Mozilla 1.6 vs. Firebird 0.7

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I was using Mozilla 1.5 and upgraded to 1.6. It is definitely less stable on my machine than 1.5 was. Otherwise, I don't notice any difference at all. Mozilla 1.6 tends to crash more in Mail and News than 1.5 did.
What operating system are you using?
I'm running Windows XP Home, and have never had a problem with 1.5, 1.5a or 1.6
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I use Windows 98 SE. I had no stability problems with Mozilla 1.5,
but have noticed a few with 1.6.
 
I use Windows 98 SE. I had no stability problems with Mozilla 1.5,
but have noticed a few with 1.6.
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A point: As Windows 98 is retired from the field by Microsoft, more
and more software will only be tested with Windows 2000 and XP. And
more and more software will not run on 98 because not only will the
software not be designed to handle it, bugs that do occur will not be
detected by testing. I've noticed this already with some things.
 
Richard Steven Hack said:
A point: As Windows 98 is retired from the field by Microsoft,
more and more software will only be tested with Windows 2000 and
XP. And more and more software will not run on 98 because not
only will the software not be designed to handle it, bugs that do
occur will not be detected by testing. I've noticed this already
with some things.
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Another point : I read that Microsoft extended for 30 more months
the support of Win 98 and Win 98SE : security updates will be free
whereas other other updates will be payware. AFAIR, the initial
support of these OS was supposed to end at beginning 2004.
 
I use Windows 98 SE. I had no stability problems with Mozilla 1.5,
A point: As Windows 98 is retired from the field by Microsoft, more
and more software will only be tested with Windows 2000 and XP. And
more and more software will not run on 98 because not only will the
software not be designed to handle it, bugs that do occur will not be
detected by testing. I've noticed this already with some things.
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There is still a large percentage of computer users who use
Windows 98. Over 20%, I believe. Software writers would be foolish
not to test their work on Windows 98. I do recognize your point.
Once a user has moved on to Windows XP, he probably feels that the
rest of the world should do the same. Well, tough for him. I won't
be leaving W98 for quite a while.
 
Well, that's very noble of you. But software developers can only afford to
certify their programs for so many platforms. It isn't the TESTING that's
expensive it's the tweaking afterwards that costs big bucks; and what do you
do if the fix for Win98 "breaks" the program for WinXP? No one in their
right mind is going to ignore the 80 - 85% who have demonstrated that they
have the money and inclination to move on and buy new stuff in favor of the
15 - 20% who seem disinclined to even update their OS and who may have all
the stuff they want in a PC.

The simple economic reality is that your operating system IS getting left
behind and not just by Microsoft, but by Camera manufacturers, Hard drive
manufacturers, and software developers as well. Virtually anyone and
everyone whose products interact with a PC consider you much less of a
prospect than someone with a newer OS.

I'm not trying to be mean, just pointing out the harsh economic realities.
 
The simple economic reality is that your operating system IS getting left
behind and not just by Microsoft, but by Camera manufacturers, Hard drive
manufacturers, and software developers as well. Virtually anyone and
everyone whose products interact with a PC consider you much less of a
prospect than someone with a newer OS.
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Eventually Windows98 will get left behind. That's inevitable.
Right now, however, it is one of the major operating systems in
general use. Software companies would be foolish to write programs
that can't run on it. That only limits their sales. Once the
market share of W98 has fallen to a marginal level -- say 5% --
they will begin to turn their backs on it. Right now, they are
supporting it, because the people using it have money, and buy
software.

And, by the way, many older programs that run on W98 won't run on
Windows XP. And games run faster on W98 than on W XP. Microsoft
may be forcing us all to upgrate to XP, but that doesn't mean we
are doing it without sacrifice.
 
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