You know that we are reaching a tipping point when Slate publishes a pro-Firefox article. I'm not alluding to its Microsoft connection, rather, Slate is a wonkish non-tech site, so the fact that the editors there think their readers should pay attention to this (as opposed to the readers of Slashdot) says something.

I've been using Mozilla to browse the web for a few years, and Firefox is a cleaner & leaner experience. If you have a broadband connection, what are you waiting for? It's only a few minutes download!