Reviews of Mozilla Firefox (v4) for Windows

1. 
   pjafrombbay

   Reviewing 4.0.1 (Jun 3, 2011)

   It pains me to say this but I agree with SlapShot. I have been a loyal Firefox user ever since it was released. However it has become almost unusable (on Windows 7 Home Pro). Its got nothing to do with extensions or memory leeks or whatever, it just seems to be lousy code.
   
   Well I've made the switch to Google Chrome (on both PC's) and I can see no reason to return. Chrome is still not as good as Firefox was when it was at its best.
   
   Somehow I feel very sad, like an old friend dying.
   
   Addendum: I've just installed Firefox 5 Beta 3 and it seems to be running much better than the stable version 4. Lets hope it continues to do so.
   
   Regards,
   Peter
2. 
   SlapShot

   Reviewing 4.0.1 (May 22, 2011)

   FIrefox has become a complete disaster. Shame on Mozilla for releasing this
3. 
   PaulWilliams

   Reviewing 4.0.1 (May 21, 2011)

   I understand people's frustration, but overall it's a very good Internet Browser for Windows 7 and a definite improvement over version 4.0. I've tried them all, but ultimately I keep coming back to Firefox. Internet Explorer 9 is still slow, Opera 10 doesn't have many add-ons and Google Chrome (My 2nd Choice) lacks customization and doesn't have a working Print Preview feature or a NoScript equivalent.
   
   I suppose I have to forgive the fact that they stole most of the GUI design from Opera and it's not quite as fast or crash proof as Google Chrome. It's strength has to be that it's reasonably fast, very customizable and has many excellent add-ons (NoScript is my favorite). As long as it keeps improving and they don't rush it to market like last time, I'll continue using it. If not then I'll keep trying alternatives until something better comes along.
4. 
   carlvui

   Reviewing 4.0.1 (May 17, 2011)

   It seems the new Mozilla development project is the typical example of the "trust in the mechanism" .
   Careerists, aggressive, unscrupulous, overly self confident managers make business plans and they plow through users, critics and even their own developers.
   
   The old saying haunts: " to make something good, first everything must be battered down."
   They grew ignorant and arrogant, flexing muscles until the word Firefox drops out the dictionaries. It won't happen in a day but surely will, I think.
   Very good, go on Mozilla and we will see. You are full of it.
   I regret I ever used your browser.
5. 
   fraksion

   Reviewing 4.0.1 (May 12, 2011)

   Mozilla isn't even considering all the negative reviews users give on its forum. They just lock the threads now like here: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/797148
   
   Users complain because FF4 hangs, crashes and lags to typing or actions. It feeds on RAM, over 1 gb in the same PC where 3.6 works flawlessly. I could even accept that I'm on 6gb, but it crashes for no reason at all. And while with the interface changes ppl may become used to (personally I don't care because I use gestures) the browser perfomance has gone downhill. Mozilla get your s*** together, you are turning ppl away.

Discuss Mozilla Firefox (v4) for Windows

1. Mar 21, 2011 - 10:04 PM
   Zarggg

   On 21 March, FileForum claims to be posting the final release of Firefox 4.0 (i.e., not a release candidate). Mozilla's own FTP site lists that 4.0 final is not yet released and RC2 (released on 18 March) is still the latest.
2. Mar 3, 2010 - 7:54 PM
   psycros

   I'm sorry, but I do not see the logic in posting an alpha anywhere but the app's home site (Mozilla in this case). This is just asking for bad ratings and general problems.