![]() There was even some talk of increasing the frequency of the Firefox releases to once every five weeks or less. IE’s longer release cycles and excellent backwards compatibility really appeal to corporate users compared to Firefox’s new release model. For example, HttpWatch 3.2 was last compiled nearly 5 years ago but still works with IE 9 on Windows 7: In comparison, Microsoft has been the master of backwards compatibility across versions of Internet Explorer. Therefore, the frequent updates to Chrome don’t cause as many issues because there are less extensions and the extension API is less likely to change as it is so much more restricted. Of course, Chrome has always been frequently updated but it has a much smaller extension ecosystem because it doesn’t have the range of APIs available in Firefox or Internet Explorer. Even consumer focussed add-ons like RoboForm need updating for every Firefox release. It’s not just developer centric tools like HttpWatch that are affected. Also, we have to add at least one new DLL to our install program for every new Firefox release. That means it’s impossible for us to ship a version of HttpWatch that will work with a future release of Firefox. Binary components must be recompiled to work with each new release: There’s no guarantee that code in an extension will work with a new version of Firefox.įor native binary components like HttpWatch the picture is much worse. That’s all changed so anything can be updated. In the past many interfaces were said to be ‘frozen’ meaning that script based and native binary extensions could rely on using them at any point in the future. While changing to this new model, Mozilla largely gave up on backwards compatibility to speed up their development process. Releasing often seems like a good idea unless you’re in a controlled corporate environment or you develop extensions for a living. So in the previous four years we had five major new builds of Firefox, but this year we’ve already had versions 4, 5 and 6. Septemin Firefox, HttpWatch, Internet ExplorerĮarlier this year Mozilla shifted from releasing a new version every year or so, to once every six weeks. With the optional RoboForm Everywhere feature, you can now keep your Logins, Identities, Bookmarks and other information seamlessly in sync between all of your computers and mobile devices.Poll: How Often Should New Firefox Versions Be Released? And of course you can still use RoboForm2Go on all your USB flash drives. RoboForm available on Windows, Mac, Linux and most mobile devices such as iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Palm and Symbian. ![]() Our password manager integrates with IE, Firefox, Chrome on Windows as well as Chrome and Safari for Macs, allowing you to share info between browsers and making your web experience faster, easier and more secure. When you login to a website, RoboForm automatically offers to save your Login information. There's no start-up time with RoboForm-just surf the web as you normally would. We don't store your Master Password anywhere, so make sure you don’t forget it!Īutomatically Remembers Your Other Passwords This password will encrypt and secure all of your RoboForm data. Your RoboForm Master Password is the one password you’ll need to remember. Trusted since 1999, millions of users across the globe have discovered the benefits of using our password management software. ![]() RoboForm is a unique product that makes your life easier and more secure. Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 ![]()
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