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Firefox 2 review Editors Choice Award

8.3

Editors' Rating

Excellent

7.0

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:Free

Verdict

Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 on security, features and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Adds built-in anti-phishing protection, search engine suggestions, session restore, inline spell-checking and Live Titles
  • Available for Windows, Mac and Linux
  • Localised versions available in many different languages

Cons

  • The Firefox 2 uninstall leaves behind a mess
  • Some 1.5 version add-ons will break in 2.0
  • There are no thumbnail previews of open tabs
  • The browser doesn't yet pass the Web Standards Project Acid2 test

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Member Opinion

7.0

Average Member Rating

Very Good

7 Members have reviewed this product

View Opinions by: Date Posted | Rating | Most Useful

bigfootman

bigfootman

Like it

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9.0

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

The Best Browser on the Web Just got better

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9.0

Spectacular


yellowcave

yellowcave

Firefox 2 stopped me using firfox full time.

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1.0

Abysmal


welshtroll

welshtroll

Changes for the better

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7.0

Very Good


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