> Not only is it based on a different rendering engine
Actually, Flock switched from Firefox / Gecko to Chromium / WebKit earlier this year.
That said, my comment is a bit flippant, and for exactly the reason you mention.
Edit: I'd really like to see the RockMelt team discuss why they think Flock has failed to gain traction, and how they plan to address those issues.
I’m not sure that a row of faces is the best way to do it.
(I’m sure it’s hysterical (and counter-productive) to have those faces staring back at you during, er, adult browsing. Just don’t drag anything onto one of your friends…)
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Edit: A lot of people are assuming this = Flock.
They may be making a fundamental error. We nerds tend to think in feature descriptions sometimes. “They both integrate social.” But if the UX / UI are different enough, that could make all the difference.
(Edit2: Removed Gecko remark: “Not only is based on a different rendering engine, which hardly matters…”)