Firefox 4.0, the Next Major Version of Firefox

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    Firefox 4.0, the Next Major Version of Firefox


    According to Mozilla’s current plans, the next major release of its open source browser will be labeled Firefox 4.0.While the moniker is bound not to be a real surprise for quite a consistent number of Mozilla watchers, the fact of the matter is that the browser vendor has not officially announced that Firefox 4.0 would be the successor of Firefox 3.6. At one point, Mozilla was planning two upgrades to Firefox 3.5, namely versions 3.6 and 3.7. Firefox 3.6 was delivered earlier this year, and it looks like Firefox 4.0 will be next.

    ”As many have heard, I've been working with various stakeholders in order to put together a product plan for the next version of Firefox, which is looking like it will be called Firefox 4. I'm happy to say that it's at a point where I'd like to present it to the community in order to set expectations and focus, as well as in order to gather more feedback and thoughts,” revealed Mike Beltzner, director of Firefox.

    Full read: Firefox 4.0, the Next Major Version of Firefox - It?s quasi-official - Softpedia
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  2. JMH
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    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
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    Firefox 4 roadmap unveiled; beta expected in June

    For quite some time, Mozilla has been hard at work on Firefox 4. What was initially planned to be Firefox 3.7 has officially been rolled into Firefox 3.6.4, which is currently available in beta form, featuring out-of-process plugins. Firefox 4 is expected to be an all-out overhaul and evolutionary version of the world's second most popular browser.
    On beltzner.ca, an early product plan for Firefox 4 has been made public. The roadmap is not set in stone, however, the slide show gives the world an unheard of, detailed, glimpse into what will make up Mozilla's next major release. As seen in slide 27, the first beta is expected towards the end of June, with the final release coming in November. Keep in mind, this is all subject to change.


    Here's some of what we can expect from Firefox 4:
    • Speed - it will be "super-duper fast"
    • Power - it will support " 5 and beyond"
    • Empowerment - users will be allowed to fully control their browser, its data, and their web experience
    • Completely re-vamped user interface allowing layout customization and less chrome
    • Improved stability and security
    • Ability to install add-ons without restarting browser
    • Better tools for developers
    • 64-bit support
    • Hardware acceleration
    • Multitouch support
    Source -
    Neowin.net - Firefox 4 roadmap unveiled; beta expected in June
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    Windows 7 x64 / Same
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    Firefox 4


    Mozilla hopes to release Firefox 4 in October or November, a new version that has speed among its top goals.
    "Performance is a huge, huge, huge thing for us," said Mike Beltzner, vice president of engineering for Firefox, in a Webcast on Tuesday about plans for the browser. "We created the performance story, and we've got to keep at it."
    Among other features planned for Firefox 4--and Mozilla emphatically cautions that plans can change--are support for high-speed graphics and text through Direct2D on Windows; a tidier user interface with more prominent and poweful tabs; support for several newer Web technologies; 64-bit versions; and compatibility with multitouch interfaces.
    Performance means any number of things in a browser. Among them: the time it takes to launch the program or to load a Web page, the responsiveness of the user interface to commands such as opening new tabs, and the speed with which Web-based JavaScript programs execute. Firefox programmers also will work on more perceptual speed improvements, Beltzner said, such as changing the order that Web page elements appear on the screen and the appearance of the page-loading progress bar.
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  4. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
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    At least a 64-bit version
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  5. Posts : 2,528
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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    They should skip over 4.0 and go to 5.0. Netscape/Mozilla don't have a good history with the 4.0 version number :)
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  6. Posts : 2,127
    Windows XP - Now Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).
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    Their sights on Chrome -- especially with regards to speed

    Thanks for the link Win7.
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  7. Posts : 291
    Windows 3.11
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    Beta in June
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  8. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
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    yowanvista said:
    At least a 64-bit version
    Already is,

    Firefoxownload - Mozilla x86-64

    Nice to play around with, but not much point if you want Flash.
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  9. Arc
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    fseal said:
    They should skip over 4.0 and go to 5.0. Netscape/Mozilla don't have a good history with the 4.0 version number :)
    Interesting info :)
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    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
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    64-bit version too
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