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It's actually gotten much better
1.0 was a mess, not to mention the update process essentially made you uninstall/reinstall the program.

This is only the first 1.5 update, which isn't too bad considering it's been out just over two months. And the patching system is very much improved. It's not perfect, but it's certainly acceptable. I can certainly find more fault in IE 7 having so many bugs so early, as that's a 10+ year old product. But at least MS will have the "beta" umbrella to excuse their sloppiness.
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About time (NT)  Anti_Zealot | 02/02/06
Yeah, I get impatient too sometimes  OhMyGosh | 02/02/06
Patcvh, patch, patch, this is worse than IE.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
Not really  Anti_Zealot | 02/02/06
There always was a choice.  osreinstall | 02/02/06
As bad as the marketing was...  Anti_Zealot | 02/02/06
Lack of knowledge in any area, your choices are limited  osreinstall | 02/02/06
FF is not as bad as IE.  drhowarddrfine | 02/02/06
It's actually gotten much better  Michael Kelly | 02/02/06
For A Guy With No Ax  DannyO_0x98 | 02/02/06
Gee, I guess I need to limit my negative posts about IE huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
You were safe, there never were any exploits. But, that said,  DonnieBoy | 02/02/06
"They can get patches out..."  John Zern | 02/02/06
Give FireFox some credit, though.  Anton Philidor | 02/03/06
it's a joke  Scott W | 02/02/06
Sure Don...  #_z | 02/02/06
Negatory. IE is by far...  ie_bad | 02/02/06
Ummm, how many busgs since FF 1.0?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
Nice Job Replying To Your Own Post  Pinkerton | 02/02/06
Quicker than replying to each poster.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
because of course  Shelendrea | 02/02/06
Ummm, how many bugs since IE 1.0?  Michael Kelly | 02/02/06
hmm and how many...  Suicida| | 02/02/06
Yes, And WHEN Is MS Going To Patch For The Kama Sutra Worm?  itanalyst | 02/02/06
Well you certainly cannot patch before the fact.  osreinstall | 02/02/06
not proactively, that is for sure  ~doolittle~ | 02/03/06
I know I shouldn't respond to this but...  3D0G | 02/03/06
How do you patch user stupidity?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/06
How Long Has Firefox Been Out Since 1.0?  itanalyst | 02/02/06
Congratulations  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/06
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh  Shelendrea | 02/02/06
One of many  tic swayback | 02/02/06
I've been trying to figure your name out for a long time!  Hugh Jass | 02/02/06
Nah  tic swayback | 02/03/06
awesome  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/06
I like to think of myself as a "victor"  tic swayback | 02/03/06
what happens  Shelendrea | 02/03/06
Not sure why  tic swayback | 02/03/06
RE: Patcvh, patch, patch, this is worse than IE.  richdave | 02/03/06
Patch  ferrit@... | 02/08/06
Security update out for Firefox 1.5  Loverock Davidson | 02/02/06
Almost a Mike Cox moment?  george_ou | 02/02/06
Almost  Loverock Davidson | 02/02/06
Her forgot to add his rep comments...  ju1ce | 02/02/06
This browser is getting better all the time. Great to see them actively  DonnieBoy | 02/02/06
Agreed  Boot_Agnostic | 02/02/06
Open source shows true colors...  Mike Cox | 02/02/06
And the score for this one ...7.7  Physco Dude | 02/02/06
Glass-enclosed?  techboy_z | 02/02/06
9.995  nomorems | 02/02/06
9.995  nomorems | 02/02/06
Re: 9.995  richdave | 02/03/06
Mike I'll bet your between 400 & 500 lbs....  Can you hear me | 02/02/06
Grrr.....  Suicida| | 02/02/06
...as it performs an auto-update  ~doolittle~ | 02/03/06
IE7 most secure?  DNSB | 02/07/06
Not now Mike.  OldMarine | 02/08/06
Is this not only for MS people?...  LazLong | 02/02/06
No, it is for Firefox 1.5 users  Hugh Jass | 02/02/06
ALL Programs have bugs[text inside]  BlazeEagle | 02/02/06
Of course  Suicida| | 02/02/06
Agreed  Boot_Agnostic | 02/03/06
A self-fullfilling falacy  cdgoldin | 02/07/06
Gawd D*mmed FireFox garbage.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/06
Restart again  tic swayback | 02/03/06
yup  Jeff Spicoli | 02/04/06
Modifying update behaviour  DNSB | 02/07/06
firefox  dubbler85 | 02/08/06

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