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chrisjose1913
 PostPost subject: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:51 pm 
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Firefox has announced that it will be making it's own METRO browser for Windows 8. Work on the new browser is expected to start on monday 12 of march

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/mozilla- ... metro/4623

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 PostPost subject: Re: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:16 pm 
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chrisjose1913 wrote:
Firefox has announced that it will be making it's own METRO browser for Windows 8. Work on the new browser is expected to start on monday 12 of march

Cant wait :D
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 PostPost subject: Re: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:01 pm 
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 PostPost subject: Re: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:28 pm 
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 PostPost subject: Re: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:40 pm 
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I imagine they will have something working shortly, even if its only a nightly build. For the UI I could see them borrowing from the android tablet UI as a proof of concept, but eventually as is nears stable they will probably build a metro style UI from scratch.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:19 pm 
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I am surprised Mozilla are making a metro themed browser.
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Windows Enthusiast1 wrote:
I am surprised Mozilla are making a metro themed browser.

I'm not. With Windows 8 round the corner, there's no doubt it will expand their market share.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:03 pm 
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This looks to be interesting. I have been using firefox for as long as I can remember. Can't wait to see how this turns out and if it will be better then the IE 10 already implanted into windows 8.
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 PostPost subject: Re: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:09 pm 
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Windows Enthusiast1 wrote:
I am surprised Mozilla are making a metro themed browser.


This is the latest "fashion". Why should they be an exception?

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 PostPost subject: Re: Firefox to start work on it's METRO browser        Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:26 pm 
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In the meantime if you are looking for a touch friendly version of Firefox you can try out Fennec which is a Windows compiled version of the Android Firefox meant for website developers.

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ ... .win32.zip

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i really prefer firefox over any other web browser, im happy there making it so soon.
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