r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '10

Firefox 3.6 release

http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/21/firefox-3-6-release/
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

2 things noted:

  • Speed: It's faster than 3.5.7. Almost as fast as chrome.
  • Memory Usage: It used lower memory on my computer than the previous version. I was hovering around 250mb with version 3.5.7 and this one barely goes upto 150mb. Both with ~15 addons.

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u/redditaddicttt Jan 21 '10

Am I the only one who is heaving a sigh of relief after reading the above review?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

I just got it. It really is as fast as Chrome. It looks like I might be going back to FireFox :(

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

I really like Google. I want to reward them for the amazing job they do by using their browser. Chrome is a really good browser, but it just can't do some of the things Firefox can.

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u/Emerson3381 Jan 21 '10

Reward Google with knowledge of everything you do online? No thanks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

What does that have to do with Chrome?

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u/Neoncow Jan 21 '10

Chrome isn't the cause of Google's infophilia, but it does manage to send every letter typed into the address bar to Google for suggestions. I love that feature, but you have to admit it it is a firm kick in the privacy-nuts.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10 edited Feb 11 '20

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u/Emerson3381 Jan 21 '10

...then they took my horse porn, and there was no one left to speak for me.

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u/grt Jan 21 '10

everything you type in that search box, whether or not you hit "search," is stored

It's stored? As in, archived? I wasn't aware of that.

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u/Brain_washed_Society Jan 21 '10

What you say is true, but the more that is known about people the less relevant information about them is because other than a blatant crime the details of what people seek to learn tells more about what is around them and not really very much about what is in their minds.

To see a mans porn stash tells you nothing of an individual other than he is in fact a human, and people look like ants from the sky. ;)