I’m the type to hit CMD-W to close tabs and ultimately the browser window. With About:Tab 0.0.36 all tabs can close via CMD-W except the last one open. I have to reach for the mouse to get that done. Thanks.

I disagree, I use the URL bar a lot as do a lot of people I know.

What you try to do is realizing a contextual widget system; Again: copy Opera.

And if you want the presentation that is best for it and what you obviously try to realize; copy vista sidebar.

And if you want a goddamn usable tab system; copy safari’s (v4) extended version of the google chrome tab visualization.

And if you want the best way of representing bookmarks; copy windows 7 taskbar visualization, use it INSTEAD of the (in any application unnessecary) standard menu.

And if you got rid of the standard menu put it under your logo that in almost any system is representing your application in the upper left; so lean to old macOs as you did with some other features you already took over (what’s in the upper right?).

Uh yeah, and if you’re at it and got all that; copy Internet explorer 8 view of content exploration in the developers panel.

You know what?

You’re browser is the only one beside Opera that is ABLE to do all that.

This would result in the best usability experience one using a browser could have.

Believe me, if you won’t do it, others will.

And perhaps you are thinking about technology advantages?

What about a clean x64-version?

What about Direct-X and OpenGL? If you need help with that ask your concurrent developers at Microsoft and Opera.

Oh by the way: Did any of your developers ever looked at Opera 10 and how sites are rendered there?

Seems i’m emotionally overloaded right now.

Hell yeah. But if you’re following all that crap of business- and marketing-depending decisions made the last 20 years with open eyes, because you hope someone will do it right once; well, possibly you could understand.

However, at least i wish you will find a way to get rid of unwanted and indeed unneeded complexity.

Do your best.

combine the adress and search-bar finally;

and when we’re at usability: How about copying opera in whole and get back to the roots by adding presentational features that windows 98 by channels already tried to emit into the market.
Oh yeah, sorry i forgot: Never argue on the enemies base, huh?

You know what, i was always in opposition to FireFox, which changed when the v3 beta was out. And then? You released it and bloated it up to a monster that needs more memory and processor usage than a fully driven vista with a heck of applications open.

This browser is just a set of crap in comparison to others, because what made it good is the concept behind, but that is in no way corresponding with how it shows up.

Get back to basics.
Be simple.
Be cool.

Split it into a professional version and a liteweight one.

There is a reason why GOOD software has almost 2 views|editions you can use it.

You are way too fresh, to go further on that lifeline.

If you do, you’ll die.

So don’t.