More Firefox Bloat? Say It Ain't So, Mozilla | Linux Today

More Firefox Bloat? Say It Ain’t So, Mozilla

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SG
Scott Gilbertson
May 17, 2007

“When Firefox launched in beta release five years ago, it burst
on the open-source browser scene like a young Elvis Presley–slim,
sexy and dangerous.

“Since then it has attracted millions of users, generally set
the agenda for browser development and unseated Microsoft’s
Internet Explorer as the de facto monopoly in the field. But, with
Firefox 3.0 poised for release this summer, the ‘IE killer’ is in
danger of morphing into an early Fat Elvis, if increasing numbers
of die-hard fans turned reluctant critics are any guide…”


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SG

Scott Gilbertson

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