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Firefox 2.0 Officially Available

by , 8:00 AM EDT, October 25th, 2006

After a false start earlier this week when unofficial links to Firefox 2.0 surfaced, Mozilla officially released the Web browser Tuesday afternoon. The new version of Firefox is a Universal Binary application capable of running natively on PowerPC and Intel-based Macs. It includes a revised interface, built-in phishing protection, improved searching capabilities, a Session Restore feature that reopens your browser windows or tabs if the application quits, and more.

Firefox 2.0 is free, and available for download at the Mozilla Web site.

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Close Name:Guest
Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:02 am Subject: ebay and Firefox

My Firefox 1.5 does not work on ebay. I will try 2.0 when I get home tonight.


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Close Name:drjason Posts: 37 Joined: 28 Aug 2004
Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:03 pm Subject:

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Guest wrote:
My Firefox 1.5 does not work on ebay. I will try 2.0 when I get home tonight.


I use Firefox 1.5.0.7 and have no problems with Ebay not working.


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Close Name:Biff Posts: 1479 Joined: 08 Apr 2004
Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:50 pm Subject:

Oh boy! A whole new crop of annoying bugs to discover! I can't wait to install it!


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Close Name:Guest
Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:13 pm Subject: Firefox Myths

New version, same Myths: www.FirefoxMyths.com


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Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:14 pm Subject: www.FirefoxMyths.com

Same browser, same Myths: www.FirefoxMyths.com


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Close Name:iJack Posts: 313 Joined: 13 Jun 2001
Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:11 am Subject: Slow, Very Slow

I can't believe how slow Fx has become. I like most everything about 2.0, but it's taking over a minute to load any page, fron the NY Times with lots of graphics to Craigslist with none.

I've gone back to the G4 Optimized build of Fx 1.5 (DeerPark?). Sorry to say I shall probably switch to Opera and learn to live with all that wasted space and thick borders.


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