Firefox wasn't a second-tier browser immediately after the Chrome release, though. In my anecdotical experience, Firefox seemed faster, was more stable, and use

Firefox wasn't a second-tier browser immediately after the Chrome release, though. In my anecdotical experience, Firefox seemed faster, was more stable, and used less memory than Chrome at the time. Firebug was also easier to use than Chrome's dev tools. At the time. It's a much different story today.