https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/ff-106-0-1-for-mac-why-does-it-exist/m-p/16696#M7320 <P>I see there's now Firefox 106.0.1 out. After updating, I go to check out what's new, as always.</P><P>The only fix listed says:</P><P>"Addresses a crash experienced by users with AMD Zen1 CPUs."</P><P>The number of Macs with an AMD processor of any kind is precisely zero.</P><P>I even saw a release for Firefox 105 for which the only purpose was to fix a Windows bug – but Mac users still got an update. Before that, I seem to recall one targeted only at Linux – but Mac users got an update anyway.</P><P>Does this mean that Mozilla is now in the habit of releasing a new version when <EM>nothing has actually changed</EM>, just for the sake of version number parity across platforms?</P><P>I miss the days when a version number meant something, before the pointless race with Google Chrome began, and a .0 release didn't come every month. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:07:11 GMT Sixfold0371 2022-10-20T20:07:11Z https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/ff-106-0-1-for-mac-why-does-it-exist/m-p/16696#M7320 <P>I see there's now Firefox 106.0.1 out. After updating, I go to check out what's new, as always.</P><P>The only fix listed says:</P><P>"Addresses a crash experienced by users with AMD Zen1 CPUs."</P><P>The number of Macs with an AMD processor of any kind is precisely zero.</P><P>I even saw a release for Firefox 105 for which the only purpose was to fix a Windows bug – but Mac users still got an update. Before that, I seem to recall one targeted only at Linux – but Mac users got an update anyway.</P><P>Does this mean that Mozilla is now in the habit of releasing a new version when <EM>nothing has actually changed</EM>, just for the sake of version number parity across platforms?</P><P>I miss the days when a version number meant something, before the pointless race with Google Chrome began, and a .0 release didn't come every month. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:07:11 GMT https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/ff-106-0-1-for-mac-why-does-it-exist/m-p/16696#M7320 Sixfold0371 2022-10-20T20:07:11Z