I still think you're full of it quite frankly. I can only find one IE7 related page on Thurrott's site with the word "rewrite" on it and there he's talking about not wanting to rewrite a previous review of his.
Where's your proof? Random Slashdot posters and bobsvistanewz.blogspot.com do not count.
Are they disabling the Windows notification sounds (aside from the mandatory Microsoft Windows-brand Startup event sound) in Vista?
That sound effect isn't mandatory anymore according to a Vista blog post from friday. There's now a checkbox in the usual sound settings window that allows you to mute the sound.
Only completely incompetent people can hose a modern Windows install in six months. Are you incompetent or are you just parroting dirt old FUD about Windows?
I'm a happy Firefox user, but have you seen what 2.0 is going to look like? They've updated it for a Vista'ish vibe, but it only manages to look like an absolute mess under XP classic.
Once an essential application Norton? Only in as much as Norton had been able to (and continues to) convince the world they are essential, not a hard task in the FUD universe that is Windows.
Norton, not Symantec. There's a world of difference and Norton tools were essential back in the day.
Firefox doesn't have that impact on my system, but I'm probably not using the same extensions as you are nor do I have the same web usage patterns as you do, so that's not saying an awful lot.
Have you tried eliminating extensions one by one to see if a badly written 3rd party extension is to blame? Have you noticed bad behavior around certain JavaScript-heavy sites? Do you frequently open a lot of big images? Have you tried using a fresh vanilla profile? Have you followed all the other troubleshooting information on sites like Mozillazine.org?
Why do you need to have that much available memory? If no other program needs it, why can't Firefox go to town while providing you with nice features like instant page rendering?
Read the explanation I linked to on Windows memory usage. If the only leak symptom you're seeing on your machine is a scary number in the Task Manager, things probably aren't as bad as you think.
Why on earth should they switch it off as a default? The ability to go back and forth in your history without rerendering the entire page again is a great feature.
I've never understood why people with 1-2GB of RAM freak out when applications actually use some of that available memory. What good is a ton of memory if it's not being used? Firefox is a memory pig, yes, but it's giving it back to Windows should other programs actually need it.
The same can be said about the aggresive memory trimming. Why are people willing to put up with a frozen UI whenever Firefox trims its memory is beyond me.
I have plenty of free memory and don't really care either way, so I value usability higher than low memory use. People should probably get their learn on about Windows memory usage before posting any more wrong statements about Firefox.
That's not to say that Firefox (and some of the more well-known) extensions don't leak memory like a proverbial sieve. I'm just saying that the above instances aren't memory leaks and anyone claiming that they are should be modded down.
I like the idea of virtual appliances in theory, but what's to stop the anonymous guys who uploaded the files from filling them with all sorts of nasty stuff? Do VMware audit the submissions? Can they realistically audit the submissions?
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I still think you're full of it quite frankly. I can only find one IE7 related page on Thurrott's site with the word "rewrite" on it and there he's talking about not wanting to rewrite a previous review of his.
Where's your proof? Random Slashdot posters and bobsvistanewz.blogspot.com do not count.
I know VMWare Server and VPC are free, but won't you need another Windows XP license?
http://blogs.technet.com/windowsvista/archive/200
Only completely incompetent people can hose a modern Windows install in six months. Are you incompetent or are you just parroting dirt old FUD about Windows?
I really hope they get it fixed before release.
Things that "had to be done" usually (definitely) don't. That includes your lousy attempt at telling a joke.
What complete shills! How dare they mention something from Micro$hit! Makes me sick to my stomach.
I will never browse their site again from my GNU server, no sir! It's dead to me.
I was thinking of another ISS.
I love that title score. Thanks for the laugh.
> I believe that is called "pulling a 3d Realms".
Why do you say that (other than to try to appear funny)? Microsoft seems to have an actual tangible product (however unstable it might be).
Firefox doesn't have that impact on my system, but I'm probably not using the same extensions as you are nor do I have the same web usage patterns as you do, so that's not saying an awful lot.
Have you tried eliminating extensions one by one to see if a badly written 3rd party extension is to blame? Have you noticed bad behavior around certain JavaScript-heavy sites? Do you frequently open a lot of big images? Have you tried using a fresh vanilla profile? Have you followed all the other troubleshooting information on sites like Mozillazine.org?
So now about six months suddenly qualify as "ages"?
That's neither funny nor particularly accurate.
Why do you need to have that much available memory? If no other program needs it, why can't Firefox go to town while providing you with nice features like instant page rendering?
Read the explanation I linked to on Windows memory usage. If the only leak symptom you're seeing on your machine is a scary number in the Task Manager, things probably aren't as bad as you think.
> The IE7 beta has been out for ages. Beta 1 was available at the end of July last year.
Beta 1 barely contained any of the new CSS fixes, so no, it hasn't been out for ages.
Why on earth should they switch it off as a default? The ability to go back and forth in your history without rerendering the entire page again is a great feature.
I've never understood why people with 1-2GB of RAM freak out when applications actually use some of that available memory. What good is a ton of memory if it's not being used? Firefox is a memory pig, yes, but it's giving it back to Windows should other programs actually need it.
The same can be said about the aggresive memory trimming. Why are people willing to put up with a frozen UI whenever Firefox trims its memory is beyond me.
I have plenty of free memory and don't really care either way, so I value usability higher than low memory use. People should probably get their learn on about Windows memory usage before posting any more wrong statements about Firefox.
That's not to say that Firefox (and some of the more well-known) extensions don't leak memory like a proverbial sieve. I'm just saying that the above instances aren't memory leaks and anyone claiming that they are should be modded down.
Quite quite. I'm sure all your pals on LittleGreenFootballs had a jolly good circle jerk over that one.
Almost every browser under the sun has that feature. Even IE can be made to understand keyword searches using a plugin from 1999 no less.
Is it really that bad?
I like the idea of virtual appliances in theory, but what's to stop the anonymous guys who uploaded the files from filling them with all sorts of nasty stuff? Do VMware audit the submissions? Can they realistically audit the submissions?
Why do 95% of all comments on MySpace consist of some variation of "thx 4 the add"?
The MSN/Opera thing was three years ago. Got anything more recent?
Who is "they"? I don't think I've seen a site discriminate based on the UA alone in quite some time.