A Quick Review on FireFox 4.0
Most people are aware about Mozilla Firefox being one of the most used web browser in the world. Mozilla Firefox has maintained its stronghold in the browser market from the last few years primarily due to its security features, better interface and fast speed.
With the advent of Google Chrome the competition for Mozilla Firefox has intensified many folds. Other browsers makers like Microsoft, Opera and Apple have also launched the latest versions of their proprietary browser application. This is sure to give a tough competition to FireFox 4.0 for share in the browser market.
Now, let’s look at few of the changes Mozilla made to their latest browser and how it can compete with other latest browsers: 
User Interface: The user interface of Firefox 4.0 has received a new look and it is a great improvement over the earlier version. The new UI provided with Firefox 4.0 is quiet similar to the likes of other browsers including IE9, Opera and Google Chrome. In this latest version of Firefox all browser menu items are combined into a single menu item. The default search box provided with earlier versions of Firefox is still present in this version.
Benchmark Tests: Many Firefox users would be dismayed by the result that Firefox 4.0 put up during the benchmark test compared with other latest browsers. In the test result it fared well below rival IE9 with 3869 points. IE9 on the other hand received a score of 4533 points with the highest being Opera 11.10 with 7991 points. The lowest on the other hand was Safari 5.0.3 which came out with a score of 3303 points.
Additional Features: Firefox 4.0 is packed with a wide array of new features like tab manager, add-on manager along with more Windows 7 integration. Moreover, the security feature included in this browser is an improvement over the earlier versions.
Although the changes made by Firefox in its UI will not be appreciated by most users it is definitely the right decision to aim for the future which will bear fruit at a later stage. If you are interested in trying out more popular web browsers, you should definitely visit our section on Internet Browsers .
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