Shoutbox

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Well, I don't like much the amount of memory it sucks, the time it takes to load (even when restoring it from running in background or minimized) and the load it gets when you open the extensions panel: it freezes a couple of minutes before reacting (Athlon2800+, 256MB, XP/Pro).

There are indeed some things to improve, but all the rest is really good: costumizable, open-source, free, fast, with many good features...

It will be very good when it reaches the final release and it will be able to compete seriously with IE.

Btw, Garndell: the CERT suggested not to use IE and try out alternate browsers that may not be much more safe, but aren't an exploit target right now ([1] [2]...)

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As a UK citizen & resident it is wiser to NOT listen to the US.  I don't use IE, I use a browser with IE as it's core.  Both Mozilla & Firefox on it's own still do not meet my requirements.  All the PC's on this network have Linux & Windows, Firefox & Avant.  I am still waiting for the first person to browse the web with Firefox.  16 PC's all with people of various knowledge.

I can't really talk since I use Mozilla suite for my main browser, but I did use Firefox before that so I have some experience. The real reason that a lot of people are still using IE is that it is bundled into the OS, it is relatively simple to use and works with every website. Firefox and other Gecko-based browsers have trouble supporting sites that aren't standarized. I think that Firefox is more feature-rich and more personalizeable with its plugin support. I think that in the long run Firefox will be a replacement for IE, but that that time is still a while off.

PS: I switch to the suite because it has the features I need.