Firefox goes native on OSX
Users of OSX will be the first to tell you that Firefox is slow on it, slower than anything else and that’s because Firefox does not have native OSX controls but it does now, though I still wouldn’t use it. Camino is still superior but this is a step in the right direction for Firefox.
Be forewarned that this is an Alpha build of Firefox 3.0 and it is not entirely stable nor does it support most (if any) of the Firefox plugins. One of the Firefox developers has listed this preview version, available for download on his blog.
Currently it is only available for Intel based Macs but there should be a PowerPC version available when Firefox 3.0 (final) releases at some point later this year. If you don’t have an Intel Mac by now, maybe it’s time to consider getting one.
Still, some of the same problems will remain; memory leaks. Safari is guilty of it, the Safari Webkit is guilty of it and Firefox is guilty of it but most of those problems can be traced back to all those nifty little plugins and toolbars people seem to love installing.
If you want a sleek, fast and no-memory leak browsing experience, don’t install plugins or toolbars, it is that simple. But when you have over 2GB of memory, it doesn’t really matter. If you don’t have 2GB of memory, I suggest getting that much.
I also don’t make it a habit of using Alpha build software, it usually leads to trouble. Whatever the case is, I have high hopes for Firefox 3.0, not so much for IE 8.
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