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    Nobody expects the Senior Member Lemur's Avatar
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    Lightbulb Firefox 5 released: Same as it wever was

    Is it just me, or is the latest major release of the Fox a yawner? It looks indistinguishable from version four. Is there something I'm missing, some major engine overhaul? What gives?


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    Default Re: Firefox 5 released: Same as it wever was

    Firefox adopted Chrome's idea of major version numbers to make you feel happy rather than be meaningful. Similar to why the next Linux kernel will be 3.0.
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    Default Re: Firefox 5 released: Same as it wever was

    Yeah, I can't help but think 4.1 would have been sufficient...
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    Default Re: Firefox 5 released: Same as it wever was

    Which is yet another reminder of the end of the days by 2012. Firefox will catch up with the date with hotfixes, minor updates etc.

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    Default Re: Firefox 5 released: Same as it wever was

    As far as I can tell the main thing it does is (maybe) break functionality with plugins I need for work. No need to find out...

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    Default Re: Firefox 5 released: Same as it wever was

    Quote Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good View Post
    As far as I can tell the main thing it does is (maybe) break functionality with plugins I need for work. No need to find out...
    A lot of plugin/addon developers are complaining about this. The quick increase to the major number is going to make compatibility checks a nightmare.
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