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Surely, like all programs, the answer is....
"Only what it needs, and no more.".

To anyone who might feel like crying "RAM is cheap!", then I would say (speaking as a programmer) that that would be no excuse for sloppy work.
Posted by: Zogg   Posted on: 06/04/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Surely, like all programs, the answer is....  Zogg | 06/04/08
I agree...  BitTwiddler | 06/04/08
Ditto for cheap gas. That got us into an even bigger mess.  DonnieBoy | 06/04/08
Still, "what it needs" is not straight forward. Yes, there has bee a lot of  DonnieBoy | 06/04/08
Sometimes, the string is just too long happy.  Zogg | 06/04/08
Not a definitive answer just yet  davidcorley@... | 06/04/08
Safari? That's funny.  kjones@... | 06/04/08
This is really hard to guage since...  BitTwiddler | 06/04/08
Relevant for older computers. So...  pjotr123 | 06/04/08
agreed  vi0l3t1975@... | 06/04/08
firefox -safe-mode  D. T. Schmitz | 06/04/08
Which 3.0 did you use?  Roger Ramjet | 06/04/08
He was using...  Stuka | 06/04/08
nonsense  rtk | 06/04/08
Doesn't total memory matter?  FreewheelinFrank | 06/04/08
It does  luch3 | 06/04/08
Screenshots links crossed  msgclb | 06/04/08
I hate the beta  mudar | 06/04/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  Maarek | 06/04/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  msgclb | 06/04/08
Only two sizes  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/04/08
Firefox 3 should've been smart and used MORE memory  seanwal111111 | 06/11/08
Compare IE8?  nucrash | 06/04/08
RE: Compare IE8?  msgclb | 06/04/08
Hundreds of MB does seem obscene to me  John L. Ries | 06/04/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  Computer Guru | 06/04/08
you should compare IE8 with FF3  qmlscycrajg | 06/04/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  Linux User 147560 | 06/04/08
Compare a bunch  BillDem | 06/04/08
FF3's memory usage is fine for me.  Stuka | 06/04/08
Who The HECK Uses IE7????  itanalyst2@... | 06/04/08
Enough, apparently...  superbus | 06/04/08
I use it more than FF  Ben_E | 06/05/08
I do  jackbond | 06/04/08
Too many do  tBuggR | 06/05/08
Where does Opera fit into this?  superbus | 06/04/08
Opera 9.5b2 is slick.  kraterz | 06/04/08
30 tabs loaded?  tonymcs@... | 06/04/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  Digitalcomet | 06/05/08
I find it funny...  Zorched | 06/05/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  clareJ | 06/05/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  notsofast | 06/05/08
Memory Usage  Kromaethius | 06/05/08
Neosmart never claimed in the article that IE7 is better...  transposeIT | 06/05/08
Adaptive memory profile?  Mitch 74 | 06/06/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  ThereThere | 06/11/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  TroyW | 06/11/08
3.0 is not a memory hog  Lerianis | 06/11/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  sanderson_111@... | 06/17/08
RE: Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?  johanne@... | 08/10/08
Probably because  TroyW | 08/10/08

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