"I like firefox ..but i don't like their versioning system.
4 minor features, some fixes and a full major version increment is out! WTF!
This is not a good way of competing with Chrome... quality is not in higher version number .. ! "
--> Version number has nothing to do with it. Its all about rolling releases out to users faster and in smaller chunks. Makes each update much easier for mozilla as there are less conflicts on any given release. Also we as the end users get finished pieces much sooner. So ff takes less memory, is faster, more stable, and more compliant then its ever been and its only getting better with each release!
"I expect it's still going to be sucking up a gigabyte of memory after a day or two of use. I don't want new features right now-- I want a stable browser that can handle the workload I throw at it."
-->If it is you might want to check your extensions. ff has fixed basically all serious memory leaks and fragmentation issues in the last 6 months of releases. If you figure out which extension it is, file a bug report. The folks working on firefox memshink would love to hear it.