Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Firefox 3 Arives

The next round of the browser wars started yesterday with the release of Firefox 3.0. This version includes many user interface improvements such as a much more powerful address bar to one click bookmarking of sites. Behind the scenes its faster and uses less memory than Firefox 2. This version pushes web standards further and completely passes the Acid 2 browser test.

Mozilla wanted to set the record for most downloads in a day and may have got more than they bargained for when their servers were overloaded and went down for two hours yesterday.

I'm blogging this from within Firefox 3 and my initial reactions are very positive. It's a great choice to make as the primary browser for virtually anyone.