NetRyder
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I don't really buy this, btw. The "fewer features equals easier to use" argument makes sense in certain cases, but this isn't one them.BTW, Safari was never meant to be customised. It was meant to be plain, and as such easier to use.
The ability to customize UI elements (which is what Saz was referring to) doesn't take anything away from ease of use, if implemented properly. A new user could sit in front of a computer running Firefox and would be able to navigate his way around the web just fine without ever knowing that the toolbars in the chrome can be rearranged, or that the entire chrome is skinnable. A power-user, on the other hand, is free to change things around to suit his/her needs.
It's one of those things that not many applications are able to achieve - staying out of a user's way, but at the same time, allowing for customization and extensibility. Firefox, despite some of its other issues, has addressed this aspect wonderfully well, I think.