> The entire idea of FF is that it is a minimal browser which is then extensible. If they just started shipping all the extensions with the installer, their whole mission would be for nothing.

heh, superb, but if you're going to take the mickey by impersonating crazed techies in this way, use a smiley - there are people on this site who might misunderstand you.

(In case anyone was confused, "the entire idea of FF" is of course to be a much better browser than IE for the whole world to use, and that means making ordinary browsing as safe ***as humanly possible*** for ordinary people. Startup speed, extensibility, standards, blah blah, all of it counts for nothing to a normal person compared to ***Not Needing a Degree In Technology To Prevent My Bank Details Being Stolen***)