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Mozilla Updates Firefox To Appease FarmVille Users
CWmike writes "Just three days after adding plug-in crash protection to Firefox, Mozilla rushed out another release because people playing FarmVille on Facebook complained that their browser was shutting down the game. Although complaints about Firefox's quick killing of hung plug-ins were not limited to FarmVille, that game was the squeaky wheel that got the update grease. 'A lot of people play FarmVille. To ignore those people for any length of time could have a significant effect on Firefox's share of browser users,' said Firefox user Jeff Rivett on Bugzilla Sunday. 'The problem already existed, but the perceived impact suddenly changed, giving it a much higher priority.'"
That Firefox users were smarter internet users.
The price is always right if someone else is paying.
people playing FarmVille on Facebook complained that their browser was shutting down the game.
"It's a *Feature*.
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I don't think that was a bug, looks like more of a sign of AI on the browser's part.
Oh, by the gods I hope this works. My wife has come close to throwing her nice, fairly-new laptop against the wall for the last several days. EverQuest fanatics don't hold a candle to Farmville players.
"Think about how stupid the average person is. Now, realise that half of them are dumber than that." - George Carlin
Yeah, they should pay my wife to do it, she's a perfect candidate. One time she asked me if I had, "Turned off the Internet." Sweet as can be but not exactly tech savvy. ;-)
Of she would not have helped in this case, she is far to savvy to waste her time with FarmVille.
Did you ever wake up in the morning, with a Zombie Woof behind your eyes? -- FZ
What sucks is, for some reason 3.6.6 is preventing me from watching videos on youtube and such *ahem*. Damn you Mozilla!
but it reminds me of the last LAN party I went to. Someone suggested we play Farmville. To which the resounding reply was "FUCK YOUR MAFIAFARMWARSVILLE... quarium".
The game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg
hello Mr.Obama, president SIR!
Wouldn't this equate to asking if you turned off the internet connection, say possibly your modem or how ever you are connected to the internet. I mean we often say phrases like "turn out the light" though in reality we turn off the power to the light. So to imply someone is not tech savvy because they as if you had "turned off the internet" is a little disingenuous at best. I'm also not sure that being tech savvy has anything to do with playing farmville, I would just think that one would need a "real life" to avoid farmville.
So the real problem here was a shitty implementation of FarmVille.
Well, I, for one, am shocked.
Populus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur...
"Force shits upon Reason's back." - Poor Richard's Almanac