling of of the delicious account in its favorites management.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-99045 Ryan Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:17:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-99045 @ Ian, Yeah, that's true. :D Just had so much inside that I had to get it out. (Being a fanboy can sometimes be annoying. :p) @ Ian,

Yeah, that’s true. :D Just had so much inside that I had to get it out. (Being a fanboy can sometimes be annoying. :p)

]]> By: adrenaline http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-98999 adrenaline Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:49:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-98999 Might have to try it out, I hope that the startup of it is faster as that's one thing that I've noticed compared to using IE7 & IE6 compared to FF 1.5. Might have to try it out, I hope that the startup of it is faster as that’s one thing that I’ve noticed compared to using IE7 & IE6 compared to FF 1.5.

]]> By: Ian http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-98972 Ian Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:33:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-98972 Ryan, sounds like you should not be posting on a FF news article. But i do understand. PS never heard of Opera, On that note i wish that the FF Dev. team could have put more "NEW" features in to this Distro. but hey it is just a Web Browser so what more can we ask fo u know. Ryan, sounds like you should not be posting on a FF news article. But i do understand. PS never heard of Opera,

On that note i wish that the FF Dev. team could have put more “NEW” features in to this Distro. but hey it is just a Web Browser so what more can we ask fo u know.

]]> By: Bharath Kumar http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-98954 Bharath Kumar Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:27:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-98954 Memory leak is the only issue with firefox for me. Hope they fix it in this version. Memory leak is the only issue with firefox for me. Hope they fix it in this version.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-98934 Ryan Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:18:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-98934 Firefox 2.0 doesn't look like it has very many innovative features to me. I know it's been said before, but it looks like it has just copied many of the Opera's features. I know it's kind of pessimistic and whiny, but when one browser steals another features and tries to paint them as brand new, I get really angry. For instance, the session restore feature has been in Opera since version 7, which was released 3 years ago. Also, the re-open a closed tab has existed since version 8, released last year. Both features seem pretty normal, and that every browser should have them, but I can't stand to see so many people think that Firefox came up with them both (at least that's the way it seems). Sorry for the rant, but I wish more people would see how much Opera has changed the browsers that are coming out today. Firefox 2.0 doesn’t look like it has very many innovative features to me. I know it’s been said before, but it looks like it has just copied many of the Opera’s features. I know it’s kind of pessimistic and whiny, but when one browser steals another features and tries to paint them as brand new, I get really angry.

For instance, the session restore feature has been in Opera since version 7, which was released 3 years ago. Also, the re-open a closed tab has existed since version 8, released last year. Both features seem pretty normal, and that every browser should have them, but I can’t stand to see so many people think that Firefox came up with them both (at least that’s the way it seems).

Sorry for the rant, but I wish more people would see how much Opera has changed the browsers that are coming out today.

]]> By: LuxEurope http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-98907 LuxEurope Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:56:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-98907 Nice but too lazy to upgrade not worth it Nice but too lazy to upgrade not worth it

]]> By: nortypig http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-98875 nortypig Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:34:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-98875 This may be useful - how to enable all extensions in firefox 2.0 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/07/11/how-to-enable-all-extensions-in-firefox-20/ I haven't tried it yet myself but it was Dugg this week if I recall. This may be useful – how to enable all extensions in firefox 2.0

http://www.ghac...-in-firefox-20/

I haven’t tried it yet myself but it was Dugg this week if I recall.

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-98866 Marshall Kirkpatrick Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:27:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-98866 Gary, 2.0 does look good enough to use regularly. Gary, 2.0 does look good enough to use regularly.

]]> By: Gary King http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-98862 Gary King Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:23:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/12/firefox-20-beta-the-highlights/#comment-98862 Is 2.0 good enough for you to stick with it or are you going back to 1.5 for regular use? Also, the RSS feature you like is an extension for FF already that I always use :) Feed Your Reader: http://projects.koziarski.net/fyr/ Is 2.0 good enough for you to stick with it or are you going back to 1.5 for regular use?

Also, the RSS feature you like is an extension for FF already that I always use :)

Feed Your Reader: http://projects...iarski.net/fyr/

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