Firefox 3 and download day
Well, I hope they got their Guinness record.
Me, I downloaded Firefox 3, installed, and ended up uninstalling, realizing NONE of the plugins I use every damn day will work in FF3. I enjoyed it for all of five minutes. Though I will say this, that “awesome bar” appears more annoying and distracting than awesome. FF3 is FAST though, and if indeed the memory leaks have been cured, then I can’t wait for the add-ons to catch up.
Which add-ons don’t work in FireFox 3? Almost all the important Web Development plugins– Aardvark, Firebug, & Web Accessibility Toolbar immediately come to mind, since those are the three I use extensively that didn’t work, and that made this a dealbreaker for me. And apparently that about:config editing thing you could do in the beta to allow un-updated plugins to work has been totally DISABLED in FF3, which is annoying to me, though I guess I can understand it, since if people can make the plugins work that way, they won’t put pressure on the add-on developers to upgrade. If anyone knows of a way to get around that, I BEG YOU to tell me about it!
I also wonder about how the downloads can reflect any real number. For instance, I downloaded and I’m not using it. Others download and install it on multiple machines. But if it’s just a publicity stunt, I guess they got their press. The servers almost melted down yesterday. They were reporting something around 14,000 downloads a MINUTE. That’s pretty amazing.
Firefox Add-On Devs, hear my plea! Get your add-ons updated soonest so I can enjoy new Firefoxy goodness!
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