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There are number of things we believe the e10s project will give us (ordered in relative priority).
There are number of things we believe the e10s project will give us (ordered in relative priority).


* Better overall application UI responsiveness.
1. Better overall application UI responsiveness.
* Improved performance, especially on multi-core machines.  
2. Improved performance, especially on multi-core machines.  
* Better memory core stats.
3. Better memory core stats.
** Using more than 1 content process.  
4. Using more than 1 content process.  
* Crash protection. A web content crash doesn't take down the entire browser.
5. Crash protection. A web content crash doesn't take down the entire browser.
* Preparation for sandboxing. Web content can be sandboxed more cleanly.
6. Preparation for sandboxing. Web content can be sandboxed more cleanly.
** A goal for the security team is to prepare a threat model for e10s.
** A goal for the security team is to prepare a threat model for e10s.
* Add ons/extensions:
7. Add ons/extensions (need a crisp goal defined here)


The #1 driver for e10s is to improve the application responsiveness, or the perception thereof.
The #1 driver for e10s is to improve the application responsiveness, or the perception thereof.


Other interesting gains but not explicit goals...
Other interesting gains but not explicit goals...
* Better visibility into how resources are being used.
* Better visibility into how resources are being used.


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