Gorgeous Firefox 3.7 for Windows mockups

"Paul will shot me when he will read all this..." If he doesn't care about losta spouting off about someone jerkin' it, he won't care about a little O/T post.

"OT: Those laptop hunter ads are killing Apple...." LOL...for sure, "lindy". Why, just the other day over on his WinInformant site, Paul told us Apple's sales were tanking because they don't compete in the netbook market, and that "When the economy goes south, so do sales of unnecessary and expensive gadgets. And that, dear reader, is pretty much Apple's core business". But in reality Paul was WRONG. It turns out that his "news" was guided by ideology rather than facts. Say it ain't so. "Apple sold 2.6 million Macs during the quarter, representing a four percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter and the best ever June quarter in its history for personal computer sales." Waethorn, that sound you're hearing in your head is called "cognitive dissonance".

Exactly the kind of witty retort I've come to expect from you, Wae. Your third-grade education is showing.

Wae, I should swim right past your bait, but if you'd like me to string together the various offensive and childish invective you've tossed my way over the years, I'd be happy to put together a list. You don't really want to go there, do you? Why don't you just go back to your basement and give "Helper Cat" a hand in assembling another FrankenPuter for one of your poor unsuspecting customers.?

"In fact those ADM files give you more control over FF than MS gives you over IE." Sorry but that's NOT EVEN CLOSE! Really have you even looked at what that ADM gives you? Everything in about:config plus even more. Also bitching about FF having to download the full package, 18meg? vs something like .NET 3.5 SP1 family update at 300+ meg is a joke. WSUS is actually a good product for a typical SBS customer that has 10-20 PC's. Auto approve all critcals and apply to all clients.

"I should swim right past your bait, but if you'd like me to string together the various offensive and childish invective you've tossed my way over the years, I'd be happy to put together a list." You must be a glutton for punishment then. As they say: "Once a Mac user, always a sado-masochist".

"Because it is a little device that people want to have in their pocket but they don't really use" I'm using my iPhone right now :) I'm sitting on my back patio with a cold beer reading you two prattle on like a couple of poncy hair dressers. Ain't technology great?

@RunTimeError: Yes you used it but just a little... If not you have time to lose...loloolo I'm joking :) I have a friend that has a iPhone and I must admit that it is a cool device and the web browser is really great for a little device with a little screen like that!! It is really better than IE on Windows Mobile, no comparison possible!! lololo ...

I dunno.... I'm not keen on the design... lots of gaps between buttons and what not. IE 8 appears cleaner to me - underscoring the fact that tastes differ and what one describes as "gorgeous" another cares little for. As Saucy points out, the real issues for many, including myself, center around the confidence one has in the browser’s security. IE 7/8 on Windows Vista and 7 for now, hold the clear advantage. Default settings, branded as “Protected Mode” leverage securable objects and the UIPI within a least privileged mode insulating user space from undesired software. Google’s Chrome, though it is credited inappropriately for providing a “sandbox” which is communicated as being unique, also makes use of Windows Vista/7 securable objects. Without knowing fully (and that is the point), I trust Microsoft to use securable objects and the UIPI more effectively than Google and therefore trust IE 8 more. Where performance is a non-issue now and appearance a subject and matter of taste, security and confidence matter a lot and a lot

Thanks for posting this Paul. I for one love seeing this kind of stuff on your blog. I hope they do bring out something that looks even close to this.

"It comes down to most people on this board thinking that if MS is successful with something, it's because Apple did it first...or they don't like to see something MS is successful at...or something..." panache, it goes both ways, as this statement was reversed and it is just as true. "geez, what the hell is wrong with you people?!" Indeed. Where is that kettle?

"I wonder if that phone call really happened?" They haven't denied it yet, so as far as I'm concerned, it did happen. Do you really think that El Stevo would let something like this slide? FWIW, I use WSUS and don't have the budget for a patching solution. And I have more than 10-20 PC's. WSUS works quite well for what it is, but it is not meant to compete with a full blown patching solution. And you proved my point by listing that alternative MSI and ADM solution. It is not officially provided by Mozilla. On top of that, they are behind the curve. No MSI for 3.5.1, or for 3.0.11. Truthfully, it's a kludge. A nice one, and one that I might investigate, but it is still a kludge. "Auto approve all critcals" Not the best advice. Even with my bogged down days, I realize the importance of testing patches and I dogfood each patch and new piece of software before it is to be distributed. Auto approval is a big no-no. "I thought that was the sound of you jerkin' it while reading Apple's financials." LOL. That was a good one. I picture RJ like Randy Marsh on the no-Internet episode of South Park. When he finally was able to view the financial report...