Thread: Mobile Firefox Is Six Times Faster Than Nokia's Browser on the N810
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Dolske is offline Dolske
2008-04-26 , 05:08
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#85
Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
Whatever progress has been made, it still doesn't change the fact that Firefox has a much heavier and less agile codebase.
Well... I can't really agree with that either. There's a boatload of new things in Firefox 3, and there have been heavy improvements to existing things (notably: switching the graphics backend to Cario, overhauling text rendering, and refactoring how page layout works.) And a vibrant extension community.

Sure, it's not perfect. No large project is. But there have been big improvements the in Firefox 3 (Mozilla 1.9) platform, and we've got yet more coming up for Mozilla 2.

Either way, though, competition is a good thing and can only benefit the consumer.
Absolutely! Especially when the competition is more worthy than a crusty old monopoly. :-)

Originally Posted by Benson View Post
I wasn't aware that the fastness and lightness could be better than ever compared with one thing, and not when compared with another.
Heh, I guess that wasn't phrased well. My point was just that Firefox 3 doesn't only look good compared to it's predecessor, but also compared to other modern alternatives.

Originally Posted by Catalyst View Post
It's got better lightfastness! So, the Mozilla browser will degrade less over time in direct sunlight!
LOL! Actually, it does have support for color management now... :-)