[tbb-bugs] #13406 [Tor Browser]: Tor Browser 4.0 make use of the updater and stop directing users to download-easy.html.en

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#13406: Tor Browser 4.0 make use of the updater and stop directing users to
download-easy.html.en
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     Reporter:  Sherief  |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:           |     Status:  new
  enhancement            |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-usability, tbb-usability-
  Browser                |  stoppoint-app, TorBrowserTeam201502
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by mikeperry):

 Replying to [comment:14 mcs]:
 > Replying to [comment:13 mikeperry]:
 > > ...
 > > I think the about:tor page should remain the same, but the Torbutton
 menu link should perform the MAR-based update for 4.5+.
 >
 > Thank you for your feedback and clarifications.  Should we change
 Torbutton to stop retrieving
 > https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions ?
 >
 > If we do stop checking RecommendedTBBVersions, we may want to increase
 the frequency of the checks done by the updater and/or possibly trigger a
 check when about:tor is loaded.  Our check interval is currently the same
 as Firefox's (twice per day, governed by app.update.interval).

 I think in the interest of keeping this change as simple as possible, we
 should leave the RecommendedTBBVersions check in place, and simply fix the
 menu item to use the Firefox "Check for updates" functionality.

 However, if it is simpler to make everything based on the update
 manifests, that is also fine.

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