[eyeamok]

“But it’s a bit of a memory hog” that is a WINDOWS Problem not Firefox

[BubbaBasher]

“But it’s a bit of a memory hog” that is a WINDOWS Problem not Firefox

That's incorrect. Each application is responsible for releasing the memory it used when the application is closed. It is ALWAYS an application problem not a Windows problem. (not a fanboy, just a programmer)

[CalvaryJohn]

I wasn’t aware of that, but it makes sense. Microsoft is the king of bloatware.

[TomGuy]

“But it’s a bit of a memory hog” that is a WINDOWS Problem not Firefox

No, it is Firefox. You can watch Firefox, even sitting idle, consume more and more memory, if you watch it through the Processes tab of Windows Task Manager. Right now, my Firefox is consuming 156,180K and I have only 1 tab on a simple (no flash or motion graphics) website open. I closed that tab to blank and it is now consuming 166,316K.

[Egon]

that is a WINDOWS Problem not Firefox

Far be it for me to defend Windows, but in this case, you're incorrect.

From a developer's percpective, memory usage/bloating/leaks are generally the application's fault, not the operating system. There are exceptions (if you're using an OS library that has issues, or some such) but those are rare.

To this particular instance: I have a dual-boot laptop that I use constantly (XP and Ubuntu Linux) and I have a Mac Mini that I use at home. FireFox is a memory hog on all three platforms.