Okay, so my wife doesn't understand this whole "download Firefox 3" thing I'm doing. She doesn't understand why I'm so excited about it. She supports me, but I think it perplexes her.
Maybe she doesn't understand just how utterly useful Firefox really is. (I mean, she might, but it's not that big a deal to her -- she's been using it for over a year and you only miss the ones you love when they're gone, so if she lost it, boy would she miss it.)
Firefox is:
- The fastest browser
- Uses the least amount of memory
- The most extensible (and handles add-ons the best)
- Is open source software
- Works on all three major OSs
- Is considered the best browser on the market
Maybe she doesn't understand that little Firefox has gained ground since its release in 2004, capturing18%-39% of the browser market, depending on how you measure it.
Maybe she doesn't understand that Firefox began based on Netscape Navigator, the browser from the company Microsoft tried to kill with their "bundling" of Internet explorer that ended in an antitrust lawsuit.
Maybe she doesn't understand that Firefox represents the hard work of a fleet of
developers that are building the browser as open source software, pushing the envelope of performance, and creating true competition for Microsoft whose browser is successful not because it's better, but because it comes with Windows.
In any case, I now have Firefox 3 running on my MacBook Pro, and I am happy.
*SIGH*
1 comment:
Um... no. I do understand that Firefox is a super cool browser; that it does and is all the things you mention above. What I don't understand is why Firefox 3 is such a big deal; why you have been counting down the minutes until it's release with as much fervor and anticipation as you had when Star Wars was re-released in theaters. (And now that I think of it, I don't recall even close to this much excitement in the days leading up to our wedding...)
Really, though, I haven't heard you mention anything that is any major change or upgrade from v. 2.0 that I am currently running. That's why I'm not chomping at the bit to upgrade just yet. Let me know how it goes for a month and then I'll consider upgrading. ;)
Love,
The Wife
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