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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:13 am Post subject: I Want To Love Firefox 3.5, But It Keeps Crashing On Me |
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Ever since the new Firefox 3.5 came out about a month ago, I’ve been using it as my main browser. Generally I am very happy with it. Pages load a lot faster than they did before, the plus-sign feature in tabs which launches a new one is a godsend, and I am very excited about the prospects for all of the open video technologies built into it. But there is one persistent bug that might push me to another browser: it keeps crashing on me.
This usually happens when I have too many tabs open (like 15 or 20, which is not unusual for me towards the end of the day). The whole thing will just freeze and I’ll have to force the browser to quit. When I relaunch I get a message like the one above, sheepishly saying, “Well, this is embarrassing.” Yes, it is embarrassing. A modern browser should be able to handle dozens of open tabs, and if there is a problem with one, it should be able to isolate it and allow you to carry with your business in the other tabs.
Without basic stability, none of the other great features or add-ons really matter much. Mozilla needs to fix this issue fast because Firefox 3.5 is already gaining a lot of traction. Net Applications has it at a 4.5 percent market share at the end of July, while StatCounter has it at 9.4 percent as of today. People are using this as their main browser, despite the beta label, and there are plenty of other powerful choices out there from Safari to Chrome to, yes, even IE8.
more.. link to news article |
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spaxshop*com
Joined: 22 Sep 2009
Posts: 13
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| I have the exact same problem. I normally get about 5 crashes a day. Only reason I'm sticking with firefox right now are the add ons I have installed, and I don't feel like finding alternatives or equivalents in better/faster browsers like Safari... |
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kfellmysinkers
Joined: 30 Apr 2009
Posts: 61
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:26 am Post subject: |
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| I thought Firefox 3 sucked when it first came out. I still use Firefox 2...and will not change. What is up with software companies coming out with crappy stuff. Firefox3, Vista, 7 sheesh get it right folks or they'll need to keep XP for a lot longer than 2014. |
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kevinatgrannys
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
Posts: 1799
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| I had to switch back to 3.0.?? for that very reason. I wish they would quit dinking around and only launch new versions when needed and tested instead of when they need more marketing exposure. :roll: |
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lakerswiz
Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Posts: 318
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| It wasn't working correctly with Facebook for me, which is what I do most at home, I switched to Google Chrome. No problems whatsoever. |
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fugazied
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
Posts: 143
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:31 am Post subject: |
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I still find Firefox crashy on OS X. The best version of Firefox without a doubt was 1.0. After that it slowed down and became a bit bloated.
Chrome is pretty fast.. |
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