Firefox 64-bit is here
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Found this a few days back. Does a comparison of all the browsers in both 32 and 64 bit flavours.
http://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/03/32-bit-vs-64-bit-browsers-which-version-has-the-edge/
http://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/03/32-bit-vs-64-bit-browsers-which-version-has-the-edge/
Thanx for replying Stoner - much appreciated.
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Bit confused about what I have read on Mozilla's website about the 64 bit version. They seem to say that only Flash Player and Silverlight work and no other add ons do. Is this right? I can't be doing without ad blockers (ublock Origin).
no problems with add ons here (uBlock, ghostery, stylish ect)
Constant, as in every time you wanted to view a flash video? and even the Halifax website? Then same here.
I'll try this later.
Flash and Silverlight counts more as plugins, the normal FF addons (like uBlock) works just fine. Java would have worked as well but that's being blocked due to it being a complete security mess.
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Except Chrome is a multi process browser which has the biggest benefits to the end user experience.
Mozilla STILL haven't got this sorted.
This makes a humongous difference to how snappy and responsive Chrome feels compared to Firefox.
Makes little difference. Chrome can still be slow as evidenced by user posts on forums. It can also be fast, just like Firefox. I'm a long term user of both Chrome and Firefox and they both run fast. Firefox just has way better features and that weighs the balance scale in its favour.
I have seen no evidence in front of my own eyes that shows one being superior over the other in terms of stability or performance. It's all down to features and power.
I have seen no evidence in front of my own eyes that shows one being superior over the other in terms of stability or performance. It's all down to features and power.
A few things I'd like FF to implement:
Click to play plug-ins, similar to the way Chrome does it. Right now, when I tell Firefox to activate Flash on a page, it will activate all elements, including adverts and nasties in the background, not just the important elements such as video players.
Bundle flash. Lots of users end up with McAfee crap on their machines because it is bundled with the official Flash download. There's no need to have two update services (Firefox & Adobe) running. Let's get this streamlined asap, similar to Chrome and IE.
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Yea. Agree. My post sounded like I wanted to start a flame war. I didnt. I was a Firefox user since 1.5 up until about version 40. But on my older PC which is a QX9650 CPU, Firefox was just so slow to render. I switched to Chrome and regained my performance back.
I just feel its no coincidence since Google pulled their funding that Firefox has started to decline in quality over the last year.
This is just my own two pence.
I just feel its no coincidence since Google pulled their funding that Firefox has started to decline in quality over the last year.
This is just my own two pence.
Firefox is dumping npapi. They announced it back late last year and plan to have them dumped by year end 2016.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2990...ns-by-end-of-2016-following-chromes-lead.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2990...ns-by-end-of-2016-following-chromes-lead.html
I'm not seeing them here and I'm using uBlock Origin with up-to-date filters.