Firefox 6.0 Officially Released: Download Links Inside

Motorola bought out Mozilla, obviously.

Anyone have peacekeeper / browser wars benchmarks on it? Just link updated tables in the news.

Firefox is loosing its taste, as the developers are drawing straws on what feature will be successful.

I hate to see mozilla tripping over its own feet trying to keep up with chrome and ie9; I feel like they are going in the wrong direction trying to develop an os/platform.

I suppose feature bloat is a natural course software developers take, however, in trying to add value they alienate their user base, and hurt the performance/usage that likely made them a viable choice to begin with.

I find myself using chrome and ie9 more, and more.

Yeah I could care less. I'm using Aurora along with Memory Fox and I'm not going back.

Not to mention the link to the x64 version just leads to a zip file, with no way to install or anything.

No wonder Google bought Motorola

What's funny is that you can just update to version 6 right through Firefox. Just hit the orange Firefox button, Help, About Firefox and it will automatically update you.

unfortunately if you want 64bit version, you have to update it manually...

also I think the 64bit link in Tom's is for Linux...I don't see any executable file in there....

I've become a Chrome Junkie. It's simple and straight-forwrd on the outside, while having great security and features in the background.

Some stuff you don't need to see or even know about. What matters is that it's secure, compatible and accessible.

Chrome and even IE9 (shocking, I know) do this. Firefox 5+ seems more clunky IMO. They need to get more basic on the UI side of things.

No thank you. FF did enough BS dumbing down its UI Chrome-style... if FF 6 doesn't let me re-adjust the UI back to 3.6 style, I'll dump it. About to find out... FF 6 is supposed to use less RAM, lol - let's see.

i switched over to opera last year after using firefox 4 beat and found it was slow on some of the web pages i frequent and they were still slow after upgrading to the final version. i just like opera more for its speed dial feature and skins. i have no problem with chrome or firefox but IE still sucks the big one

With all of this talk about Chrome and Firefox losing it's way I was concerned, but not converted, AT ALL. I just installed Firefox 6.0 64 bit and all I have to say is HOLY S**T, BATMAN! This thing is Beastly! From the first page I loaded, I immediately notice how much faster it is. Click - Pop - and the page is there. I visit Tom's a few times a day and it is always painfully slow to load. I wish I had timed it before and after but now Tom's Hardware Guide comes up so quick I think that somehow Mozilla slipped in a SSD when I downloaded the update.

What is with these recent rapid-release versions of Firefox? They've gotten as bad a Chrome has. This rate next year, we'll be at FF 12 and Chrome 19. Not stifling creativity or progression here, but the "our browser is at a higher number than yours" is stupid.

looks like the link for the 64-bit version is for linux

Yes, the link in this article does not work. (Stoopid Tom's)
Just go to Mozilla to download and install.
Try it, YOU WILL LIKE IT!

Gees, wasn't firefox 4, 5 and 6 released this year?

Nobody complains when Windows or Nvidia updates every month.
Those hard working people at Mozilla are serving up the goods fresh baked from the oven. And they are not half-baked either.

This: They were on the unstable, buggy 3.5 way too long. I am glad they are pushing development faster... Version 4+ has been much more stable... And improving... I have gone away from Chrome at work. Only use Chome on my netbook now.

Chrome for work.
Opera for general browsing.
IE when all else fails.

can anyone post the link for the 64-bit version of this i cannot find it on Mozilla's website

Version inflation...excellent! Software development "stimulus" at its best. If we can't make it better, we'll just inflate the numbers to compete.

I don't fight over what browser people prefer.
To each her own - More power to you.
But I find the browser wars much like the iTunes vs. Winamp debate.
I use them both, But like Winamp I find Firefox a little tougher to learn but if you dig beneath the surface one can customize it to your liking. I am Old Skool. I want to see all the menus, but I hate having toolbars taking up the screen where my webpage should be.

I may not be fluent in customizing Chrome, IE, Opera, etc. but I do not like the minimalist easy user interfaces. My Firefox 6.0 looks just like my Firefox 3.6, but is running much faster. I only see 4 small rows above my webpages: The File Menu, Tabs, Buttons - URL - Search, and 1 toolbar. One extension I recommend is 'Roomy Bookmarks Toolbar'. Next to the URL is a tiny icon, you can drag it onto the Roomy Bookmarks Toolbar, when you mouse-over the icon the full description is displayed. By using the tiny icons a TON of bookmarks can be on display at all times.

So... its offical... FireFox has out Chromed, Chrome?

It was already lame for Google to come out with "12" versions of Chrome in 2 years or so (Realistically, Chrome is actually version 2.x). FF is also REALLY 4.1 (aka 5.0).

Opera is version 11.5 - they spent 15 years getting there... with more great changes to the browser that is NOTICEABLE bewteen 11.0, 11.1, 11.5.

Chrome 12 looks like Chrome 1... FF... has gone nuts. Both of them are not as good as Opera in terms of usage.

Hmm, I appreciate that FF6 didn't reverse the UI to Chrome-style... and all addons/plugins work save Java Console... and RAM print is still at 230MB with 5 tabs open. Looks good, so far...

I like Chrome's philosophy:

Keep the fun stuff right in front where you can easily get to it and keep the mechanical/work-related stuff in a small, single pull-down menu (the Wrench Icon) to access when you need it, but out of the main spotlight.

No need for Menu Tabs to clutter up space that can be used for more browser room. Or a separate "search" field. Do it all from one field or pop open a new tab and do it from there.

It's simple and it works. That's why I like Chrome.

It's just my opinion but many other people agree.

And yes, loading up faster and using less system RAM is also a nice Chrome feature.

Wait-a-minute. I thought Mozilla was doing away with FF versions?!

i wish they put everything firefox related in one website, properly organized and labeled, instead of all over different websites.

As a developer I just have to clarify this. DEVELOPERS usually want to create the best performing product and instead of adding new features, they want to improve / speed up the existing features. It is the MANAGEMENT of a company that doesn't give a sh_t about performance/stability. Management just wants to keep adding new features to 'beat' their competitors.

Not that I'm bitter or anything.

I am still using opera, its faster than any browser i've ever used, I jump to ie9 for filling out forms and what not and that's it. But Firefox was the first browser that helped me break the mold of ie.

I switched to opera a long time ago!

If they continue on this pace, by the end of the month we might see Firefox 20