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Title: FF4 has dropped
Post by: bill on March 22, 2011, 08:56:31 AM

I picked up what is supposedly the release version of FireFox several hours ago. (Hey it's only 5 months behind schedule...) I must say that in my short experience, "I like it." It seems quicker and more stable than IE9, and plus it handles most of the Add-Ons that I rely on daily. I just might switch back to FF from my current fav SRWare Iron (Chromium).

I've been away from FF for quite some time now. They got rid of the bloated startup and cleaned up the interface a bit. I don't like that you have to use an Add-On to get the Statusbar to show, but other than that I haven't run into any glitches.

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: Rumbas on March 22, 2011, 12:13:10 PM

Been on it for a while and it seems "ok".

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: Rooftop on March 22, 2011, 01:45:32 PM

Any sign that they have sorted the memory leak issues?

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: thesaintv12 on March 23, 2011, 03:39:46 PM

I have been using it today. Looks good so far. Nice and fast.

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: Rumbas on March 23, 2011, 03:48:35 PM

Not sure they have the memory leak problem anymore. Works like a charm for me.

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: BoL on March 23, 2011, 05:54:11 PM

Mozilla confirms over 5 million Firefox 4 downloads in 24 hours

"OPEN SOURCE browser developer Mozilla has confirmed to The INQUIRER that Firefox 4 has smashed the download 'record' recently set by Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9."

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2036733/mozilla-confirms-million-firefox-downloads-hours

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: mick g on March 23, 2011, 10:42:12 PM

i was prompted to upgrade my firefox version 3.6 tonight and after it had finished it directed me to the firefox page and a saw they had version 4...upgraded to that and things seem OK so far

i have been having major problems with firefox for over 12 months with the memory leak and it not closing down correctly so I am hoping thats now been resolved

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: jetboy on March 23, 2011, 11:16:20 PM

Certainly seems snappier than previous versions. Not a fan of the minimal layout, but 5 minutes moving things around and I feel at home. Moz are now reporting 7.1M downloads in the first 24 hours, and the ticker's at 11.5M as I type.

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: bill on March 24, 2011, 01:25:10 AM

I've pushed all my machines to FF4 now and I'm liking the speed and stability so far. I used IE9 for several days as my primary browser, and I must say that FF4 is comparable in terms of speed and stability. IE9 lacks a lot of the usability that I get with my FF Add-ons. That gives FF4 the edge so far.

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: eurotrash on March 24, 2011, 06:52:24 AM

Is anyone having a problem with SEOquake. My toggle seems to work intermittently.

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: Gurtie on March 24, 2011, 10:05:40 AM

I have a problem with seo quake on all computers and all versions of FF at the moment :( I assume I did something stupid but perhaps its not just me.

I do have a problem with FF4 and several plugins, but I guess they'll get updated. Pity I had only taken half the screengrabs I needed for a big report before I upgraded though!

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: Drastic on March 26, 2011, 02:03:02 PM

I started using it yesterday, seems to still have a memory leak issue.

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: Rupert on March 31, 2011, 03:50:35 PM

Keeps robbing all my memory in about 2 mins. I only upgraded because i was informed the old one was a security risk.. blaaaaa.

I still have pixl on it though Gurtie... not had it open long enough to test it mind.

Title: Re: FF4 has dropped
Post by: jetboy on March 31, 2011, 05:25:52 PM

@Gurtie: Fireshot works on FF4 if that's what you're getting at.

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