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Title: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: sully! on March 22, 2011, 07:41:01 PM

After over a year of development, FireFox 4 has been released to the masses. Check for updates in your existing FireFox installation, or head to http://getfirefox.com (http://getfirefox.com) to grab your copy.

Microsoft claimed that 2.4 million people downloaded the recent Internet Explorer 9 within the first 24 hours of availability, but Mozilla is already well ahead of that number just ~10.5 hours after today's release. You too can track the download stats (in near real-time!) over at http://glow.mozilla.com (http://glow.mozilla.com).

My own (extremely rudimentary, aka SunSpider (http://www.webkit.org/perf/sunspider/sunspider.html)) tests show JavaScript performance to be about 13% faster than Chrome 10 and 600% faster than its predecessor FireFox 3.6! IE9 is the leader however, coming in 10% faster than FF4. The Acid3 test is still only scoring 97/100, but it's still better than IE9's 95/100 and FF3.6's 94/100. Chrome wins the Acid test with a perfect 100/100. No matter which one you prefer, you have to love the competition in the browser market these days!

(http://www.firefox10.com/images/hot-firefox-girl.jpg)

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: vincegun on March 22, 2011, 08:14:14 PM

Speed improvement in FF4 is instantly noticeable. I like it.

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on March 23, 2011, 08:05:13 AM

I like the new interface and it is much faster.  Now I have to update the other 7 computers I use.

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: Five Aces on March 23, 2011, 09:28:58 AM

It's kinda has a Chromie (http://www.wowhead.com/npc=10667/chromie) feel.

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: Five Aces on March 23, 2011, 09:48:15 AM

Quote from: _!Rathe!_ on March 23, 2011, 08:05:13 AM

... Now I have to update the other 7 computers I use.

Humble Brag (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Humble%20Brag)

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: -Sp()()ge- on March 23, 2011, 04:37:15 PM

Does the chick come with it?

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: The Nstuff on March 23, 2011, 08:15:45 PM

looks nearly identical to opera 11.

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: sully! on March 23, 2011, 08:21:34 PM

Quote from: Jimmy Carter on March 23, 2011, 04:37:15 PM

Does the chick come with it?

Any excuse to bring out the FireFox girl is a good excuse to me :)

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: vincegun on March 23, 2011, 09:11:25 PM

Bring out the FF girl to the next 200 to promote FF.

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: Five Aces on March 24, 2011, 08:31:55 AM

Here's a related article btw.  Some of you probably know this:

http://www.technipages.com/firefox-change-address-bar-search-provider.html (http://www.technipages.com/firefox-change-address-bar-search-provider.html)

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: Five Aces on March 24, 2011, 12:45:54 PM

Quote from: The Nstuff on March 23, 2011, 08:15:45 PM

looks nearly identical to opera 11.

(http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/memes-hipster-gaston.jpg)

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: Dwg115 on March 25, 2011, 02:51:04 PM

Heres a related article on benchmarks although they're using the 3.6 build not the 4.0 release of FF.  Unfortunetly it's getting it's ass handed to it and finishes dead last.  But as some of you said theres a noticeable speed boost in 4.0.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/internet-explorer-9-chrome-10-opera-11,2897.html (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/internet-explorer-9-chrome-10-opera-11,2897.html)

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: The Shoctor on March 25, 2011, 03:34:28 PM

Noticeable? Noticeable!? This thread is about Firefox 4... NOT 3.6.
Comparing 3.6 to 4 in comparative development cycles is like comparing Chrome 4 to Chrome 10.
Firefox 3.6 Released January 21, 2010.  Chrome 4 Released January 25, 2010.
http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Mozilla_Firefox_4_Review/551-114892-597-3.html (http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Mozilla_Firefox_4_Review/551-114892-597-3.html)
It's leaps faster than it used to be.

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: Dwg115 on March 25, 2011, 04:03:45 PM

yea it gets detroyed doesn't it?

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: sully! on March 25, 2011, 07:54:58 PM

Shut up Mr. IE8 ;)

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: .:F3ar0n:. on March 26, 2011, 08:40:16 AM

Quote from: Dwg115 on March 25, 2011, 04:03:45 PM

yea it gets detroyed doesn't it?

Only noobs still use IE now a days

Title: Re: FireFox 4 Released
Post by: Five Aces on March 28, 2011, 08:32:04 AM

Quote from: sully! on March 25, 2011, 07:54:58 PM

Shut up Mr. IE8 ;)

Right?  Have some dignity and try out IE9 and tell how awesome it isn't
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home)