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Time to go back to Chrome :(

by fsociety 6y ago

panpanna 6y ago
I would rather use Edge
- winrid 6y ago
  It does look promising. The surprising thing about Edge is it actually starts and is interactable faster (~1s) than Win10's Photo Viewer (3-5s)... on an SSD.
  - zerocrates 6y ago
    This reminds me of a semi recent story about Firefox removing an old feature because it affected startup speed. My basic thought was: I essentially always have my browser open. What do I care about a few hundred milliseconds, or even a few seconds, on something I do so rarely?
- Jerry2 6y ago
  >I would rather use Edge You should rethink that. >"We find that the browsers split into three distinct groups from this privacy perspective. In the first (most private) group lies Brave, in the second Chrome, Firefox and Safari, and in the third (least private) group lie Edge and Yandex." https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-worst-for-privacy-microsoft-isnt-happy/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-w...
- garmaine 6y ago
  Which is now Chrome!
- puzzlingcaptcha 6y ago
  Edge is now based on Chromium [1]. Welcome to the future, where you can choose from Chrome (Chromium), Edge (Chromium) and Opera (also Chromium). https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/#GmSJg4uFjBM5y8Hz.97 https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/micro...
  - akerro 6y ago
    do all of them use google extension store to install adblockers like Brave (also Chromium)?
    - puzzlingcaptcha 6y ago
      They have their own stores apparently (at least the user-facing front). https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/Microsoft-Edge-Extensions-Home https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/Microsoft-Edge-Ex... https://addons.opera.com/en/ https://addons.opera.com/en/
    - BrendanEich 6y ago
      Brave's shields are built-in, no extension from the Chrome Web Store is involved.
PostPlummer 6y ago
After years, I switched from chrome to Safari. Takes some getting used to, but now I'm quit happy with it. YMMV
- deleted 6y ago
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mtgx 6y ago
Try Brave first.
mulmen 6y ago
Do you mean because Firefox is in danger and you believe Chrome is your second best option? Or do you mean this as some form of protest? Changing browsers only hurts Firefox.
- Ygg2 6y ago
  At this point, what is the point of supporting Firefox? The management obviously doesn't care, and it's probably matter of time, before Firefox moves to Blink.
  - mulmen 6y ago
    Really? The reason to support Firefox is a counter to the Chrome monoculture. And because I actually like Firefox the browser? With the exception of Linux it is the largest open source project I actually use, and the one I use the most frequently. Mozilla’s leadership is clearly motivated by money. I will gladly pay them for Firefox.
    - Ygg2 6y ago
      At this point, I think it's inevitable that Chrome monoculture will happen. I like Firefox too, but unless you have a spare hundred million of USD lying around, the easiest way to maximize revenue is to minimize workforce. By moving to Blink.
- smnthermes 6y ago
  What?! Mozilla funds Google in order to control web standards, and to defend themselves against antitrust suits. Google doesn't need Mozilla to increase their search marketshare. People who care about privacy switch to things such as DuckDuckGo. When Firefox had Yahoo as the default search engine, many users switched back to Google.

Time to go back to Chrome :(

panpanna 6y ago

I would rather use Edge

winrid 6y ago
It does look promising. The surprising thing about Edge is it actually starts and is interactable faster (~1s) than Win10's Photo Viewer (3-5s)... on an SSD.
- zerocrates 6y ago
  This reminds me of a semi recent story about Firefox removing an old feature because it affected startup speed. My basic thought was: I essentially always have my browser open. What do I care about a few hundred milliseconds, or even a few seconds, on something I do so rarely?
Jerry2 6y ago
>I would rather use Edge You should rethink that. >"We find that the browsers split into three distinct groups from this privacy perspective. In the first (most private) group lies Brave, in the second Chrome, Firefox and Safari, and in the third (least private) group lie Edge and Yandex." https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-worst-for-privacy-microsoft-isnt-happy/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-w...
garmaine 6y ago
Which is now Chrome!
puzzlingcaptcha 6y ago
Edge is now based on Chromium [1]. Welcome to the future, where you can choose from Chrome (Chromium), Edge (Chromium) and Opera (also Chromium). https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/#GmSJg4uFjBM5y8Hz.97 https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/micro...
- akerro 6y ago
  do all of them use google extension store to install adblockers like Brave (also Chromium)?
  - puzzlingcaptcha 6y ago
    They have their own stores apparently (at least the user-facing front). https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/Microsoft-Edge-Extensions-Home https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/Microsoft-Edge-Ex... https://addons.opera.com/en/ https://addons.opera.com/en/
  - BrendanEich 6y ago
    Brave's shields are built-in, no extension from the Chrome Web Store is involved.

PostPlummer 6y ago

After years, I switched from chrome to Safari. Takes some getting used to, but now I'm quit happy with it. YMMV

deleted 6y ago
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mtgx 6y ago

Try Brave first.

mulmen 6y ago

Do you mean because Firefox is in danger and you believe Chrome is your second best option? Or do you mean this as some form of protest? Changing browsers only hurts Firefox.

Ygg2 6y ago
At this point, what is the point of supporting Firefox? The management obviously doesn't care, and it's probably matter of time, before Firefox moves to Blink.
- mulmen 6y ago
  Really? The reason to support Firefox is a counter to the Chrome monoculture. And because I actually like Firefox the browser? With the exception of Linux it is the largest open source project I actually use, and the one I use the most frequently. Mozilla’s leadership is clearly motivated by money. I will gladly pay them for Firefox.
  - Ygg2 6y ago
    At this point, I think it's inevitable that Chrome monoculture will happen. I like Firefox too, but unless you have a spare hundred million of USD lying around, the easiest way to maximize revenue is to minimize workforce. By moving to Blink.
smnthermes 6y ago
What?! Mozilla funds Google in order to control web standards, and to defend themselves against antitrust suits. Google doesn't need Mozilla to increase their search marketshare. People who care about privacy switch to things such as DuckDuckGo. When Firefox had Yahoo as the default search engine, many users switched back to Google.