Mozilla releases Firefox 4 Beta 12

benchmarks are not specific.
On my PC, firefox is faster then chrome. on my friends, IE is faster then opera.
It depends from person to person.
 
FarGuddu said:
It's not really surprising to see so many Firefox fans here trying their level best to defend a dying browser. It's losing its appeal, and market share consistently to Chrome - and that too, for a reason!

Performance wise, yes, it's the slowest. I have tested them all(IE9 RC, Chrome 11 beta, Opera 11, Firefox 4 b12). Firefox remains to be the slowest - be it benchmarks, or real world testing. It feels sluggish to me, at least. Facebook is one site where it feels really slow.

Imo, Chrome is the best option right now. But, IE9 is also very fast and so is Opera. Firefox is really struggling here.
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It's surprising to me that you guys are even bothering to argue about web browsers and consider people who use it fanboys.

WTF? Seriously? IT'S A WEB BROWSER!

I understand that people argue over PS3 and 360 or AMD and Intel, there are notable differences because you invest your money in. But free web browsers? Come on give me a break already.
 
FarGuddu said:
It's not really surprising to see so many Firefox fans here trying their level best to defend a dying browser. It's losing its appeal, and market share consistently to Chrome - and that too, for a reason!

Performance wise, yes, it's the slowest. I have tested them all(IE9 RC, Chrome 11 beta, Opera 11, Firefox 4 b12). Firefox remains to be the slowest - be it benchmarks, or real world testing. It feels sluggish to me, at least. Facebook is one site where it feels really slow.

Imo, Chrome is the best option right now. But, IE9 is also very fast and so is Opera. Firefox is really struggling here.
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i am not a firefox fan; its a good browser, but i prefer chrome over firefox.
how is firefox a dying browser when it has the most users? if i remember correctly, i'm pretty sure it was IE that was losing users to chrome.
the UI and compatibility issues in chrome are turnoffs for some of people, so they stick with IE or firefox.
 
tengeta said:
How many versions did Mozilla say they were releasing this year and we still have yet to see one? Firefox only seems to get more disappointing with time, its really sad.

Firefox said they planned 4 releases this year. This means if they do one release every 3 months (March, June, September, December), we'll be fine. So technically they're still on schedule, as this is the last day of February. Although knowing that browser numbers no longer indicate a major update with the browser (after this last update, of course), it's not going to bother me too much if 7.0 doesn't come out by the end of the year.
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I've started using Chrome in the last few days...

Since the latest round of updates both the stable, and beta version of Firefox are now continually crashing - I've tried everything to stop it, and narrowed it down to either Xmarks, or LastPass (although I've had them installed for ages).

So using Chrome now. I'm enjoying it so far, though its taking some getting used to with the change from Firefox after so many years. I wouldn't have even considered it had it not been for continual crashing though.

Seriously though, its a web browser - there are a bucket load more things to worry about before wasting energy arguing over it.
 
Leeky said:
I've started using Chrome in the last few days...

I wouldn't have even considered it had it not been for continual crashing though.
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WHAT!? You mean a BETA...crashing? Oh my gosh, who would have thought that a BETA of something would have errors? The world is coming to an end! /sarcasm :p
 
matrix86 said:
WHAT!? You mean a BETA...crashing? Oh my gosh, who would have thought that a BETA of something would have errors? The world is coming to an end! /sarcasm :p
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:haha: Ooooook then!

What I actually meant was I tried FF Beta in an attempt to see if whatever the problem is that is making the Stable crash, was resolved in Beta. Unfortunately not, does the same thing, but I do like the new layout.

I'm pretty certain my issue is relating to LastPass, but since I rely on it for my passwords, removing it is not an option. Chrome is providing me with a learning curve, but it works cross-platform with Xmarks and LastPass so its a viable replacement I'm now trialing as my replacement browser.

Your sarcasm is duly noted, but I'm hardly a spring chicken to pre-release material, having been using Linux for the greater part of the last half decade. :p
 
Sorry, I meant for that to come off more as playful banter than mean sarcasm. Curse you internet for not being able to display my emotions!!!

I can't wait for the full release so we can start using the add-ons again. Some work, some work half the time, and some just don't work at all :(

I tried reverting back to FF3 from the BETAs, but after using them for a while, I just didn't like the old FF. Been switching back and forth between Chrome and Opera. But when FF4 comes out, i'm all in!
 
LOL, thats OK. ;)

I'd be happy with the tried and tested FF tbh, if it worked properly. Its a shame really, because I've been a happy FF user for many years.
 
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