64-bit Flash support will likely be included and some add-ons will have been updated to run correctly under 64-bit architecture by this time. This makes installation more convenient at this stage. Second phase: A universal installer will be made available that can install on either 圆4 or x86 systems without the user needing to download a separate installer for 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems. At this stage it is to be expected that few if any of the existing binary add-ons and software plug-ins will work at all. Users will be able to opt-in for a 64-bit version instead of the usual 32-bit version.
The roll out of 64-bit Firefox for Windows will happen in three phrases:įirst phase: A 64-bit installed will be issued.
The installer will also need to be updated to run properly as well. Their research has determined that more than half of the existing Firefox users run a 64-bit operating system so effectively half the user base aren't getting as much operational efficiency out of Firefox software as they could if a 64-bit version was already available.įirefox will need to fully test the newer version to ensure that the most popular add-ons are compatible with the 64-bit package. The linked page breaks down the reasons why Mozilla is interested in building a 64-bit version for Windows users. And it's about time.Įagle eyes spotted that the Mozilla Wiki web site has been updated to suggest that the organization is busy developing a 64-bit Firefox Stable version for Windows as we speak. But now they're back on track to develop and then release a 64-bit Mozilla Firefox in the first quarter of 2015. Mozilla were developing a 64-bit version for Windows, then they stopped.
Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and several other popular web browsers already offer 64-bit software to browse the web using this improved architecture. Firefox has fallen a little behind in the web browser wars when it comes to offering a 64-bit version of their software for Windows.
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