“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…”
PC World: First Look at Mozilla.org’s Firefox
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