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64-bit Firefox is the New Default on 64-bit Windows (mozilla.org)
An anonymous reader shares a blog post: Users on 64-bit Windows who download Firefox will now get our 64-bit version by default. That means they'll install a more secure version of Firefox, one that also crashes a whole lot less. How much less? In our tests so far, 64-bit Firefox reduced crashes by 39% on machines with 4GB of RAM or more.
They were concentrating on removing the useful features, randomizing UI and adding new social media and video chat buttons. Having a stable and optimized binary was never a priority on Mozilla's business plan.
> It's been more than 15 years since the first 64bit OSes... What was Mozilla waiting for?
With 32-bit Firefox, there was a sane upper limit on how much memory the program could use with a 32-bit address space. With a 64-bit Firefox, there is no sane upper limit on memory that Firefox can consume. Think Godzilla or other giant monsters tearing through a modern city meme.
Mozilla was protecting us all!
Firefox could now consume as much memory as . . .
. . . as . . . as . . . Java 64-bit with -Xms=64000m -Xmx=128000m
I'll see your senator, and I'll raise you two judges.
You have it easy. Me, every time I open one single tab my house explodes. I'm getting tired to move every day. It's also a real pain to have to update my home address on websites when that forces me move again.
If I remember correctly, Adblock itself consumes quite a lot of memory. You might consider trying uBlock Origin. It uses much less.
Hush or you'll summon APK.