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ExtremeTech: Slim New Browser Delivers Power And Features

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 1, 2003

“One of the biggest problems with a lot of today’s browsers is
that they’ve evolved into bloatware. Instant messaging, email, etc.
have all been bundled into ‘suites’ and caused browsers to be far
chunkier than they need to be for simple web tasks. Internet
Explorer and Netscape are probably the two fattest browsers around,
with Mozilla checking in closely behind them.

“So what happens when you realize that you don’t need a
Franken-Browser? In Linux it’s pretty easy, you can simply use
Galeon. In fact, that’s my browser of choice. In Windows it’s less
clear what the slim browser of choice should be. Kmeleon is
certainly a valid choice for Windows and now there’s a new kid on
the block: Phoenix…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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