Linux.Ars, Looking back at 2004 has awarded Firefox the best desktop application of 2004.
Desktop application of the yearPosted by asa at January 2, 2005 11:33 PMForum-goers chose the best desktop application, regardless of desktop environment, taking into account usability, functionality, documentation and stability.
When it comes to applications on your machine, there are some you never touch. I don't think I've used Floppy Formatter . . . ever. But there are those applications that are always open, possibly consigned to workspace 4, but always open because they're integral to your workflow or just not worth closing since you're going to open them again in about 5 seconds. And there's always just that one program that you feel rocks out with indie-level power.
Winner: Mozilla Firefox
This category was dominated by Firefox, which reached a 1.0 release on November 9th after several years of development and several name changes. Firefox has become the poster child and banner-bearer for the OSS community, and is probably the most visible project overall. By being easily customizable and extendable, Firefox has garnered support on multiple platforms and has also been the recipient of critical support from the industry as well as numerous press sources. With this kind of momentum, the future has to look very bright indeed for the members of the Firefox community.