Wired Web site to write an article that Firefox is more and more bloated, this excellent open-source browser if IE is entering the footsteps? The original selection are as follows:
When Firefox for the first time five years ago and to meet the public, it's like a young "Elvis" Elvis - Presley, slim, sexy and has a fatal attraction, will soon open source browser in one of the industry To fame.
In attracting millions of users after, Firefox browser is becoming the standard developed and began to threaten Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser in the area of monopoly. However, later this year is about to release Firefox 3.0, the legendary "IE killer" might be another obesity is becoming a post-Elvis, and an increasing number of core fans of the criticism is perhaps the dangerous precursor.
Groups began to emerge for users to Firefox slow page load speed of the collapse of the procedure, as well as frequent criticism, Return to Innocence Firefox hope that the voice is also growing. It was felt that more and more bloated Firefox, Mozilla and this is one time rival, and the other open-source browser, Netscape was the same face.
A reader in the Netscape Web site organized by the Firefox most in need of improvements to the voting message: "I remember Firefox browser (Firefox) or a 'lightweight' browser when it? Let's go back to it at that time."
With Firefox increasing the number of users, this browser also integrates more and more. The slow speed and bloated feature allows users to request a part of Firefox to restore the "sexy slim." For example, Firefox 1.5 page of the introduction of cache memory storage mechanism in the recent visit of 8 pages, so users "backward" browsing faster. However, this feature also resulted in the computer memory can be reduced. The memory is equal to reduce the slow response to the computer. Firefox also seems to be aware of this issue and will default within Buffer down to 1GB. Obviously in the end how much functionality is the best balance is still in dispute, but one thing is confirmed: the new Web is our browser to the limit.
Ajax, Flash and other rich applications obviously increased the burden on the browser, but such a development is irreversible. With the development of Web users also looking forward to this kind of technological progress.
Open-source advocate Bruce Perens said: "Web feature and expansion of the bloated real reason is now on the Web to provide rich content, and content requirements for performance compared to traditional HTML greatly enhanced."
Another factor is also relentlessly to Firefox will complicate the function of the abyss.
At present, Internet Explorer is slowly catching up with Firefox, in IE7, Microsoft joined in the tabbed browsing and integrated RSS functions. If you would like Firefox to continue to compete on the need to catch up with the tide, but it can not require users to install more at the cost of the expansion, is one of the reasons that could cause compatibility problems.
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