# Do I want Firefox 3.6?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-firefox-3-6/533260>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 21, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-firefox-3-6/533260 "2010-03-21T19:29:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-firefox-3-6/533260/1 "2010-03-21T19:29:31Z")

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I’m being encouraged to upgrade to the newest version of Firefox – any reason I should? shouldn’t?

TIA.

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**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-firefox-3-6/533260/2 "2010-03-21T20:02:13Z")

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It’s not a major release, so no **major** changes: slight speed increase, personas, etc.

The only real reason not to upgrade, as ever, is if you have plugins/add-ons that aren’t compatible with the new version.

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**Author:** ![rekkah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rekkah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rekkah)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-firefox-3-6/533260/3 "2010-03-21T20:20:27Z")

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The tabbed browsing is slightly different - new tabs open immediately to the right of the tab currently in use, rather than at the far right of the window. Other than that it seems pretty much the same to me.

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**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-firefox-3-6/533260/4 "2010-03-21T20:54:09Z")

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If the new tab behaviour in 3.6 bothers you, it can be changed back:

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> Type about:config in the URL bar and hit Enter.  
> If you see the warning, you can confirm that you want to access that page.  
> Filter = browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent  
> Double-click that preference to change the value to false

]([http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/1/599601](http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/1/599601))

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-firefox-3-6/533260/5 "2010-03-21T21:29:26Z")

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There was a thread in ATMB that showed some cookie handling issues that you can run into on vbulletin.

I tried 3.6, and it wasn’t significantly better. So that one little downside was enough for me to downgrade. I should have known better than to take a .0 release, anyways. I’m at least waiting til 3.6.1