Will Firefox, apparently like Chrome, be ceasing updates for computers without SSE2 support?

Firefox is my chosen browser, but for web design purposes I also have Google Chrome. I have however, like others, begun to receive a message from Chrome stating that very soon my computer will no longer receive updates because its hardware is no longer supported. Chrome like, Firefox 28.0 - that I have - states a minimum CPU requirement of Pentium 4 or better: Firefox has specified this much since as I recall 2011, but my old laptop, which I use for almost all my computer activities, including web design, uses a Pentium III Mobile and runs Firefox perfectly well. The specific concern with Chrome, however, which is now I see specified for Firefox 28.0, is a CPU that supports SSE2: my laptop's CPU supports only SSE (and MMX), but as I say works perfectly well with FF28.0. So, will FF be ending support for computers of my harware specification (SSE rather than SSE2 or better)?

A "Pentium 4 or newer processor that supports SSE2" is recommended, not a strict requirement. The PC hardware requirements haven't changed since Firefox 4.0, released on March 22nd, 2011.
* http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/4.0/system-requirements/
* http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/system-requirements/
No plans to change that, as far as I can see.
* https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?order=Bug%20Number&short_desc=sse2&query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr All 'SSE2' bug reports | Bugzilla]
The only reference I can find to this change being proposed was around the time Firefox 4 was released. Given that it hasn't happened yet, and Firefox 29 is right around the corner, I'd say there's no need to worry about it in the immediate future.
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/4/Platforms

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You may make a comment using input
*Use feedback input.mozilla.org/feedback
** I suggest make only a short comment about single subjects <br /> Otherwise it is likely to be lost in noise as a general complaint.
** Statistical information from ''input feedback'' is made available to developers.
** Anyone can see & filter the comments in an interactive webpage dashboard input.mozilla.org
This forum is not the best place for such a discussion so I will tag this as offtopic <s >and close the thread.</s> ''but leave it open in case you change your mind about using addons''
N.B. [[Answering questions on the Support Forum#w_off-topic-questions|_off-topic-questions]]
'' As a general rule we should only offer support for the products listed on the Ask a Question page at the time the thread is opened. Everything else should be considered offtopic ..... ''
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