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=Snappy: Start-up & Shutdown=
=Snappy: Start-up & Shutdown=
==Problem Statement==
Users current spend more time than necessary waiting for Firefox to become useful on start-up. Firefox can also be very slow to shutdown, requiring users to kill the process.


==Goal==
==Goal==
Firefox will have start-up and shutdown times that are indistinguishable from the competition. This means 3-10 second start-up time and  <1 second shutdown time.
Firefox start-up and shutdown will be fast and lightweight. This means 3-10 second start-up time and  < 1 second shutdown time.


===Scope===
===Scope===
*Start-up: Time from when Firefox is launched until the browser is useful.
*Start-up: Time from when Firefox is launched until the browser is useful.
*Shutdown: Time from when exit is initiated (may be due to clicking X, the Quit menu item, or Restart) until the Firefox process is terminated.
*Shutdown: Time from when exit is initiated (may be due to clicking X, the Quit menu item, or Restart) until the Firefox process is terminated.
===User Benefit===
Users will spend less time waiting for Firefox to become useful. Competing browsers are very good at appearing to be useful sooner.


==Status==
==Status==
Confirmed users
2,473

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