True to their word, the Mozilla folks have made good on their threat to broadcast the Firefox 3.0.1 upgrade to current Firefox 2.0.0.16 users:
If you haven’t seen the modal dialog pop up on top of your Firefox 2.0.0.16 browser screens yet, you’re going to, especially if you have the auto-update checking on.
This is an uncharacteristic move for the Mozilla bunch, which has historically prided itself on providing reasonable alternatives to browsers such as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Apple’s Safari. But Firefox 3 has found itself fighting a battle against itself: Firefox 2 has currently a larger active installed base than Firefox 3, despite its record-making release event.
Dr. Lin
Is this a blatant attempt to move past the successful Firefox 2 in order to get more users to help debug Firefox 3 (now at version 3.0.1)?
Fortunately, the modal dialog does allow you to postpone or reject the upgrade action. So:
- Intrusive :: YES
- Mandatory :: NO
Whew! Disaster averted!
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When I logged into my PC and started up my FF, I got the dialog box you talk about. Is FF3 really that important? I seem to get along just fine with my trusty FF2 and IE.