The firefox browser doomed?

[therube]

Sure it does.
Just copy the NP-MSWMP.dll into the SeaMonkey /extensions/ directory.

[Davezilla]

Sure it does.
Just copy the NP-MSWMP.dll into the SeaMonkey /extensions/ directory.

OK, thanks therube. Ermm... you may have to talk me through this, my knowledge of computers tends to start & end with 'Windows for Dummies' LOL!

[Davezilla]

So ... the question is "when will Firefox 4 come out of the beta phase?" How many more betas will there be, what do you reckon?

[dhouwn]

When it's done. End of this month has been stated by some Mozilla folks, but I can't quite believe that.

BTW, they plan on adopting Chrome's release cycle. Firefox 5 should release 3 months after Fx 4.

[therube]

When it's done.

Exactly.


Expect 64-bit (x64) Firefox 5.0 for Windows in 2011

What Will Firefox 5.0, Firefox 6.0 and Firefox 7.0 Bring to the Table

Firefox 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 to Ship in 2011

[Davezilla]

"When its done" Yes, of course you're right. It's best that they get the bugs out. It is a bit of an architecture change for Firefox so I suppose it needs developing properly. Personally, I think it will be a success. I'm looking forward to a 64 bit Firefox.

[Davezilla]

It seems to be doing OK here.

[GµårÐïåñ]

You think that the maker of the product x tells you its great and doing well and that's unquestionably fact? Hmm...interesting.

[dhouwn]

An interesting presentation by a Firefox dev concerning the memory usage: http://blog.mozilla.com/nnethercote/201 ... nsumption/

/edit: BTW, why is this thread in Security and not Web Tech?

[Tom T.]

An interesting presentation by a Firefox dev concerning the memory usage: http://blog.mozilla.com/nnethercote/201 ... nsumption/

Using F3, I never have excessive memory-consumption problems.
Keep jazzing stuff up, and of course you add memory usage as well as footprint in disk space, etc.

Note that on pages 3 and 4 of the .pdf, the author describes the increase in memory usage between F3 and F4 as "appalling".

Aod people keep wondering why F3 is my default browser, except where diagnostics require F(whatever is the latest).

Also interesting: OP is from almost a year ago, eagerly awaiting F4, which came out shortly thereafter (April?) with MZ's dire warnings that "F3 will be supported for only a short period of time. Please update immediately blah blah".

And six versions later, plus two in alpha, they're *still* supporting F3.

Looks like not as many users went for the appalling memory usage, rapid-release, test-it-on-the-user theory as they thought. Much as the monstrous flop of Vista forced MS to continue support for XP through April 2014, or almost *thirteen years*, more than any other MS OS in history -- including MS-DOS versions.

/edit: BTW, why is this thread in Security and not Web Tech?

Because, if you look at the OP and those immediately following it, issues with security, patches, hotfixes, etc. were among those given for the gloomy prognosis.