CheeseMan42 Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 In a move that I found to be quite surprising, Mozilla has released a 64-bit version of the Firefox web browser for Windows, a move that is surprising because I just assumed that it had already happened. Mac and Linux users have had a 64-bit version for a while, but it took until release 43 for it to come to Windows. The 64-bit build is for Windows 7 and up, and users of a current 32-bit version will have to download an all new copy rather than upgrading their current install. Users likely won't see much of a difference as "most of the big improvements happen behind the scenes, although the 64-bit version should be able to keep more tabs open without slowing as well as run web apps that require 64-bit support." Source: PC World Back to original news post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 About time to get an official release instead of the third-party (and excellent, imo) Waterfox alternative. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_Jim_* Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Took long enough. Not that the 32-bit version hasn't been working great for me, but they've had 64-bit nightly versions for years, so it's nice to see the switch finally flipped for the release builds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 thats why i have continued with the pale moon project 64 bit windows browser for so long...firefox is way behind the times... . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Used to be a waterfox use but then switched back to 32bit Firefox and didn't really notice a difference but it's good news nonetheless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_Jim_* Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Used to be a waterfox use but then switched back to 32bit Firefox and didn't really notice a difference but it's good news nonetheless. For the large part, I wouldn't expect there to be much difference between them, unless you use a huge number of tabs or visit sites that specifically require 64-bit. (I typically have dozens of tabs in various groups with only some loaded, but even when I have twenty or more loaded up, RAM usage stays near 1 GB for me.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Used to be a waterfox use but then switched back to 32bit Firefox and didn't really notice a difference but it's good news nonetheless.For the large part, I wouldn't expect there to be much difference between them, unless you use a huge number of tabs or visit sites that specifically require 64-bit. (I typically have dozens of tabs in various groups with only some loaded, but even when I have twenty or more loaded up, RAM usage stays near 1 GB for me.)Yeah that's what I figured but considering I do like to do a lot of multi-tab browsing I may just have to check out the new version and see what it brings to the table Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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