Existing users, 
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Version: 3.0.4
Firefox 1.5.0.4
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: matthewfritz Thursday, June 01 2006 @ 08:04 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
Updated from within Firefox with no problems. FF is fast, but I can't seem to work out the autofill forms business. The extensibility is great BUT there is a vast ocean of extensions to wade through and deciphering descriptions of these requires a degree in computer engineering. Of course that is the fault of the kind souls who write the extensions. I think more "average" users (like me) would appreciate quality (and clarity) over quantity (ie. Extensions that are easy to understand and use).
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quality/quantity/popularity - sjk
Couldn't have said it better myself. :-)Most "average" users won't have the skill and/or patience for tedious maintenance rituals with Firefox + extensions. And even experienced users sometimes prefer having a limited quantity of higher quality choices than a large amount of lesser or unknown quality choices.
My impression (admittedly limited) is that Firefox extensions are typically rated more by popularity than quality. I wish popularity and quality were more distinctly differentiated with software ratings in general. The influence of emotional "popularity" bias often interferes with more objective "quality" analysis in rating systems.
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Friday, June 02 2006 @ 03:00 PM PDT