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64-bit Firefox is the New Default on 64-bit Windows (mozilla.org)

Posted by msmash on from the moving-forward dept.

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.

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  1. Re:About time! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.