it went from 3.something to 6 in like a month, then 6.something over and over, then 7 now it's griping for v.8... I'm in IT, and I understand the need for version updates to keep up with security and new features, but come on! how many versions do we need? updates yes, but NEW versions all the time?

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

That's part of the current strategy with Firefox.

I made the jump a while back from 3.something to 7, but I'll hold off on moving to 8 until a couple of my favorite add-ons have a chance to catch up with it.

Everything flows, nothing stands still. Nothing endures but change.

I have Firefox on my computer to use to watch videos when my new improved 64 bit computer won't play them (which it won't about half the time (?!)). If I could get an update that would allow me to set the screen enlargement to 150% w/o having to reset it at every new page, I'd sit still for that one. Boggles the mind. Can it be that hard? Explorer is able to pull it off.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

The new Firefox version downloaded itself on my computer this am.

The first PDF I tried to retrieve afterward failed a few times and crashed my computer. I gave up and downloaded it in seconds on Internet Explorer.

Not endorsing IE, but what's up with that?

Yeah, you know, the old versions keep working even if you don't update...
(Posted from Firefox 3.6.15)

People still use firefox?

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Firefox 3.0.8 in my case running on Linux too. Haven't bothered with IE in ages. Or windows for that matter if I can help it. Though to be honest I'm contemplating getting a PC with windows purely for use as a skype phone.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Doesn't bother me much - all the updates install automatically, I haven't had any issues with them, and it's still the best browser around. I could use Chrome, but I care too much about proper page rendering and the plugins I use.

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Current:
2021 Charger Scat Pack Widebody "Sinabee"
2024 CR-V Hybrid

Previous:
1972 280SE 4.5
2018 Durango R/T, 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited "Hefe", 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo "Jeepy", 2006 Charger R/T "Hemi"
1999 Chrysler 300M - RIP @ 221k

I got tired of Firefox's crap and went with Chrome.

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Firefox perpetually hangs and nothing they suggest will stop it.

Chrome never hangs and it's fast as hell.

I'll give that a try.
I've used it, but had issues with it.
firefox has been my go to browser since it 1.0...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Same thing here. I have been using Firefox for years now but it start to behave really weird these days; it doesn't let me log in to a a lot of sites like facebook and my bank.

Chrome is a pretty good replacement, it still lets me use ad-blocker.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

I too was (past tense) a long time Firefox user; one of the things I liked about it were a few of the plug-ins, particularly ad-block plus to speed up browsing.

As Firefox began to bug me more and more earlier this year, with some instability in addition to the relentless flood of patches and upgrades, Chrome released a stable and secure version...and the ad-block folks made a plug-in for it.

Then the certificate hack-theft occurred, and I tested them side by side on a few ssl sites. Chrome caught a few...Firefox passed all of them.

I still use Firefox for a couple of things, like youtube. But Chrome has replaced it as my primary browser.