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by ZenoArrow 3879 days ago
> "Also, being an educational model iMac with an old C2D, Chrome runs noticeably faster than Firefox."

I'm surprised by that. Have you tried Firefox on that machine recently (last 6 months, let's say)?
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alyandon 3879 days ago
No, not within the past 6 months. Has there been an improvement in that area for the OS X port?
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ZenoArrow 3879 days ago
I haven't got any conclusive stats to hand, but I get the impression that Firefox performance is gradually improving. This is one example of an upcoming feature that should offer some performance improvements:

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis

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