Firefox 2.0

2:10p.m., Tue 21 Nov 2006

Is there some kind of formula that determines when a version browser goes up a full increment (from 1.0 to 2.0) and when it goes up a partial increment (from 1.0 to 1.1, say)?

Firefox 2.0 doesn't seem like a huge leap to me, it feels like a marketing move to tie-in with the launch of IE7. Call my cynical if you wish, I couldn't care less.

Since Firefox 1.0 was so lovable, that Fireefox 2.0 is hardly different, well, that's a good thing. Mozilla.com claims that the website is fully customisable. And here's a link that's more helpful in explaining how:

http://www.lifehacker.com/blah/blah/blah

On a related note, the tracking partner I'm using at BBC Worldwide(WebSideStory's HBX) doesn't track Firefox versions, but http://www.xitimonitor.com/ seem to have taken a special interest in the browser and, crucially, are publishing reports about it for all to read.

I should mention that http://analytics.google.com provides Firefox version tracking too - but I only have a tiny pool of data to look at :( I feel so inadequate.