Flock: Introducing Flock Beta 1 | Linux Today

Flock: Introducing Flock Beta 1

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 14, 2006

“We are delighted to introduce the first beta release of the
Flock browser, aka Flock 0.7. Here’s what it is, what it isn’t, and
a company update.

“Back in October, when we introduced the company and released
our first developer preview, we generated quite a bit of attention.
A lot of people were intrigued by the concepts we introduced, but
one of the critiques we heard over and over was that the product
wasn’t ready for prime time (it wasn’t – the version number was
0.4.something, but we did brag a bit too much). Moreover, some
people wondered what problem we were trying to solve that Firefox
plus a set of extensions couldn’t solve. For the last six months or
so, we’ve kept our nose to the grindstone, and now we’re inviting
you to try out our first beta release…”

Complete
Story

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.

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.