Firefox versus Amazon

[g8kbvdave at googlemail.com]

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> 
> Am I the only one who has noticed that if one does pretty much anything
> on or with www.amazon.com while using Firefox on FreeBSD, the CPU usage
> (as reported by top) of Firefox ends up going through the roof?
> 
> 

Not just FF on FBSD...

Other OS/Browser combinations also bog down on some Amazon (and other 
"commercial" website) pages.

I've not bothered to look in detail, but I suspect some javascript is involved.

Regards.

Dave B.