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While having a 64-bit OS is useful, the majority of apps I work on never use anywhere near 4GB. Firefox has distributed 64-bit builds, so it is not the case tha
by CJefferson 14y ago
While having a 64-bit OS is useful, the majority of apps I work on never use anywhere near 4GB. Firefox has distributed 64-bit builds, so it is not the case that they aren't willing to put the work in. However, there turns out to be basically no advantage to running a 64-bit web browser.
- gryph0n 14y agoIf you're a heavy browser user, or if you simply never close your browser, you'll frequently run into the scenario where 32 bit Firefox reaches the 2GB virtual memory limit, whereupon it gets killed. Yep, it's 2GB, atleast on 32bit OS (I'm on Win 7 32bit). Just the convenience factor of not having to restart my browser frequently is enough to make me want to embrace x64. My blocker is that my corporate IT policy is to have 32 bit OS.