Give it a try Enjoi... it feels a bit of a waste having a debate until you do ;-)
Also, try and remember you are on a commercial webmaster board here.. My definition of what is the "best browser" comes from that point of view.
I really did like the way Firefox worked compared to IE when I tried it... and had never seen tabbed browsers before... but even if I did still like it personally for surfing (and I DONT) For web commerce, Firefox is possibly the worst browser to ever hit the market.. and I would expect many Firefox users here would already agree with that to some extent... Even if you don't agree, you should already know why I would think that, without it being explained, if you want me to think your opinion on Firefox is valid at all! (search this board for posts about Firefox if need be)
As far as compatibility.. we also need to get our definitions lined up. I wasn't talking about being compatible with gecko.. or with some set of rules we all "should" follow..... Firefox is not compatible with the WEB... the same geeks that forced the failure of Netscape by persisting with the view that their clunky browser is the only correctly compatible product... and webmasters simply code HTML wrong and must change.... may think Firefox is compatible... but I personally don't... and can give you a list of 5 or 10 clear, non-opinionated reasons why I think that. Give me just 1 SIngle valid reason that You think Maxthon isn't compatible with the web and I'll give you the first 5 of my reasons about Firefox to tear apart and show me why I'm wrong!
If someone else feels like they know a fair bit about Firefox and wants to jump in and try
http://www.maxthon.com/, then discuss this, from a commercial webmaster point of view, please do.. I am far from a Firefox expert and am happy to be educated why I'm wrong. I do have a arm length long list of issues with Firefox though... and the last person who wanted to try and address some, and said he was associated with the Firefox developer community, wasn't able to come up with answers. (You can always have another go in this thread TD!)
If you plan to argue this further Enjoi, Please take the time to download Maxthon and open it once.. and please don't regurgitate the ludicrous statements of the scare mongers that carry on about a browser supporting ActiveX compatibility being an option of the devil.... Fill me in though, if you have some logical argument to support that idea.
Btw, what is the Firefox solution to ActiveX exploitation issues?
Here is how Maxthon deals with it:
They give you choices Allow it.. or Allow it, but disable the download functions of ActiveX or Turn it off completely... (and lose compatibility with thousands of current web sites)
If you can install and tweak clunky amateur Firefox plug ins.. then you should be able to deal with the settings interface.. (which I also find a lot better than Firefox)