Firefox 2.0 Beta Released

Firefox 2.0 is an modest step in the browser’s development, as some of the more widely anticipated (and cooler) features having fallen by the wayside during the development cycle. Not making the cut for 2.0 were a new bookmark and history system that originally appeared in an alpha build, which were axed due to developer concerns that their inclusion would further delay the release of 2.0.

If you are a diehard Firefox user and want the latest and greated, give it a download here. Ars takes a quick look at what’s new, and what didn’t make it this time around.