"Microsoft has won the browser wars, but a battle is raging for the runner-up spot and one of the contenders just got refreshed.
"The Mozilla Foundation has renamed and updated its Firebird browser, now called Firefox 0.8. Improvements include a download manager, the capability to view offline Web pages you've previously visited, and support for a growing number of browser add-ons called Extensions.
"During a couple days of surfing with Firefox, I found the beta version stable enough to recommend it to anyone interested in an alternative to Internet Explorer. Firefox is downloadable now in a free preview release. A final 1.0 launch is scheduled to be available this summer from Mozilla.org..."
