Firefox 2.0 released

Mozilla Firefox 2.0, the latest version of my favourite web browser, has just been released. Release notes are here.

I just installed it and immediately noticed a few changes. There has been a slight visual touch up. Each tab now has its own close button. There is spell checking when typing stuff into web pages (mistakes get underlined with a red dotted line).

Screenshot of freshly installed Firefox 2

On the subject of web browsers, there’s an interesting comparison of Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer 7 at the PC World blog. The author raises a great question that has crossed my mind before:

If Firefox had never cut sharply into IE’s market share, would Microsoft ever have gotten around to bringing its browser into the modern age?

I doubt it. Happy browsing.

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