Mozilla finally offering 64-bit Firefox to Windows users by default

Consumer 64-bit processors have been around for a long time now -- AMD began selling the Athlon 64, for instance, way back in 2003. Windows XP Professional x64 Edition was released by Microsoft in 2005. I was an early adopter at the time, buying that first-ever Athlon 64 and later running that aforementioned version of Windows. I say all of that because I am shocked that in 2017 it is considered news if a company starts offering a 64-bit version of their Windows software by default. Well, folks, that is exactly what is happening today. Mozilla will now serve 64-bit Firefox by… [Continue Reading]