CRN Test Center downloaded Firefox 3 Beta 1 from Mozilla for a peek to get an idea of what users can expect when Firefox 3 is officially launched. Since this is a beta, the browser is intended for testing purposes only. While no one expects the browser to be production-ready now, if history is any guide, the likelihood of users going ahead and upgrading increases the longer the product stays in beta.
The beta was downloaded onto a Compaq desktop with AMD Athlon processor, a five-year old Dell Inspiron notebook, and a three-year-old IBM Thinkpad T42 laptop. All three machines run Windows XP. Installation was painless and took less than five minutes on all machines. Bookmarks and profiles from both Firefox and from Internet Explorer migrated seamlessly. However, the browser didn't work well on all hardware configurations.
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The beta was downloaded onto a Compaq desktop with AMD Athlon processor, a five-year old Dell Inspiron notebook, and a three-year-old IBM Thinkpad T42 laptop. All three machines run Windows XP. Installation was painless and took less than five minutes on all machines. Bookmarks and profiles from both Firefox and from Internet Explorer migrated seamlessly. However, the browser didn't work well on all hardware configurations.
View: The full story @ CRN
Poor grammar aside, this line in the article started giving me that "This going to be full of FUD..." feeling right away. With no real indication on the specs of those machines (An AMD athlon machine could be older than the other two machines listed, plus there was no indication if they were top of the line models when bought or budget ones), there is absolutely no way to tell just how firefox has performed in their tests.
Although it does make a few valid points here and there, I'd take everything this article says with a grain of salt.
Just more proof of the "story's" bias
In fact, if you find yourself feeling the urge to try to convince anyone what browser is better than any other browser without first being asked, please, just do the world a favor and keep it to yourself.
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