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Please, Firefox - don’t drop the ball

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

Richard MacManus of Read/Write Web, who also blogs for ZDNet, put into words something that I’ve been thinking about for awhile now, which is that Firefox might be losing its lead in the browser game. Obviously, I’m not talking about a market-share lead, since Int ... Continue reading »

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  • Marc

    3 years ago

    I agree that Firefox uses a lot of RAM - that's my main complaint.

    I like tabs, but I think the real strength of Firefox are the plugins, that it's cross-platform, and that it's more secure.
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  • Mathew

    3 years ago

    I agree, Marc -- and the extensions and cross-platform aspect are definitely still a plus. But those damn memory leaks are a pain. Admittedly, I probably don't need to have 45 tabs open all the time, but I just can't help it.
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  • Mark Evans

    3 years ago

    to be honest, i didn't realize opening multiple tabs sucked up so much memory. it may explain why my laptop slows to a crawl given i like to have 10 tabs opening at the same time. then again, it may be the laptop!
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  • Kent Newsome

    3 years ago

    While the memory leak issues are a problem, I agree with Marc that extensions are what give FF the insurmountable lead over IE in the feature race. But I'm glad IE is covering some ground because a two horse race is better for the consumers.
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  • John

    2 years ago

    The last comment demonstrates why open source software will never become widely accepted and why MS still have no serious threat. Most users just want things to work, no messing, no going into setting and tweaking. If firefox cannot do this then people will scurry back to IE. Calling the users stupid is a bit like a mechanic calling someone stupid for not understanding the working of the internal combustion engine.

    Since the last few updates firefox crashes after a few hours use and refuses to be killed, I have to reboot. Personally I will use the most reliable browser, and right now that is IE warts and all.
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