Firefox3 released a new position in the browser war

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The Mozilla Foundation started providing download of Firefox 3 on Tuesday. the open-source project is opening up a new position in the browser war.

As the browser changes from a static knowledge warehouse to the foundation of applications such as word processors and image editors, its functions also change from simple information aisles to program running tools. In this new era, Firefox has gradually become the winner of the Internet and a competitor of IE.

"As the program grows and becomes more complex, the speed of browsers becomes increasingly important," said Damon Sicore, head of Mozilla platform engineering ."

The display time for Firefox 3 to transfer from one letter to another in Gmail is 60 ms, IE7 is 413 MS, and Firefox 2 is 227 Ms.

Microsoft is developing IE8 and has released the IE8 test version. The second test version will also be released in August. Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Microsoft IE, re-designed IE8 and improved its performance. "IE is the choice of most users," he said. It guarantees quality, is easy to use, is reliable, and is safe ."

Mozilla is a force that cannot be ignored. according to the Net Applications statistics data, the Firefox market share is 18%, and the IE browser is 74%. this share is sufficient for major websites to consider supporting Firefox.

Apple's Safari browser has also launched Windows, with a market share of 6%, followed by Opera, less than 1%.

Microsoft understands that there is a lot of competition in the browser market. Hachamovitch said: "A large number of browsers are generated now. In the past few years, many innovations have emerged ."

Firefox is actively competing. To improve the image, Mozilla hopes to create a three-hour download record for Firefox, starting at ten o'clock A.M., Pacific time.

Firefox 3 is faster and memory usage is better. In addition, the Awesome Bar automatic URL search function is also refreshing.

To test memory usage, a Firefox programmer opens 500 pages, closes them, and opens these pages thousands of times.

The official title of Awesome Bar is Smart Location Bar, which allows users to enter words instead of entering URLs. For example, if you enter the word "map", Firefox 3 can list the recently visited map websites.

Other functions of Firefox 3 include:

. When a user attempts to open a website containing malware, Firefox 3 will issue a significant warning.

. Offline data access.

. Cairo Image engine makes the browser and computer display hardware more integrated.

. Supports Animated PNG images.

. Better full-page scaling,

. Supports parental control for Windows Vista.

. Better support for Mac OS X.

A major feature of Firefox is its support for a wide range of plug-ins. Some major plug-ins support Firefox 3, including Yahoo's Delicious and Firebug tools for website developers.