Mozilla announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out version 43 update for its Firefox Internet browser. This is a historic moment for Mozilla as Firefox version 43 is the company's first browser that has a 64-bit version for Windows.

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Mozilla released the new Firefox 64-bit version without much fanfare. However, it is a giant leap for the company which was a bit late in releasing the 64-bit version of the Firefox browser.

A preview version of the 64-bit Firefox browser for Windows was released way back in March. The release of the preview version led experts to believe that Mozilla will release it in May, which is the usual timeline for Firefox's updates.

The biggest advantage of running a 64-bit browser on a 64-bit operating system is that it can provide more than 4GB of memory to a 32-bit application. This allows users to open more tabs, as well as run more sophisticated Internet contents and apps.

Mozilla has been lagging behind its rivals for quite some time already and the latest move to release the 64-bit Firefox browser means that the company has not yet given up on the browser market. In comparison, Google released the 64-bit Chrome browser for Windows in August 2014 followed by the OS X version in November of the same year. Apple's Safari has a 64-bit version since 2009, while the Windows Internet Explorer 64-bit version has been on circulation since 2006.

Among the top Internet browsers in terms of number of users, Mozilla's Firefox is the last to offer a 64-bit version. Firefox already has a 64-bit version available for OS X and Linux platforms, but the company has faced several delays in releasing the same version for Windows.

Mozilla ditched the project back in 2012, only to restart it again just a month later.

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