in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Randall Parker at
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> I don't understand the reluctance to do performance comparisons. Certainly
> Moz 1.0 can be compared to IE and Opera and NS4.x on all the platforms where
> at least one of the others runs. That will provide a great deal of useful
> info. Certainly as well Moz 1.0 on Win32 can be compared to Moz 1.0 on OS/2,
> Linux, and the BSDs on the same x86 hardware. So lots of useful comparisons
> can be done to get a good sense of where Moz 1.0 will stand performance-wise.
>
> However, without all those comparisons I can tell you already what the answer
> will be: Moz will be perceived as being the slowest browser out there. Its
> slower to start. It takes more CPU to load and display the same page. Its
> slower to open new windows. And so on.
>
> Frankly, I come away from reading this thread wondering why Moz 1.0 is going
> to be released in a few months. The reasons must be political and business in
> nature. From a technical standpoint its hardly ready to go up against the
> competition and be favorably compared.
>
> If the preparation for doing the Moz 1.0 release is going to slow down the
> overall rate of progress (eg no major changes for performance enhancement, no
> added APIs to allow more outside developers to join in to make contributions)
> then I'm rather unenthused by the drive toward Moz 1.0 in a few months.
> Better it come out next year from a purely technical standpoint.
>
> Of course there may be business reasons why a premature release is required.
> If so then I can accept that.
>
>
This is the best post yet. I totaly agree.
