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 :When a plugin crashes or freezes while using Firefox with crash protection, the browser will stay running while the portions of websites controlled by the plugin will be disabled. The plugin content can be restarted by refreshing the page.
-;How many plugin crashes does Firefox with crash protection eliminate? Can you quantify or add some detail to “a significant number”?
+;How many Firefox crashes are caused by plugins?
-:Our data from a beta audience of nearly one million users indicates that as many as one in three browser crashes are caused by plugins, and are diverted to plugin-only crashes with Firefox 3.6.4.
+:Our data on Firefox crashes shows that as many as one in three browser crashes are currently caused by problems with various plugins. We have been beta testing crash protection in Firefox 3.6.4 for a month and feedback indicates that users are now being protected from these crashes.
 ;Why can’t the crashing plugin be updated or fixed?