Re: What's the Big Deal with Firefox?

Flatfoot wrote:
> I have been using Mozilla for a couple of years now, and I love it.
> 
> They seem to be pushing Firefox over Mozilla for some reason, so I
> downloaded it and gave it a try.  I didn't really like it and I went
> back to plain vanilla Mozilla.
> 
> So I wonder why why the heavy promotion of Firefox?  
> 
> Mozilla is older and presumably more mature and stable, etc.

There are MANY advantages to FF/TB combination over Mozilla Suite. 
First, if you download the various dailies, then you only need to 
download whichever portion you want to update.  Second, FF handles 
things like bookmarks and personal toolbar MUCH better than MSuite.  FF 
has a smaller ram footprint (for those who care), loads faster, and 
seems to run a bit faster.  If it seems less stable, it is because it is 
in a constant state of change.  It sometimes happens that a whole week 
of nightlies won't even load.  Right now, there seems to be a bit of 
work needed before it is as stable as the 1.0 release, which I find to 
be quite solid.  Every time I load the Suite, I feel like I am mired in 
the mud.  It's rather like getting used to the sports car, and having to 
drive the Caddy around for a week.