Firefox 5 ?

[Ar-Pharazon]

Anyone upgrade to Firefox 5 yet? I just saw the notification in the corner.

Seems like a pretty big jump so soon after 4.

Ever since I went to 4.xxx, I've found it to be much slower than any previous version.

To make matters worse, I just upgraded to IE9, and that's faster than Firefox now (faster than 4 at least).

I've always been a Firefox/Netscape guy. Never really liked IE, but it seems the roles have reversed.

I do use Chrome at work, to view the ABC player. It has somewhat less trouble with it than FFx.

 

[Amaris]

I'm using Firefox 5 and didn't know it, so yes. And yes, it's slow.
It almost feels bloated and heavy.

 

[kv1at3485]

Anyone upgrade to Firefox 5 yet? I just saw the notification in the corner.

Seems like a pretty big jump so soon after 4.

It's not a big jump, and it's not supposed to be.

Mozilla has switched to a quick-release cycle, like Chrome. They've decided to keep the old way of labelling releases.

Essentially, they're no longer distinguishing between major and minor releases. A release is a release, incorporating whatever happens to be done at the moment.

Well, they still have a bag of things they'd like to have for the next release, but they'll no longer delay a release if something they'd hope to have done is not done.

 

[Mr. B]

I upgraded and I like it... but I upgraded from Firefox 3.6, so I'm noticing differences.

 

[Amaris]

Firefox 5 also seems to crash more often for me.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Anyone upgrade to Firefox 5 yet? I just saw the notification in the corner.

Seems like a pretty big jump so soon after 4.

It's not a big jump, and it's not supposed to be.

Mozilla has switched to a quick-release cycle, like Chrome. They've decided to keep the old way of labelling releases.

Essentially, they're no longer distinguishing between major and minor releases. A release is a release, incorporating whatever happens to be done at the moment.

Well, they still have a bag of things they'd like to have for the next release, but they'll no longer delay a release if something they'd hope to have done is not done.

I wish they wouldn't do that, changing the idea behind version numbers.

A full number has always been a major jump, all the way back to DOS days.

So it's basically the same as 4, which I agree, has felt more bloated & sluggish than 3 and is even slow to launch on both home & work machines.

 

[Amaris]

I'm about ready to move over to Chrome. I didn't and don't want this update. I've used Chrome before and I liked it, but stayed with FF out of a sense of loyalty, but if I can't use a browser, what good is it?

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I hate to say it, but have you tried IE9?

If you're not an IE hater like me, it seems like a major improvement over 8.

Chrome is a little too stripped down for me at times, but is much faster & lighter. Firefox had a nice balance in the 2.0 & 3.0 days.

 

[Amaris]

I hate to say it, but have you tried IE9?

If you're not an IE hater like me, it seems like a major improvement over 8.

Chrome is a little too stripped down for me at times, but is much faster & lighter. Firefox had a nice balance in the 2.0 & 3.0 days.

I can't stand IE. Every new incarnation, I give it a shot just so I can be informed as to whether it's improved or the same, and it never fails to disappoint. Since I deal with networking and security on a daily basis, I have become very wary of Microsoft's promises when it comes to Internet Explorer. I stopped being a fan of IE around IE 6. I don't see that changing.

Anyhoo, I have switched to Chrome (12.x.x), found some great extensions, and sweet Jebus, it's become a lot leaner and faster since I last used it!

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I wish Freecorder worked properly with Chrome. That's my main add-on, other than ad-blocker & no-script.

If I open it from the Start menu, it works, but shows weird titles for the videos and there's no toolbar for it in Chrome.

 

[Amaris]

Ah. Yeah, I don't use enough extensions to make a difference. I can understand where someone needs many extensions, or more specialized ones.

 

[Canadave]

I switched to Chrome pretty much full-time when FF was at around version 3.5, I think. I found then it was starting to get bloated and unwieldy, so Chrome's fast, lightweight approach was super-appealing. I haven't looked back, though I keep an an older version of FF (3.0.19) on my computer for compatibility purposes. And from what people are saying, it seems I made the right call.

 

[Amaris]

I switched to Chrome pretty much full-time when FF was at around version 3.5, I think. I found then it was starting to get bloated and unwieldy, so Chrome's fast, lightweight approach was super-appealing. I haven't looked back, though I keep an an older version of FF (3.0.19) on my computer for compatibility purposes. And from what people are saying, it seems I made the right call.

Yep. I do have several extensions now.
Aside from the obvious ones, I also have a Bookmarks button, a video download extension, and the Netflix classic layout extension.

I now officially have no need to ever return to Firefox, which is sad in a way, but it happens to every browser eventually, just as it will one day happen to Chrome.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Gotta agree with that.

Once upon a time, Netscape was pretty good, but got loaded down with crap, like AOL and Real Player and other built-in things.

Even with only a few add-ons, FFx seems to have reached the same point.

 

[RAMA]

Gotta agree with that.

Once upon a time, Netscape was pretty good, but got loaded down with crap, like AOL and Real Player and other built-in things.

Even with only a few add-ons, FFx seems to have reached the same point.

Tried Firefox 5 because 4.0 is so slow. Switched to Chrome, but the darn thing crashes every 20 minutes!!! Ugh. there are no good browsers left.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

^ I've never really had any of them crash much if at all.

Chrome crashed a couple times when I was saving file after file from the NYT crossword puzzle section. I think I just overwhelmed it with my blazing speed.

Maybe a complete uninstall & reinstall would fix your problem.

 

[Skywalker]

I never had any problems with Firefox 4, and so far I haven't had any problems with Firefox 5, either.

 

[JoeZhang]

Gotta agree with that.

Once upon a time, Netscape was pretty good, but got loaded down with crap, like AOL and Real Player and other built-in things.

Even with only a few add-ons, FFx seems to have reached the same point.

Tried Firefox 5 because 4.0 is so slow. Switched to Chrome, but the darn thing crashes every 20 minutes!!! Ugh. there are no good browsers left.

From your list of problems, the fault is either with your pc or with some of the extensions you are using.

I went over to chrome a while back and only make use of firefox when I need to use Zetero. I particularly like the fact that my bookmarks and extensions sync between machines - I know that firefox will do some of that but as an Android user and someone who uses a lot of google products it makes sense to keep it all "in-house".

The only thing I've never understood - why is there no chrome browser for Android? why is it "browser" which is developed by a different internal team at google?

 

[JoeZhang]

Oh and Firefox 3 and 4 are both EOL and will not get any future security or bug fixes so anyone still using either version should update.

 

[tomalak301]

Firefox 5 took away a few of my important add ons and it was running really slow. I decided to switch back to Chrome and things seem to be working well. I am also looking for more extensions/addons so if anyone has any recommendations, that would be awesome.