Mozilla Firefox

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Reviewed by: Dan Costa
Edited by: Robert Vamosi

Review date: 3/24/05
Update date: 11/12/04

Editors' note: In the original version of this review, we neglected to point out that Firefox has the ability to view blocked pop-up advertising and to selectively allow and disallow pop-ups from individual Web sites. We regret any confusion. (11/12/2004)

Mozilla Firefox is the dream Internet browser you've been looking for. Featuring a host of small technical improvements, including tabbed browsing, built-in and customizable search bars, and a built-in RSS reader, Mozilla's Firefox browser is the one that should finally put a dent in Microsoft Internet Explorer's unrivaled market dominance. While its lack of ActiveX support might prevent some sites from working properly, after more than three weeks of use in our tests, Firefox remained fast and stable and displayed an impressive range of cutting-edge browsing options. We were able to view every Web site just fine, thank you. If you're fed up with the latest Internet Explorer security patch issued from Microsoft or with the latest virus to capitalize on some flaw in IE, you should switch to Firefox--now.

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9 out of 10
Spectacular

"left IE 6/04 for firefox; spyware and hijack bit me too hard"
Betrayed by MS, 'puter nearly crippled in 6/04 by browser hijack and spyware installation--took me... (read more)

by donnapalmer, April 10, 2005

155 out of 155 users found this opinion helpful
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9 out of 10
Spectacular

"Solid and secure, works almost everywhere"
Firefox is the first real alternative to IE. I use it as my primary browser and it works... (read more)

by PHeadland, April 8, 2005

65 out of 65 users found this opinion helpful

9 out of 10
Spectacular

"Almost great!"
I really like it. Will never go back. Password manager is easy to use and always works. (read more)

by intergrow, March 7, 2005

60 out of 60 users found this opinion helpful

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