Can Firefox be a Web browser contender again? Firefox 9.01 Review | Linux Today

Can Firefox be a Web browser contender again? Firefox 9.01 Review

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SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Jan 6, 2012

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The newest Firefox is faster, better, and its parent
group is well financed, but is it this version, Firefox 9.01, good
enough to win back fickle Web browser users?

Let’s start with its performance numbers. The last few versions
of Firefox haven’t been very fast. While generally speaking Firefox
still isn’t as fast as the current speed-demon Web browser, Chrome
16, it’s better than it has been and faster than the rest.


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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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