This update is really very nice. I prefer Chrome over Firefox, but I can't live without Firebug. I know Chrome developer tools are nice and workable but Firebug just seems better to me somehow, may just be familiarity.<p>I've stuck it out with Firefox for a long time so I could continue using my beloved Firebug, but with this new version instead of feeling tethered to an unwieldy behemoth I feel happy in my browser.<p>Congrats to the Firefox team.
I had to wait until the end of the article to see that FF4 is still one monolithic process. Everything else aside, that means I still have to restart it occasionally to get memory back. And the tab-of-death problem remains.
I've been really happy with Chrome after using Firefox for a long time. I couldn't bear one more Adobe Flash Plugin crash. Has any Chrome user here switched over to Firefox 4 and been pleased with it?
I'm still debating on whether to use Firefox 4. Both Safari and Chrome seem to exhibit "lock ups" while opening a few tabs or while loading content. Maybe others have experience the same thing?
I am surprised to see that a restart of the browser is still required to enable / disable extensions and themes in the new FireFox 4.<p>Is this the case with Chrome as well?
I am seeing many things copied from Chrome. Reading the article top to bottom:<p>-Tabs above the address bar<p>-1 button for stop/refresh<p>-single star button for bookmarks<p>-transient status bar<p>-manage extensions in a tab<p>-pinning tabs<p>Tab groups, awesome bar, sync, and the privacy features do look awesome though. Will try them out for a while.
The photo at the start of the article is of a Red Panda, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda</a>, not a fox (of any kind).
It's still the slowest.. Proper tests here <a href="http://uk.gizmodo.com/5784454/browser-speed-tests-firefox-4-internet-explorer-9-chrome-11-and-more" rel="nofollow">http://uk.gizmodo.com/5784454/browser-speed-tests-firefox-4-...</a><p>From what I saw in the arstech article, the graphics are somewhere between bulkly ie8, and super clean Opera. Has any FF user used another browser properly and gone back for something other than extensions? It really does seem to suck from what I see. And now Opera and Safari have a lot of good extensions, FF should be dying out, but it probably won't.