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firefox 3.5 vs safari 4

Firefox 3.5 vs Safari 4
Firefox is a charge-free and open source web browser that is developed by Mozilla Corporation. It comes from Mozilla Application Suite. Firefox is said the most personalised web browser for users, that you can customise it as your wish all the time. Now, firefox has occupied the second percentage of web browser market, which is just less than Microsoft IE. The newest release candidate version Firefox 3.5 RC2 was launched.

On June 9th, 2009. Apple Inc. has released its latest stable version web browser Safari 4. which is able to run on both Mac and Windows. Apple Inc. declared that Safari 4 is the most fast web browser all around the world now.

Firefox and Safari are two different web browser for computer users, so you may want to know which one is better in performance. Actually, they have their own features that are distincetive from each others.

Running platform - As a multiple platform web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 can run on Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating system, which supports various language installing interface. Apple Safari also can run on Mac and Windows etc. different operating systerm, it also supports multiple language installation. but it will show different language according to your system language. Moreover, Safari is the Apple digital device iPhone's default web browser.

Usage and Security - In order to protect users' privacy, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari both allow users to settle the network security level. avoiding suspicious cookies and ActiveX program running on your computer.

Browsing webpage speed - When these two web browser are launched, the producer all said their browser is the fastest one. But the fact is not. According to some authorised software evaluation organization's texting, Apple Safari 4 is a little faster than Mozilla Firefox. But they are both more quicker than Microsoft IE.

Standards supported - Mozilla Firefox implement lots of starndards such as: HTML, XML, XHTML, MathML, SVG 1.1 (partial), CSS (with extensions ), ECMAScript (JavaScript), DOM, DTD, XSLT, XPath, and (animated) PNG images with alpha transparency. Safari 4.0 supports the new HTML 5.0, CSS 3.0 and other Javascripts etc.

Features - As we all know, Firefox is an open source program, so every one could program a plug-in for Firefox browser in order to increase their browser's perfomance. Safari also is permitted to add plug-in, but not free like firefox. A pity is that Safari does not support Flash .flv and Windows Live e-mail.

Now you have already known some information about the two web browsers, Why not come and have a trial by yourself.
Download Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC
Download Apple Safari 4.

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